Hanford Sentinel
Hanford, California, United StatesEnglishServing as the primary source of local news for Kings County, California, this publication has provided community reporting since its founding in 1886. It focuses on regional events, agricultural developments, and civic affairs that impact the residents of Hanford and the surrounding San Joaquin Valley.
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- Adventist Health nationally recognized for excellence in stroke care
- By the time Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, found out he owed $28.80 for three months of drug plan premiums, his coverage had been canceled.
- Wayne Bennett lost his Medicare drug coverage because he didn’ t pay the premium, which was free last year but— without his knowing— went up this year.“ Medicare should be doing something about this so that we can go ahead and get coverage now,” he says.
- Thousands of Medicare beneficiaries thought their drug plan was free. Then they lost it
- Vehicles whiz by as Ricos Tacos Naomi street stand serves a customer on Obama Boulevard on June 25, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.
- Rico Tacos Naomi employees grill meats at their taco stand on a sidewalk at 1801 S. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles on June 23, 2026.
- A charred body, tacos and ICE: LA food stand owner, employees accused in murder plot
- State Judge Debra McCaslin oversees a June 29, 2026, judicial hearing at the Lexington County courthouse in Lexington, S.C., about matters pertaining to the retrial of Alex Murdaugh for double murder.