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Merced Co. joins state’s coronavirus watch list
The designation means the county will receive extra targeted engagement from the state to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
June 29, 2020
Visalia Unified to pull Black Lives Matter posters from high school fence
Black Lives Matter posters placed along the fence of El Diamante High School are officially coming down, Visalia Unified School District officials announced.
June 29, 2020
Seventeen-year-olds voting? Could arrive to Calif. in 2022.
Voters will have the opportunity to decide if teen voters should be able to vote in primary and special elections if they turn 18 by the general election.
June 29, 2020
Newsom orders last call, shuts down bars in Valley counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared closing time for the San Joaquin Valley’s bars on Sunday. Citing a swell of…
June 28, 2020
Chavez pushes for Fresno Co. to release detailed look at coronavirus spending
Concerned about the possibility of duplicating efforts, the data aims to assist the City of Fresno in drafting a COVID-19 Mitigating Spending Plan.
June 27, 2020
Fresno Co. set to open third coronavirus testing site
Fresno County’s Department of Public Health announced the location of another high-throughput COVID-19 testing site Friday. This is…
June 27, 2020
Major Kern oil producer posts $1.8bil Q1 loss as bankruptcy worries mount
The financial picture for Santa Clarita-based California Resources Corporation continues to dim amid the coronavirus pandemic.
June 28, 2020
Back to school? Fresno State announces plans for Fall semester
Fresno State announced its plans for the upcoming fall semester as the California State University system prepares to operate in a mostly virtual setting.
June 26, 2020
Fresno approaches crossroads on city growth with tax deal in limbo
What, exactly, will Fresno's future landscape look like? Now is as good of time as any to start placing bets.
June 25, 2020
Fresno’s City Council churns through vast budget tweaks. Here’s a look at the most controversial.
After hours of back and forth argument and debate, the Fresno City Council worked its way through 53 budget motions on Thursday.
June 25, 2020