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Ahead of new Congress, Valadao tests positive for COVID-19, quarantining
The Hanford dairyman's return to Washington is delayed after he announced, via Twitter, that he tested positive for COVID-19.
January 1, 2021
Feds reverse, kill fees for distillers who produced hand sanitizer
Federal health officials announced on New Year’s Eve that surprise fees against distillers announced by the U.S Food…
December 31, 2020
Calif. distillers helped overcome hand sanitizer shortage. Now the FDA is making them pay.
"No good deed goes unpunished,” said a Paso Robles craft distiller who produced gallons of hand sanitizer in 2020.
December 30, 2020
U.S. military medical support arrives amid COVID-19 surge in Fresno Co.
Fresno County health officials say a large part of the surge can be attributed to gatherings that happened over the Thanksgiving holiday.
December 29, 2020
Health officials: Regional shutdown orders for Valley, Southern Calif. to continue
The initial shelter-in-place order, which went into effect on Dec. 6, was set to expire on Monday.
December 29, 2020
Extension to Valley, Southern Calif. shutdown orders expected
For the regional order to be lifted, a region’s hospital intensive care unit capacity four weeks out must be projected to meet the state’s 15 percent threshold of available beds.
December 28, 2020
Facing shaky ICU capacity, Chavez, Fresno businesses to rework shutdown proposal
A proposal for a five-day emergency shutdown order within the City of Fresno is getting a rework.
December 23, 2020
Fresno Co. morgue overrun, shipment issues arise over supply of Moderna vaccine
Fresno County received its allotted shipment of the Moderna manufactured COVID-19 vaccine this week, but health officials are…
December 23, 2020
Fresno mulls five-day shutdown order of all businesses
The order would require all retail businesses and offices throughout the city to be shut down and closed “without exception.”
December 21, 2020
Newsom: “Very likely” that shutdown orders extend into 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order.
December 21, 2020