PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- An empty 18-acre space on East Olive Avenue will be home to Porterville's new library as part of a larger project to build a community center. The completion is about ...

PORTERVILLE, Calif. -- Two 13-year-old boys have been arrested in connection to a deadly fire at a library in Porterville, California, authorities announced Wednesday morning. Porterville Fire ...

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- Sunday marks four years since two Porterville firefighters were killed in the line of duty. Captain Ray Figueroa and Firefighter Patrick Jones made the ultimate sacrifice ...

Porterville residents have started a petition to use funds currently allocated to other city projects to build a new library in the city. The library was destroyed by flames in February 2020. The fire ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It was the afternoon of Feb. 18, 2020, when the Porterville Library caught on fire in the heart of the city. The building was next door to the fire station and first ...

PORTERVILLE, California (KGPE) – As the investigation gets underway, those closest people to the two firefighters who fell victim to Tuesday’s library fire in Porterville say they were both selfless ...

UPDATE: Authorities confirmed Wednesday that two 13-year-olds were booked on manslaughter charges connected to the fire. The firefighters were identified as Ramon “Ray” Figueroa, 35, and Patrick Jones ...

After hours of public comment, debate, and discussion, the P City Council voted 4–1 to move forward with a redesigned public library project Tuesday night, approving a reduced scope that ...