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Soria, Pazin lead cash haul in hotly-contested north Valley Assembly race
The camp for Fresno City Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria isn't shying away from comparing her fundraising figures to her colleague from northwest Fresno.
May 3, 2022
McCarthy wades into open north Valley Congressional battle. Here’s who he’s backing.
In a rare move, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield) is making an endorsement in a local race for an open Congressional seat.
May 3, 2022
Merced’s airport boasts new airline. Here’s where they’re flying.
Advanced Air, the new air provider for Merced, announced deals for Valley flyers headed to its initial destinations.
May 2, 2022
Seat for sale? Kings Co. Supervisor emerges as pricey proxy fight over water
Has a seat on the sleepy Kings County Board of Supervisors become a proxy fight for control of water flows in the southern San Joaquin Valley?
May 1, 2022
Valley drivers get divine relief from hellish gas prices via unlikely source: a church.
Hundreds of drivers in the south Valley lined up for a bit of relief from gas prices thanks to a local church.
May 1, 2022
Fresno lawmakers delay ending COVID emergency, stiffen fireworks fines
The two-year-long COVID-19 local emergency will remain for at least two more weeks, despite a push by Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer to transition to endemic status.
April 28, 2022
Harris commits $1mil to Clovis Community Hospital for wound care
Clovis Community Medical Center announced the surprise gift at a ceremony with staff from a special unit that aided a local luminary.
April 28, 2022
McCarthy-backed Super PAC lays down TV barrage to back Valadao, Duarte
McCarthy and his allies have plenty of cash rolling in to assist hotbed Central Valley Congressional seats.
April 28, 2022
Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
A school district in the south Valley approved a plan Tuesday that would shift 21 of its schools — nearly half — to an 8:50 a.m. start.
April 27, 2022
‘Point of breakage’: Fresno lawmakers wrestle with options to alleviate housing crisis
Facing a choice of rent control or "building your way out," California's fifth-largest city may wind up taking a Goldy Locks approach to solving its housing issues.
April 27, 2022