Death penalties upheld in '88 slaying The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty of two men in the 1988 murder of Ivon Pontbriant, 59, in her Visalia home. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:41:18 GMT Supes to vote on permit-gettting process ... Service Supervisor Tina Terrell presented the item to the board during its regularly scheduled meeting July 20 in Visalia. "I would like to start negotiations with Tulare County to see if they're interested in this agreement," she said. "It's ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:22:13 GMT Actress loves gothic side of 'Turn of the Screw.' Brooke Aiello is no stranger to the local theater scene. Audiences will remember her most recently as Portia in the Woodward Shakespeare Festival production of "The Merchant of Venice." In 2006, she graced the Woodward stage as Tatiana in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." She's performed in many Visalia Community Players productions. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:01:42 GMT Supes file new response in Brown Act suit ... Court Judge ruled that the plaintiff did not present enough facts to move forward, and asked for more evidence. The Visalia Times-Delta and the California Newspapers Publishers Association joined the lawsuit, and in its latest amendment, argues that ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:11:12 GMT The Freedom Singers Van Explodes And Burns To The Ground ... Celebration Events in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Since then, the Freedom Singers have sung for the Visalia, California Fan Fest and Bill Gaither's Family Fest in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. They are scheduled to perform at the National ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:43:06 GMT Visalia Vice Mayor Shuklian to hold office hours Vice Mayor Amy Shuklian is holding her regular monthly office hours from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the large conference room at City Hall, 707 W. Acequia Ave. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Visalia Chamber offering trip to China in November ... 0 meals, tour guide and admissions and transportation to and from LAX for a local group of 10 or more. Information: Visalia Chamber of Commerce, 734-5876. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Visalia 12-year-old All-Stars inch closer to Pacific Southwest Regional title The Visalia Cal Ripken 12-year-old All-Star baseball team found itself in a 4-1 hole during Thursday's Pacific Southwest Regional game in Nephi, Utah. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:53:08 GMT Visalia man arrested in theft of car in Lemon Cove area The Tulare County Regional Auto Theft Task Force arrested a Visalia man Wednesday on suspicion of stealing a Lincoln Town Car from the Lemon Cove area. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:52:31 GMT DUI, driver's license checkpoint planned in Visalia Visalia police will conduct a DUI/driver's license checkpoint today at an undisclosed location. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:52:21 GMT Driver unhurt after big rig overturns near Visalia airport A truck driver escaped injury Thursday afternoon when his empty big rig rolled down a 50-foot embankment and overturned while merging from Highway 99 to Highway 198 outside Visalia. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:52:07 GMT 3 shot in 3-hour period; 4 injured in 3 incidents over 2 days in north Visalia A 17-year-old boy and two men were recovering Thursday from gunshot wounds suffered in two north Visalia shootings in less than three hours. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:51:56 GMT Tulare County supervisors to seek dismissal of open-meeting lawsuit ... - Southern California open-meeting watchdog Richard McKee, the California Newspaper Publishers Association and Visalia Newspapers Inc., which owns the Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance-Register - was filed frivolously. "They have failed to ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:51:45 GMT Group seeks to resolve homeless problem in Tulare and Kings counties ... people, will give it a try. Officials Thursday announced the Kings/Tulare 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. The Visalia presentation took place before a 115-person group of government representatives and service providers. "Basically, what we're ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:51:36 GMT Marine air helping Visalia escape triple-digit heat ... breezes that, aided by a wandering jet stream, have kept Central Valley temperatures in check, weather analysts say. Visalia and Tulare have record-ed far fewer 100-degree days than average - five and eight, respectively - and temperatures have yet ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:51:28 GMT 'Las Mujeres' brings Mexican ghost story to life on Visalia stage Play 'Las Mujeres' brings Mexican ghost story to life on Visalia stage The Visalia Community Players kicks off its 2010-11 season with a modern take on the old-fashioned ghost story with "Las Mujeres." The Visalia Community Players kicks off its 2010-11 season with a modern take on the old-fashioned ghost story with "Las Mujeres." The production, ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:47:48 GMT San Francisco's The Stone Foxes is part of The Cellar Door's lineup for Saturday night. Music Local music roundup: Salsa, rock music coming to downtown Visalia Staff and wire reports * July 30, 2010 It's an interesting weekend for live, local music. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:47:23 GMT Comedy 'Dinner for Schmucks' serves up some uneven laughs Movie Comedy 'Dinner for Schmucks' serves up some uneven laughs By James Ward * jward@visalia.gannett.com * July 30, 2010 "Dinner for Schmucks," a fitfully funny remake of the 1998 French comedy "The Dinner Game," features one of the oddest characters you'll find in a movie. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:46:52 GMT Family at center of superb 'The Kids Are All Right' ... Moore, Josh Hutcherson, Mia Wasikowski and Mark Ruffalo star in "The Kids Are All Right, which opens Friday in Visalia. Now playing: Sequoia Mall 12 MPAA rating: R, for strong sexual content, nudity, language Film facts: Stars Annette Bening, ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:46:47 GMT California Public Utilities Commission approves route for power lines ... ... and west of Road 156. From there, the power lines will head south to a Southern California Edison power station in Visalia, documents show. Opponents of the proposed line have been lobbying since 2008 to have the path travel much farther north, ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:46:14 GMT