The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Calif. Sheriff slams Newsom over “blackmail” threat to enforce shutdown orders
Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco compared Newsom's threat to those the Governor contested when issued by President Donald Trump.
December 5, 2020
Longtime Newsom aide Ballard arrested on felony domestic violence charges
Democratic strategist Nathan Ballard, a longtime adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom, was arrested and jailed on two felony domestic violence charges
December 3, 2020
Costa bested in battle for House Ag Committee gavel
Georgian David Scott easily prevailed over Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), his only rival for the Agriculture post.
December 3, 2020
Mysterious monolith – akin to Utah finding – appears in foothills of Atascadero
Another mysterious metal monolith has appeared in the United States, this time atop a mountain in California, a week after a similar structure was discovered in the deserts of Utah.
December 3, 2020
Kingsburg native Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic Gold medalist, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday.
December 2, 2020
Newsom delivers threat of “drastic” action – including lockdown
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said a “drastic” new lockdown order might be necessary if coronavirus cases in the state continue to surge to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic.
November 30, 2020
Fresno stares down standoff with MLB over fate of minor league baseball
It’s Single-A ball or nothing for the Fresno Grizzlies, Major League Baseball has told the city.
November 29, 2020
Train derailment, hazardous spill shuts down Highway 99 in Tulare Co.
A train heading along northbound Highway 99 wrecked Monday leaving a mess of mangled and twisted train cars.
November 23, 2020
Newsom quarantines after children exposed to COVID-19
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has placed himself in quarantine after three of his four children were exposed to a person with COVID-19.
November 23, 2020
Fresno St.-San Diego St. game cancelled over “COVID-19 contact tracing”
Fresno State’s football game against San Diego State on Friday has just been canceled by the Mountain West…
November 22, 2020