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The highest elected body of nation’s No. 1 ag producer won’t include a farmer for the first time in 70 years.
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A string of shootings and violent incidents in the Tower District neighborhood in Fresno in recent weeks has sparked calls for changes by residents. -
In early 2023, storms and floods in California caught water managers by surprise, and left families cleaning up flood disasters as a series of storms pounded the state for weeks. -
We asked California governor candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton how they’d manage conflicts over water. The Republican endorsed more spending on dams. -
The recent surge in immigration enforcement in the San Joaquin Valley hit hard in some rural farm towns – like Kerman, on Fresno County’s west side. -
As memories of the 2023 flood remain, officials say they aren’t taking any chances, as forecasters predict potentially “historic” weather conditions. -
Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won the closest House race in 2024 by just 187 votes. Now the GOP, which is hungry for a win in California, is spending millions to try and oust him.
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The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation. -
Gas prices in California continue to be the highest in the nation, but the war in Iran has given California Democrats a rare opportunity to turn the tables on the issue.
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Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. Six in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.
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The two candidates running for District 1 of the California Board of Equalization have already held office in parts of the San Joaquin Valley. What are they standing for and what could they do in this new position?
As the number of detainees filling the nation's immigration detention centers grows, so does the need to get people back home if they’re lucky enough to be released.
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Gregory Weaver / FresnolandA new town the size of Fowler was greenlit by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors despite no answers on the project’s water supply. -
Rachel Livinal / The Merced FOCUSThe city of Merced is improving its fleet of first responders, and it’s partly thanks to a partnership with Merced College. -
Andrew Kuhn / CVJCImportant projects are underway to bring salmon runs back to the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, two decades after a 2006 legal settlement made it possible. -
Samantha Rangel/KVPRIn medical school, most learning takes place in a classroom at desks within four walls. But at UCSF Fresno, a special program for aspiring doctors takes place in Yosemite National Park.
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The neighborhood is much older than its namesake theater, which was built in 1939 in Fresno's first "streetcar suburb."
