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COVID vaccinations underway in Tulare County
→Tulare County activates COVID Vaccine Call Center, seeks volunteers to assist with COVID vaccine distribution →Preparations underway for Phase 1B; anyone 65 and older should make appointment as they become available (link below) →Dial 2-1-1 to … read more
HHSA releases Tulare County COVID-19 vaccine schedule
The COVID-19 virus continues to spread at alarming rates throughout Tulare County. In the midst of an ongoing surge of infections following holiday social gatherings, Tulare County Public Health released its COVID-19 Vaccine Schedule for … read more
TRUS board sets priorities for 2021
The Board ponders COVID-19 testing and Mrs. Sherwood's retirement On Wednesday, January 6, the Three Rivers Union School district school board met via zoom for it's first meeting of 2021. Winter break ends this weekend as 55 … read more
It was a busy New Year’s holiday weekend in Sequoia-Kings Canyon parks: Incidents and visitation stats
Sequoia National Park Ash Mountain January 2, 2021— Rangers responded to a report of a motor-vehicle accident on Potwisha Grade. Rangers arrived and observed two vehicles that had simultaneously lost their brakes. No injuries; property damage … read more
2020 weather watch: Deepening drought and the worst wildfire season ever
2020: Unprecedented warm weather mostly made matters worse In 2020, California endured its worst wildfire season on record by a huge margin, in the midst of a pandemic that grew more severe in the waning days of a horrific year. Dozens of … read more
FYE Sports: A fitness resolution in 2021
2021: Get fit and stay fit Of all the negatives of trying to survive a pandemic, it has afforded lots of folks more time for self-improvement. In Kaweah Country that means going outside and doing something: walking, hiking, running, cycling, … read more
Top stories of 2020: 3R News breaking bad and it’s not over yet
Fire and coronavirus topped 3R News coverage for 2020 There were really no big surprises in the local stories that garnered the most attention (page views) in 2020. In the past 25 years that Kaweah Country and Three Rivers have been our beat, we've … read more
Writing the Three Rivers story: Closing out 2020
What a year, huh? And I'll assume you answered, "Hell yeah" or some other such colorful language, because 2020 deserves nothing less. COVID-19. Civil rights uprisings. Police brutality. A contentious presidential election. And, locally, the cherry … read more
DUI factors into rollover crash
It is in this notorious series of s-curves, .2 miles up canyon from the entrance to Deer Canyon, where the most recent rollover accident occurred on Friday, December 18. The Visalia motorist went airborne, rolled over and landed in the trees on the … read more
Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree is a virtual visit in 2020
In what should have been the 94th annual Trek to the Nation's Christmas Tree, the pandemic ensured that the 2020 Trek to the General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon National Park was a virtual visit. Since the annual Trek to the Tree, … read more
Sequoia and Kings Canyon’s new superintendent speaks
There will never be another opportunity to make a first impression When Clay Jordan was named superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks three months ago, and the Castle Fire was threatening Garfield Grove and much of the southern … read more
