The Orosi Observer

09/08/2025

09/08/2025

Traffic accident with lines down.
Just after 7pm Sunday evening, the Tulare County Fire department received a call about a traffic accident with lines down with a overturned vehicle on Ave 416 and road 114 in orosi. As units from TCSO arrived, they positioned their units to block the roadway to any oncoming traffic from driving over powerlines laying across the road. As first responders arrived at scene, all occupants were out of the vehicle and they also confirmed the lines were not powerlines and confirmed they were communication lines and Edison were contacted. No injuries were reported and CHP was started.

09/08/2025

Intense audio of an officer involved shooting with a suspect in connection with a murder of a woman from reedley last night believed to be the wife of the suspect. Today, a sheriff from Tulare County located a vehicle matching the description of the suspects vehicle just east of woodlake. At first, the officer trailed the suspect vehicle while he waited for more units to assist in a felony traffic stop. As the unit followed the suspect, he appeared to notice the sheriff's unit and started throwing cans out the window, which turned out to be cans of beer. As they continued to follow the suspect vehicle, he waved a handgun out of the trucks window, followed by an AK47 rifle. As the suspect slowed down and yielded , he opened fire on the officers with an AK47 rifle, forcing the officers to return fire on the suspect. The reason why the audio captures the moment of gunfire is due to an open mic on one of the officers' radio, which allowed the confrontation to be transmitted of their frequency. Finally, a drone was used to get eyes on the suspect inside his vehicle before moving in and clearing the car before approaching. From the drone officers saw a handgun in the suspects right hand as he lay motionless inside, and also an AK47 rifle was seen of the floor just outside the suspects truck. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.

09/01/2025

Traffic accident with confirmed 1144 (Fatality)

At approximately 12 30 am Monday morning, the Tulare County Fire department received a report on a traffic accident on Ave 408 Road 124 in cutler. As the first units arrived on the scene, they found a maroon Ford Mustang that had crashed thru the fence of the Club Latino party venue. The first to arrive was a Tulare County sheriff's officer and reported two occupants outside of the car with a third still inside the car with traumatic injuries in the front seat. Skylife was started, and an LZ ( landing zone) was coordinated to land at the Cutler elementary school, as the fire department worked to render life saving aid, the patient had tragically passed away. CHP will be investigating to figure out the cause of the accident and to determine if drugs or alcohol had a role in this accident. Prayers go out to the family of the deceased person.

09/01/2025

Fatality confirmed on the club latino accident in cutler

09/01/2025

Accident on 124 and 408 at the club Latino, skylife on this way

07/28/2025

Vehicle fire at a gas station pumps.

Monday morning the Tulare County Fire department responded to a truck Fire at one of the pumps at a gas station in sultana. All occupants made it out of the truck and the gas station was also evacuated. The cause is still unknown and no Injuries were reported.

07/26/2025

2 vehicle Traffic accident with rescue.

Just after 1 pm Saturday afternoon, CHP and Tulare county fire department were dispatched to a traffic accident on Avenue 384 and road 128 with rescue due to occupants intrapped inside their car without being able to get out on their own. As a precaution, skylife was started and 3 ground ambulance were dispatched to the scene but as the fire department arrived at scene they advised to cancel skylife and continue 3 ground units for minor to moderate injuries. CHP has the scene and are investigating the cause of the traffic accident.

07/21/2025

07/21/2025

Detectives are investigating a suspicious death in rural Tulare County after a person was found dead in a vehicle, with more information to be provided as it becomes available.