Tulare County, CA · Daily edition

Tulare County news for Friday, October 23, 2026

2 stories from Tulare County, in about three minutes.

Local Politics · Tulare, CA

Porterville Company Sent Duplicate Ballots to Tulare Voters

ProVote Solutions, based in Porterville, mistakenly sent duplicate vote-by-mail packets to approximately 7,800 voters in the City of Tulare ahead of the November 3 midterm election. The Tulare County Registrar of Voters confirmed that safeguards prevent extra ballots from being counted and instructed affected residents to submit only one ballot while destroying the other. ProVote Solutions accepted full responsibility for the printing error and distributed postcards in English and Spanish to clarify the situation.

Source: Porterville Recorder Read the full story ↗

Crime · Visalia, CA

Fresno Officer Arrested Twice in Visalia for Domestic Violence Incidents

Jacob Ryan Romero, a 28-year-old Fresno police officer, was arrested twice in one week by Visalia police for domestic violence-related incidents. The first arrest occurred on Oct. 12 after a family disturbance call, resulting in a temporary restraining order. Three days later, on Oct. 15, Romero was arrested again at the same location for resisting an executive officer and violating the restraining order. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office filed charges including one felony count, while Fresno police confirmed Romero is on paid administrative leave.

Source: The Modesto Bee Read the full story ↗