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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Kern Co. moving into Orange Tier of reopening
Kern County will move into the Orange Tier on Wednesday, expanding capacity limits for various business sectors to operate.
April 13, 2021
Legislature kills bill to ban Calif. fracking, oil production
A bill seeking to ban hydraulic fracturing along with more common methods of oil extraction within the state…
April 13, 2021
Play ball! Fresno State to open up baseball, softball games to 20% attendance
Fresno State is opening the doors to Beiden Field and Margie Wright Diamond after two weeks of testing fan attendance.
April 13, 2021
Environmentalists pounce on wildfire measures as Kern Co. becomes new battleground
The U.S. Forest Service – already ensnared in litigation over a plan to thin forests in Frazier Park – is squaring off with environmentalists on a new plan.
April 12, 2021
Arias accosted by anti-mask activist Ben Martin in Paso Robles
"[Martin] subsequently returned to the dining area and threatened to smash my head into the cement when I departed the venue," the Fresno City Councilman said of the confrontation.
April 11, 2021
Biden admin. to house unaccompanied migrants at Central Calif. base
A Central California National Guard base is preparing to serve as temporary housing for more than 1,000 unaccompanied migrant children amid a national buckling of immigrant overflow facilities.
April 11, 2021
Feds probing BofA over fraud in Calif. unemployment debit cards
Twin investigations arrive while Bank of America and California's Employment Development Department are taking withering criticism for widespread unemployment fraud.
April 10, 2021
One year after twin fires, Newsom returns to Sierra foothills to head-off concern over wildfires
Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to Fresno County on Thursday, sources with knowledge told The Sun.
April 7, 2021
Valley lawmakers prod Newsom to declare drought emergency
Valley legislators are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency over California's on-going water crisis amid the onset of another drought.
April 7, 2021
Sources: Caitlyn Jenner mulling gubernatorial run in Calif. recall
The former "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star is talking with political consultants as she actively explores a run for governor of California.
April 6, 2021