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 ...

It's been six years since the devastating fire in a South Valley library that killed Porterville firefighter Patrick Jones ...

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 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 ...

The families of P Fire Captain Raymond Figueroa and Patrick Jones are remembering the sixth anniversary of the fire that killed Figueroa and Jones this morning in a simple way.

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Porterville Fire just released its 2025 annual report, and according to the stats, response times are getting slower. Per the stats, firefighters were called to a ...