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Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes. Campus officials say they are working diligently to follow legal mandates but the process can be arduous, especially for non-federally recognized tribes.
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A “founding convention” was held in early May for the launch of an effort called “United San Joaquin.” -
It’s the first university in the San Joaquin Valley to offer degrees in the field. -
The candidates represent how far Sikhs have come after settling roots largely in places like California for the last century. -
The academy brought about 50 participants from across the globe to learn from forensic anthropologists who specialize in the work. -
Judge Robert Whalen’s ruling stopped short of issuing an injunction that would bar the city from convening a private budget committee again.
How transitional kindergarten is shaping young children in the San Joaquin Valley
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Sophie Austin/APA man who was shot multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in the city of Patterson has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he rammed his vehicle into two agents. -
Rachel Livinal/The Merced FOCUSThe forum was open to school district employees and had three of the four candidates participate. -
CVJC / The Merced FOCUSIt’s a regional initiative designed to provide startup funds and supporting resources to child care providers who work out of their homes. -
Israel Cardona Hernandez/KVPRLegislators and health experts are seeking to combat a common birth defect with one simple ingredient added to staple foods.
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Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military's term for UFOs — are described in documents released Friday.
2026 Election
Joe Moore
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The youth-led event will be held at the Fresno Convention Center and broadcast live on KVPR.
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The first non-native settlers in the Bakersfield area were from Mexico, in the area known as Rio Bravo, or Old Panama. -
Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, the 4th Earl of Gosford, was a member of the British House of Lords and played an important role in the coronation of Edward the VII in 1901. He also owned a large farm near Bakersfield. -
Yamato Colony near Livingston was founded by and for Japanese American farmers.
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