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Pair of Hanford lawmakers cleared of bribery allegations
Salacious allegations that two Hanford City Council members accepted $400 bribes from a local businessmen added to consternation on City Council.
August 21, 2022
Kings Co. halts proposed inflationary hike in building fees
The proposed increase, tied to similar increases in LA and San Francisco, would have raised the price of a newly-built home by at least $500.
August 9, 2022
Rural Calif. is helping reach Newsom’s green goals. Now, he wants an end-run around them.
Rural California counties, with lots of land, sunshine, and wind, are the focal point for massive green energy projects. Now, they're at the epicenter of statewide controversy. Here's why.
August 8, 2022
Faraday Future, Hanford-based EV automaker, delays car launch amid cash woes
Facing a cash crunch, Faraday Future is pushing back the start of production and deliveries of its long-awaited debut vehicle, the FF91.
July 28, 2022
Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross agree to extra time to negotiate
Negotiations between insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health appear fruitless with mere hours before patients could lose access to their local hospital.
July 18, 2022
Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health face a Monday deadline to strike a new contract for services or potentially leave thousands of patients in the cold.
July 13, 2022
Hanford officials warn residents, businesses to cut back water use
Gov. Gavin Newsom's drought orders have fallen on deaf ears. Now, local municipalities are stepping up their involvement to rein in water use.
June 24, 2022
More smoke: Another Valley community to weigh allowing cannabis shops
As Valley communities wrestle with how to raise revenue post-pandemic, one is reverting to an option leaned on heavily before COVID: weed.
June 23, 2022
Hacker ousts Fagundes as Kings Co. DA
Kings County’s contentious district attorney race lived up to the billing Tuesday as incumbent Keith Fagundes was ousted by former prosecutor Sarah Hacker.
June 8, 2022
Newsom signs off on 25-year deal for Valley tribe to run local casino
The bill, now law, required some bending of CEQA – the state's strict environmental review law – to ensure tribal casinos could remain operational.
May 26, 2022