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8 drivers stopped at Hanford DUI checkpoint
HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Hanford Police Department held a DUI checkpoint on Sunday, stopping five drivers for various issues – including one for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, according to the police department. Officers say the checkpoint was at 10th Avenue and Grangeville Boulevard from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on April 21. They say […]
Man Loses Life in Fatal Semi-Truck Crash at 12 3/4 and Douglas Avenues in Hanford
A man tragically lost his life in a fatal semi-truck accident that occurred at a Hanford intersection. According to information from Your Central Valley, the crash happened around 7:48 p.m. at the intersection of 12 3/4 Avenue and Douglas Avenue in Kings County on the night of April 24, 2024.
Motorcyclist dead after crash in Visalia
VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A motorcyclist has been pronounced dead after hitting a vehicle in Visalia, the Visalia Police Department said. Officers say at 5:32 p.m. this evening they responded to Demaree Street and Coppola Avenue regarding a traffic collision. Upon arrival, investigators say they learned a vehicle traveling southbound was making an eastbound turn […]
Holiday Lodge to be used in transitional housing program
Kings County Behavioral Health and Kings Community Action Organization will soon partner together to bring a bridge housing program to the Holiday Lodge in Hanford through a $2.9 million grant awarded to the county from the state after the Kings County Board of Supervisors approved acceptance of the grant funds during their meeting Tuesday morning.
Lemoore Trinity Association to host Festa
The Lemoore Trinity Association will celebrate its annual Portuguese Festa in honor of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Participants in the parade will meet at 9 a.m. at O’Doherty Hall, 884 N. Lemoore Avenue in Lemoore. A procession led by Paris Freitas, President of the Lemoore Festa, will walk to St. Peter’s Catholic Church at 870 N. Lemoore Avenue for the 10 a.m. Mass.
Remembering Mom with one of her favorite dishes | Hanford Gourmet
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has kept a watchful eye over Hanford’s historic China Alley since 2011 when they designated the Alley as one of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”. They were a wealth of information and a source of much needed comfort for me...
‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning
NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the water. A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again.
Hanford Sentinel wins top Gruner Awards for best writing, column in small papers category
Hanford Sentinel editor/reporter Parker Bowman was recognized at the 36th annual George F. Gruner Awards ceremony Tuesday night with two first place awards in the "small newspapers" category. The first place recognition was for best news story, "Historic flooding leaves agriculture industry reeling," and best column, "What I learned about...
Visalia Japantown – In Jewel of the Valley
(This is part of our ongoing series, Lost Kinjo- a look at the more than 40 Japanese communities that disappeared after World War II. It is supported by funding from the California Public Library Civil Liberties Project and the Takahashi Family Foundation.) The Japanese American community thrived in the Visalia,...
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