🌱 How a deadly deputy ambush unfolded on a quiet Porterville street
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In today's newsletter:
- How a deadly deputy ambush unfolded on a quiet Porterville street
Also on today's calendar: Homegrown Harvest 2026 and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Neighbors describe deadly shooting of Tulare deputy. ‘I wish I hadn't seen what I saw' (fresnobee.com) — A Tulare County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed last week during an hours-long standoff on West Brian Avenue in north Porterville, terrifying nearby residents who watched officers take cover and evacuations unfold. Neighbors describe hearing heavy gunfire, sheltering vulnerable residents, and later learning the shooter was a reclusive man from their own block. 
📸 Around Porterville
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Upcoming Events in
Porterville
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★ Featured events ★
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Colton Dixon
Port Naz Christian Academy, 2005 W Olive Ave, Porterville
7:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Exchange Club - Dancing Freely for 250 Years – Evening of Music, Dance & Community
Porterville Veterans Memorial Building , 1900 W. Olive Ave. , Porterville
6:00 pm -
Homegrown Harvest 2026
Nuckols Ranch , 13144 Rd 216 , Porterville
3:00 pm -
Porterville College Job Fair
Porterville Chamber of Commerce , 100 E. College Ave. , Porterville
9:00 am -
FAT Paint- Mystical Mountain Paint Party
Divine Vinez and Healing Center , 11 W. Oak Ave. , Porterville
6:00 pm -
Imagine Arts Center Senior Social
Imagine Art Center , 63 S. Main Street , Porterville
1:00 pm -
PWC- Spring Renewal Day
Porterville Chamber of Commerce , 333 W. Henderson Ave , Porterville
1:00 pm -
Porterville ID BM — Friant Water Authority
Porterville Irrigation District , 22086 Ave 160 , Porterville
9:00 am
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Tuesday May 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Exchange Club - Dancing Freely for 250 Years – Evening of Music, Dance & Community
Porterville Veterans Memorial Building , 1900 W. Olive Ave. , Porterville
6:00 pm -
Colton Dixon Presents The Love I Have For You Tour - Porterville, CA
Port Naz Christian Academy , 2005 W Olive Ave , Porterville
7:00 pm -
Porterville College Job Fair
Porterville Chamber of Commerce , 100 E. College Ave. , Porterville
9:00 am -
FAT Paint- Mystical Mountain Paint Party
Divine Vinez & Healing Center , 11 W Oak Ave , Porterville
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mike bird proofed my solar panels today and did a great job!
Included in this process was removal of the bird poop, cleaning the rain gutters and cleaning the solar panels (which now sparkle). Mike is a nice,… (Nextdoor W Linda Vista Ave)
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Porterville. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Bilingual Team Member in Porterville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Porterville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Exeter
- Exeter invests in Independence Celebration (thesungazette.com)
- SOFTBALL: Exeter Union pitching queen humbled by success (thesungazette.com)
Tulare
- FUSD recognizes impacts of students, staff (thesungazette.com)
- See how much home prices fell in Tulare County recently (visaliatimesdelta.com)
- What to know for Tulare County Renaissance Fair (abc30.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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