By Susie Pakoua Vang, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Apr. 28--VISALIA -- Officials at College of the Sequoias and Kaweah Delta Medical Center say they believe a partnership can establish a comprehensive, state-of-the-art educational center.

By Sarah Elizabeth Villicana, The Porterville Recorder, Calif. Dec. 14--It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for 60 students around Tulare County who received an unexpected present during their school day.

By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Sep. 25--VISALIA -- If a system of light trains is destined to haul commuters and college students between Visalia and Tulare in 2030 or later, officials said, now is the time to prepare for it.

By Tim Sheehan, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Sep. 22--VISALIA -- The multimillion-dollar cost of a commuter-train system between Visalia and Tulare may be too much to take on in the next few decades, but there are less expensive options for the cities and Tulare County to consider.

By Lewis Griswold, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Aug. 29--Principal Isidro Carrasco welcomes suggestions from the community on the choice of a school mascot for the new Mission Oak High School in Tulare. Mission Oak, the city's third high school, opens in 2008.