Fresno Unified renames Forkner Elementary after Roger Tatarian
A unanimous vote by Fresno Unified trustees honors the Fresno native Armenian newsman who later fostered a generation of Fresno State graduates as a professor.
Kings Co. seeks additional water from state for parched Kettleman City
With a looming water crisis on hand at Kettleman City, Kings County officials continue to press California water officials to deliver the town's minimum needs before it runs out of water.
“We aren’t really looking forward to this at all”: Tower District dispensary gets pushback from neighbors
"This, by your own admission, is going to bring problems," a Tower resident told weed entrepreneurs. "We aren’t really looking forward to this at all.”
Kern Co. targets camping ban on homeless
Kern County is looking to clamp down growing public health and safety issues tied to the region's unabated homelessness crisis.
Trying to find affordable California cities? Here’s where Valley communities stack up.
The Valley has long been seen as the final frontier for affordable homes in the Golden State, but how do we really stand?
Judge halts Kern Co. oil, gas permitting amid enviro suit targeting revived production
Environmental advocates and Kern County are locked in a fresh legal battle over issuing oil permits following a 2020 appeals ruling.
Officials award $177mil contract to begin Friant-Kern Canal repair project
Construction to repair a critical stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal will soon be underway, water officials announced Thursday.
Bakersfield plots spending of $94.5mil in coronavirus stimulus
Bakersfield’s plan to distribute its coronavirus stimulus is heavy on community projects and developments and light on COVID-19 expenses.
Two years later, Biden admin. seeks to axe Trump’s Valley water boost
Just two years after the Trump administration delivered sweeping changes to California’s water delivery system with major benefit to the San Joaquin Valley, the Biden administration is is seeking a reversal.
After one-year hiatus, big times return to Big Fresno Fair
Big times are back at the Big Fresno Fair after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
