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TIMES-DELTA ADVANCE-REGISTER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014 5A State given more time to meet prison population limit books. Family Services of Tulare County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Services offered include case management, individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention, group classes, emergency assistance and housing. It serves 3,000 people each year. House Continued from Page 3A schools, for example, if protection orders are not in place to protect them.

For their safety, they are taught at the shelter by a Visalia Unified School District teacher Mondays through Fridays in the mornings. This classroom needs crayons, markers, pencils, erasers, 3-ring binders, backpacks, a radio and a CD player, said Gisela Galvez, child advocate. She needs a CD player to lead preschoolers in dance and singing activities. The VUSD teacher also uses CDs for his instruction. Thanks to Read for Life, the children at the shelter have a small library of scolding the state for more than four years of delay.

In its latest ruling, the special panel of judges tasked with considering the legal battle involving overcrowding said the state has continually failed to implement any of the measures approved by the panel and the Supreme Court that would have safely reduced the prison popula- tion and alleviated unconstitutional conditions involving medical and mental health care. The judges said the delays have cost taxpayers money while causing inmates to needlessly suffer. deadline to reduce the prison population to about 112,000 inmates. California remains more than 5,000 inmates over a limit set by the courts, even though the state has built more prison space and used some private cells. "It is even more important now for defendants to take effective action that will provide a long-term solution to prison overcrowding, as, without further action, the prison population is projected to continue to increase and health conditions are likely to continue to worsen," the judges said in a five-page opinion trict's downtown medical center.

The tower houses an expanded emergency department and trauma center, an expanded area for newborns and new moms to receive care, a new cardio- vascular intensive care unit, and a state-of-the-art facility to provide cardiac and vascular surgery for patients. Local residents voted in favor of the bond that is now being repaid through property tax assessments. Visalia fire destroys storage sheds An early morning fire destroyed at least half a dozen storage sheds in Visalia. Visalia Battalion Chief Doyle Sewell said calls came in just after 5:30 a.m. Monday regarding smoke coming from a storage facility located on East Douglas Avenue, between Santa Fe and Burke streets.

The fire spread quickly because of winds that popped up Monday morning. It took several firefighters more than an hour to get the fire under control, Sewell said. A truck parked inside a storage shed was destroyed. By Don Thompson Associated Press SACRAMENTO Federal judges on Monday gave California two more years to meet a court-ordered prison population cap, the latest step in a long-running lawsuit aimed at improving inmate medical care. In doing so, the judges said they would appoint a compliance officer who will release inmates early if the state fails to meet interim' benchmarks or the final goal.

The order from the three-judge panel delayed an April Briefs Continued from Page 3A run today at the grounds of the International Agri-Center in south Tulare. El Diamante grad dies in SLO crash An El Diamante grad died Saturday morning in a car-pedestrian crash in San Luis Obispo. According to the San Luis Obispo Tribune, Kent M. Boswell, 22, died when a vehicle struck him as he stood in the roadway. Boswell was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say they do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved. Boswell was born and raised in Visalia and graduated from El Diamante High School in 2010. He was in his final semester at Cal Poly. His father is Jeff Boswell; his mother, Sally Wells; and his younger sister is Hanna Boswell, who is also attending Cal Poly. Building ghotos by wenai Jeanne br I HAVE A BIG NEED? Does your nonprofit have a big need? We want to know about it.

Email InspireQvisaliatimes delta.com or call Inspire reporter Teresa Douglass at 735-3289. Talk to us on our website, www. visaliatimesdelta.comsection inspire, or at our Facebook page. Several storage sheds had a number of items in them, including washers, dryers, clothes, furniture, tools and musical instruments. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined.

Visalia police continue to investigate downtown shooting Patrol officers in the downtown Visalia area were on high alert this weekend after shots were fired early Saturday morning. Police were patrolling the downtown area as bars and nightclubs were about to shut down when they heard about 10 shots fired in the area of Locust and Center. Multiple officers responded to the area and learned that there had been a fight in the parking lot shortly before shots rang out. Officers set up a perimeter and the California Highway Patrol helicopter aided in the investigation. No suspects were located during the search; however multiple shell casings were found.

No injuries were reported. Police are continuing to search for clues as to who the shooter was. Value 33 "I Known for SERVICE INCLUDING GAUGE STEEL CASKET $3,595 Plus tax approximately $6.3 million over the next 20 years. The move followed unanimous support of a resolution approved by the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Board of Directors during its Jan. 6 board meeting.

By leveraging Kaweah Delta's credit rating and taking advantage of low interest rates, property owners within the district will benefit from a reduction of approximately $303,000 annually through 2034. Kaweah Delta issued and sold the refinancing bonds to Compass Mortgage Company and WAB Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bank, at an average rate of 4 percent. The $51 million general obligation bonds stem from the 2003 passage of Measure which helped Kaweah Delta raise the $143 million needed to build the Acequia Wing. The six-story tower Acequia Wing, was completed on time and on budget in 2009 It increased and improved Kaweah Delta's delivery of three key acute care services cardiac, emergency, and maternity care and added 87 beds to the dis Michael Atkins Pn-Amutgtmtnt Strvict ADLEY- A FUNERAL 20 Ag Expo shuttle rides begin at 7 a.m. If you're planning to head to the World Ag Expo in Tulare, free shuttle rides will be offered from locations in Tulare and Visalia.

The service will be offered all three days of the expo, which begins Tuesday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shuttles will run every 15-20 minutes in Tulare and every 30 minutes in Visalia. Here is where you can catch a ride: Tulare Outlet Mall, 1407 Retherford St. Mefford Field Airport, 5600 Tex Drive, Tulare Tulare County Fairgrounds, 215 Martin Luther King Jr.

Tulare Mid-Valley Cotton Gin, 626 W. Cartmill Tulare First Assembly of God Church, 3737 S. Akers 1 Visalia To arrange a pick-up, call 641-6789. Kaweah Delta refinances general obligation bonds Kaweah Delta Health Care District refinanced its 2004 general obligation bonds on Jan. 30, saving district property owners UN DIRECT CREMATION $1,395 Plus tax Our Family Caring For Yours It 1 VI Trusted for Barbara Hemingway Steven C.

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