Volunteers at various Valley animal shelters are stretched thin... after the discovery of 37 dogs in one Mendota home. Mendota Animal Control officers found the pets, after a neighbor called. Turns out, an elderly woman was trying to care for all of them. It's believed she may have taken in a few strays some years back. But because the animals weren't spayed or neutered, they kept having ...
Police Believe Clovis Woman Killed by Her Son
The Clovis Police Department has identified the suspect and victim in Thursday morning's murder. The victim is 77-year-old Ladonna Tidrick, who investigators believe was murdered by her son, 49-year-old Eric Tidrick. Police say Tidrick called 911 to report he had just killed his mother and that he was armed. When police arrived, Tidrick was holding a drill. Ladonna Tidrick was suffering from a ...
Woman Murdered in Clovis Thursday Morning
The Clovis Police Department is investigating a fatality Thursday morning where a son may have stabbed his mother. The incident happened just after 2:00 a.m. at the Del Parque Apartments on West Barstow Avenue at Villa Avenue. Clovis police officers responded to a call of a woman stabbed inside her home and when officers arrived, a man came out with a drill behind his back. Officers ordered the ...
92-year-old driver won't be charged in teen's death
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — San Diego County prosecutors say they won't charge a 92-year-old man who drove off after hitting and killing a teenager in Vista. Deputy District Attorney Jodi Breton says there isn't enough evidence to show that the driver knew he'd hit a person. Authorities say the man struck 15-year-old Lucas Giaconelli the evening of Jan. 29th as the teen was skateboarding on a road with ...
Monache High assistant coach on rebound
Garett Box has yet to ask a doctor whether he'll walk again, because he doesn't need false hope or a lie.