Kevin Hamilton was surprised when he learned that, for decades, industries that pollute have been able to trade emissions reductions under a San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District program. It’s like a bank: If a company installs a new technology that reduces its pollution—and that’s the program’s goal—the company …
Read More »Man who plotted Christmas Day terror attack on Pier 39 faces 15 years in prison
Everitt Aaron Jameson, accused of plotting to launch a Christmas Day attack on Pier 39 in San Francisco, pleaded guilty Monday in Fresno federal court to attempting to provide support … Click to Continue »
Read More »Report: Valley Faces Looming Nursing Shortage
A new study from the UCSF Healthforce Center has ominous news for the valley’s health care system. According to the authors, demand for registered nurses in the San Joaquin Valley is projected to grow by 35 percent over the next 12 years. But at the same time, the region’s total …
Read More »Video shows teen heaving cat into body of water. Now, Patterson student faces felony
A Patterson High School senior who turned 18 this week was booked Friday morning on a felony animal cruelty charge after video showed him hurling a kitten into a body … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Bakersfield Faces Budget Shortfall, City Council Looks At Possible Tax Increase
While the stock market is up, many cities in the valley are still struggling. Bakersfield perhaps faces the biggest cash crunch, as rising costs tied to health care and retirement expenses have coincided with a countywide economy that is struggling due to a decline in activity in the oil industry. …
Read More »Fresno’s Chinatown Faces Growing Pains With Incoming State Projects
Chinatown is one of Fresno’s oldest neighborhoods. From the city’s earliest days as a stop on the Central Pacific Railroad, to the 21st century, Chinatown has been a diverse community made up of immigrants who, in many cases, weren’t welcomed in other parts of Fresno. Locked in by railroad tracks …
Read More »Madera DA Faces Censure For Alleged Racism, Sexism
Updated November 28: FM89’s Joe Moore interviewed reporter Kerry Klein about District Attorney Linn’s censure as a part of our weekly news magazine show Valley Edition. You can listen to their full interview above, or continue below for the original story posted on November 27. The Madera County Board of …
Read More »Los Banos dairmyan faces cow waste dumping charges. ‘I got permission,’ he says
Los Banos dairy farmer and school board member Dennis Areias, and his farm worker, are being charged with dumping more than 300,000 gallons of cow waste into state waterways. Areias … Click to Continue »
Read More »Climate change skeptic nominated for environmental post faces tough questions in hearing
Kathleen Hartnett White, a climate change skeptic and former chairwoman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, faced tough questions from Democrats on Wednesday during her nomination hearing for a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman faces possible felony charges in suspected DUI crash, CHP says
A 52-year-old Atwater woman faces possible felony charges in connection with a suspected drunken-driving crash last week, the California Highway Patrol confirmed Monday. Cynthia Black and her passenger, Douglas Black, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Turlock man faces DUI, child endangerment charges after running into traffic sign
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Read More »Hilmar man faces felony DUI after 3-car, major-injury crash
A Hilmar man could face multiple felony charges in connection to a three-vehicle crash Sunday night on Highway 140 near Stevinson, California Highway Patrol officers reported. As Juan Denis Meza … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mexican citizen living in Dos Palos faces federal drug charge
An Mexican citizen living in Dos Palos was indicted on Thursday for conspiring to grow marijuana and for damaging the Sequoia National Forest, federal officials announced. Jose Manuel Sanchez-Zapien, 37, … Click to Continue »
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