The largest cycling event in America, the 2009 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding, recently expanded, 750-mile course from Sacramento to Escondido from February 14-22, 2009. For the first time, the …
Read More »Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Panelist And Standup Comic Paula Poundstone Coming To Fresno
Stand-up comic Paula Poundstone is coming to the Tower Theater in Fresno on Saturday. You may know her as a panelist on the hit NPR quiz show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! But did you know she loves exercise? Well, once it’s over! And she’s even investigated happiness, through a series …
Read More »Remember The Two Medical Schools Coming To Fresno County? Now It’s Just One
A year ago, two universities were vying to open the first medical school in the San Joaquin Valley . On Wednesday, one took a big step forward—while the other fizzled. California Health Sciences University on Wednesday broke ground on a new campus in Clovis , which is slated to house …
Read More »New retail store coming to Los Banos
Ross Dress for Less will be moving into the same shopping center as Savemart, where Kmart used to be on Mercey Springs Road, according to city staffers. They are set to be open in the summer. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s the new retail store that will be coming to Los Banos
A Ross Dress for Less store is set to come to Los Banos by the summer, according to city staffers, and more development in local shopping centers is expected in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced benches may be coming back. Would they bring the homeless with them?
It’s coming up on four years since the city of Merced removed several benches from Bob Hart Square to shoo away homeless people, and now the benches may be coming … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rare, venomous sea snake found slithering on Southern California shores. Are more coming?
A rare venomous sea snake found slithering on the sand in Newport Beach earlier this week was one of a growing number of the serpents apparently drawn far north of … Click to Continue »
Read More »New gun restrictions are coming to California in 2018. Here’s what they mean to you
California’s more than 6 million gun owners are going to see new restrictions in 2018 stemming from sweeping regulations lawmakers and voters have approved over the past two years. But … Click to Continue »
Read More »Taco Bell delivery coming soon. Can we get this in Merced?
Taco Bell this week announced an agreement with some franchises to begin delivery services next year. It’s unclear whether Merced stores will be included in the effort to bring your … Click to Continue »
Read More »Non-Stop Flights To Chicago O’Hare Coming To Fresno Airport
The Fresno Yosemite International Airport will soon have a new route, with non-stop service to one of the nation’s busiest airports. Valley Public Radio’s Laura Tsutsui reports. Fresno Mayor Lee Brand announced on Monday that United Airlines will be offering daily direct flights to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport next summer. …
Read More »New pizza shop coming to Merced County. Here’s how to get free pizza.
Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is opening its doors to Los Banos residents next week. The LeBron James-backed pizza chain will open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at 1335 W. Pacheco Blvd., in … Click to Continue »
Read More »More tri-tip coming your way soon. Popular rural dining spot plans city moves
When it rains tri-tip, it pours tri-tip. First there’s news Vintage Faire Mall is getting a Buckhorn Grill California BBQ, known for its tri-tip. Now locally owned The Tri-Tipery, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dyer: New Approach Coming For Mental Health Cases
Police officers across the country and in the Central Valley have been under increasing scrutiny and pressure for how they deal with civilians in the field. At the same time, some departments are acknowledging that their role is morphing into one that is just as concerned with identifying and helping …
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