The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
DeChambeau goes where few have ever: the Olympics.
Golf was a part of the Olympic program early in the 20th Century, but was dropped in 1904. It only returned in 2016 during the Rio de Janeiro games.
June 28, 2021
Courtney Love, Steven Seagal highlight Calif.’s Top 500 tax dodger list
The annual tradition of unmasking California's most delinquent taxpayers has yielded yet another ignominious award for some of Hollywood's biggest names.
June 28, 2021
Sizable wildfires halt traffic in Fresno, Kern Cos.
Two wildfires in the San Joaquin Valley are delivering hefty delays to nearby drivers.
June 27, 2021
Kaweah Health eases restrictions on visitors at hospital
Hoping to visit a patient at Visalia's Kaweah Health Medical Center? Here's what you need to know before you go.
June 30, 2021
Calif. Senate GOP press Newsom to halt July 1 gas tax increase
Estimates show California's priciest-in-the-nation gas tax costs the average family of four as much as $800 per year. Senate Republicans want to hold it down for a year.
June 24, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court rules UFW’s access right unconstitutional, sides with Fowler Packing
In an opinion issued by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court found that California ag regulation requiring union organizers to have access to farming facilities to recruit and educate workers constituted a violation of the Fifth Amendment.
June 23, 2021
First-hand look at deadly Lemoore water tank explosion
The City of Lemoore is in a state of emergency following the deadly explosion of a 1.5 million gallon water tank near West Hills College.
June 23, 2021
Lemoore declares emergency, restricts water use after tank explosion
The City of Lemoore is under a state of emergency and a water rationing order one day after a 1.5 million-gallon municipal water tank exploded.
June 22, 2021
Amtrak San Joaquins expands passenger service as pandemic recedes
Amtrak's San Joaquins line, which runs between Bakersfield and Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, is picking up steam post-pandemic.
June 22, 2021
John Oliver rips Berkeley-born, Biden-backed solar program as “predatory”
Unsuspecting homeowners in Valley communities have signed up for government-affiliated "super liens" for solar panels, only to see promised savings never materialize.
June 22, 2021