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Gears on the Grapevine: Tejon outlets to host second-annual car show
The southern Kern County outlets are hosting their second-ever car show.
August 30, 2022
“Overheated” housing market forces major U.S. landlord to halt buying in Valley city
One of America’s largest corporate landlords is halting home purchases in 38 cities across the country, including one in the San Joaquin Valley.
August 30, 2022
Facing critical vote, developer Frazier to back out from long-awaited downtown development project
Fresno developer Terance Fraizer is removing himself from an oft-delayed downtown housing project, he told a local news outlet over the weekend
August 29, 2022
McCarthy muses on Cox indictment: “What took so long?”
During a swing through Clovis, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy mused on the big ticket topics, from TJ Cox's indictment on fraud charges to Valley Congressional battles.
August 26, 2022
Dyer vetoes Arambula’s $1mil grant to Planned Parenthood
As expected, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer vetoed a $1 million state grant to the local Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday evening.
August 26, 2022
Patterson calls for transparency from troubled Fresno human trafficking org.
Asm. Jim Patterson (R–Fresno) called on a Fresno human trafficking nonprofit to make sweeping changes amid allegations of exploitation, wage theft, and fraud.
August 25, 2022
A Cessna flew 18 hours from Merced to Honolulu. Here’s a look at the astounding flight.
Late last week, Valley residents, aviation geeks, and purveyors of the internet's most peculiar content found themselves astounded by a simple screenshot from the tracking firm FlightAware.
August 25, 2022
Report: Ahead of Federal indictment, Cox doled out thousands in campaign funds for criminal lawyers
In the lead-up to his bombshell indictment, former Rep. TJ Cox dipped into his PAC to pay his legal bills. Some lawyers still weren't paid.
August 24, 2022
“Defrauding our community”: Fraud allegations, board shuffle shutter Fresno-based anti-human trafficking nonprofit
A Fresno human trafficking nonprofit has partially shuttered amid a series of allegations including exploitation, wage theft, embezzlement and fraud.
August 24, 2022
Kern Co. OKs fixes to restore local oil permitting system
A Kern County judge halted local officials' ability to approve oil permits quickly. Tuesday's action gets the ball rolling for more energy extraction. Here's why.
August 24, 2022