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Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday. She was 96.
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Fresno police chief Mindy Casto and Mayor Jerry Dyer publicly apologized within hours of each other to the Fresno City Council candidate. -
“Yes on S” supporters raised nearly $2.7 million in campaign donations compared to $80,000 by the “No on S” side. -
Singh’s supporters released a third-party toxicology report appearing to show Singh didn’t have drugs in his system. -
Nearly 250 high school students will represent the Central Valley on New Year’s Day. -
Former Bakersfield OB-GYN Arthur Park was on trial for negligence in the 2019 deaths of his patient Demi Dominguez and her baby boy. -
The highest elected body of nation’s No. 1 ag producer won’t include a farmer for the first time in 70 years.
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Republicans redrew congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver. -
We asked California governor candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton how they’d manage conflicts over water. The Republican endorsed more spending on dams. -
The District 1 seat on the California Board Of Equalization is up for grabs this November with two Central Valley candidates competing for it. The politicians are making a name for themselves in a region that extends far beyond the San Joaquin Valley. We speak to KVPR reporter Samantha Rangel about the race and the role of the Board Of Equalization. Plus, the latest news headlines: Fresno leaders vote to create “defense fund” for immigrants; and recent crime surge leads to changes in a Fresno neighborhood. Today’s episode is hosted by Soreath Hok and produced by Jonathan Linden. -
The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.
As the number of detainees filling the nation's immigration detention centers grows, so does the need to get people back home if they’re lucky enough to be released.
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County of MercedAs memories of the 2023 flood remain, officials say they aren’t taking any chances, as forecasters predict potentially “historic” weather conditions. -
Soreath Hok/KVPRThe recent surge in immigration enforcement in the San Joaquin Valley hit hard in some rural farm towns – like Kerman, on Fresno County’s west side. -
Gregory Weaver / FresnolandA new town the size of Fowler was greenlit by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors despite no answers on the project’s water supply. -
Rachel Livinal / The Merced FOCUSThe city of Merced is improving its fleet of first responders, and it’s partly thanks to a partnership with Merced College.
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After World War II, leaders agreed Fresno State needed to move to a new campus. But where to build it proved to be a big problem.
