The Central Valley’s reputation as home to some of America’s greatest poets continues to grow. Fresno-based poet Anthony Cody was recently named a National Book Award finalist for his collection “Borderland Apocrypha,” inspired by a series of lynchings following the Mexican-American War. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with Cody …
Read More »Louisiana Man Revisits Fresno, Where His Family Assembled Before Being Interned 78 Years Ago
A Japanese-American man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana visited Fresno for the first time in 78 years Tuesday to see where he and his parents had to report in 1942 after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Walter Imahara was 4-years-old at the time. What is now the Fresno …
Read More »Being Transgender And Looking For A Job In The Valley: ‘I Could Tell It Wasn’t Going To Work Out’
Mikayla Argain squeezes liquid out of a tube of peach-colored foundation onto a makeup sponge and starts brushing it on in front of a small mirror. “This is what my ritual would be when I get home from a day being ‘masculine me’ and working to fix the computer issues …
Read More »2-year-old boy suffers major injuries after being ejected in Merced County crash
A 2-year-old boy suffered major injuries after being ejected from a vehicle in a Highway 99 crash Saturday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. The boy was reportedly not properly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kellogg issues cereal recall after being informed of salmonella illnesses
Cereal giant Kellogg issued a massive recall of its Honey Smacks cereal Thursday night on salmonella concerns as the FDA and CDC began investigating a coast-to-coast outbreak. The Centers for … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman in wheelchair dies after being struck by car in Merced, police say
A 62-year-old woman died Thursday, about a day after she was struck by a car in Merced while crossing a street in a wheelchair, a Merced Police Department official said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pascal Le Boeuf Announces “Ritual Being” West Coast Tour
Pianist and composer Pascal Le Boeuf returns to northern California in late May with a nine-piece jazz-classical hybrid ensemble for a string of performances from his large scale work “Ritual Being.” This suite explores the differential manifestation of human behavior at micro (individual) and macro (en masse) scales, and how …
Read More »Man killed after being hit by a big rig on Highway 99 in Atwater, police say
A 29-year-old Atwater man was killed on southbound Highway 99 near the Atwater Boulevard exit Tuesday morning, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The man was hit by a big … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man killed after being struck by big rig on Highway 99 in Atwater
According to Sgt. Kevin Blake with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a big rig in the southbound lanes of Highway 99 in Atwater on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. According to Blake, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation to determine if …
Read More »FIRST 5 HANDS-ON HEROES AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Do you know an unsung hero in our county who works with great passion and dedication to improve the lives of our youngest children from birth to age 5? If so…
Read More »Teen in serious condition after being hit by cars in Merced
A teen was struck by two vehicles on Yosemite Avenue near M Street when he jumped out of a car in the middle of traffic on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, according to Merced police. It happened at about noon. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Motorcyclist suffers major injuries after being run over on Hwy 99 in Merced
A motorcyclist suffered major injuries after a series of collisions on Highway 99 in Merced Saturday night, according to California Highway Patrol. A male motorcyclist was riding north in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man sentenced for being ‘one of the largest’ drug dealers on the dark web
A Merced man and another defendant were sentenced Tuesday for drug trafficking on the dark-web market, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. David Ryan Burchard, 40, of Merced, using … Click to Continue »
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