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Merced County employees struggle as healthcare premiums skyrocket. ‘We have become the working poor’Last fall, Merced County employees learned that as of Jan. 1, the premiums for their health insurance would increase by 12%, a cost passed to the county from the insurance provider.
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While students at college campuses across the country have demonstrated against the war in Gaza by building campus encampments and occupying buildings, campuses in California’s Central Valley have so far taken a different approach.
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A federal appeals court sided with Fresno police and sheriff’s deputies this week, concluding the emergency responders were immune from liability for the 2017 restraint-related death of a 41-year-old man who lost consciousness after telling the officers he could not breathe.
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California places Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation — one year after historic flooding in the regionThe California State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Tuesday to place the Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation over concerns with subsidence that come from excessive groundwater pumping.
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Five different Kern educational institutions have seen a change in leadership in less than a year. What does this mean for Kern County education?
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KVPR wants your input on housing issues in the Central Valley. Help guide our reporting by completing this brief survey.
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The prospective operator of Madera Community Hospital on Tuesday cleared one of its final hurdles to begin reopening the hospital that has been closed since December 2022.
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Some fire stations in Merced County are only staffed by one person.
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As the date of reckoning for excessive groundwater pumping in Tulare County grows closer, lobbying by water managers and growers has ramped up.
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On Monday, the state approved a $57 million, interest-free Distressed Hospital Loan for the company planning to reopen the hospital.
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In a split decision, the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees voted to pause its search for a new superintendent and expand the search nationwide.
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California is outside the path of totality of the total solar eclipse, but Valley residents will be able to view a partial eclipse Monday morning — with some safety precautions.