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Governor Gavin Newsom announced a program today to provide health care workers with low-cost hotel rooms . But ahead of the announcement, some valley hospitals were already working to provide employee housing. Dr. Lori Weichenthal, the assistant dean of graduate medical education at UCSF Fresno, said the school put out …

Three Fresno City Councilmembers have launched a fundraising campaign for the families of the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Southeast Fresno. The funds will go toward medical care and funeral costs for the four victims and six survivors of the tragedy, when one or two gunmen opened fire at …

Ma yor David Cardenas of Fowler wants his small city to be at the forefront of education. That’s why he spends his lunch break passing out fliers, urging families who can’t afford preschool to consider an alternative. His target audience is families with children who won’t be attending kindergarten until …

People in cities across the country marched and rallied over the weekend against separation of families at U.S. borders. On Saturday, nearly one thousand individuals participated in the Families Belong Together march and rally in Downtown Bakersfield. Those in attendance were small children, educators, and community organizers including Women’s March …

While California’s entire Democratic delegation in Congress has signed onto a bill to prohibit the separation of migrant families detained by border patrol, Republican members of Congress from the state … Click to Continue »

The Merced City School District is proud to offer the only public Montessori program in Merced County as a free educational option for our elementary students. Now we are expanding … Click to Continue »

Jose Luis Botello gave the families of two people he killed a wry smirk as he walked out a Merced County courtroom Friday with consecutive life sentences. “Punk, you kill … Click to Continue »

Volunteers prepare animals for transport at the Merced County Animal Control in Atwater, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. According to founder and president of New Beginnings for Merced County Animals, Sharon Lohman, more than 20 cats and about 20 dogs are being transported to Seattle, Wash., for adoption. … …

Merced firefighters respond to the scene of a structure fire which occurred in a multi-family residential housing complex in the 1100 block of West 19th Street in Merced, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. According to Capt. Nathan Frankhauser, two families have been displaced by the fire and the cause …

A large fire broke out west of downtown Merced Saturday evening, killing a family pet and displacing four people. The fire reported at about 4:40 p.m. in the 1100 block … Click to Continue »

Health and food bank officials in Merced County are teaming up on a project to make fresh produce more accessible to food pantries and low-income households. The Merced County Food … Click to Continue »

Leticia Balladares says the skills she learned from an English tutoring program in Merced helped her qualify for a part-time job at Don Stowell Elementary School as a yard duty. … Click to Continue »

Nicole Faraj-Perez, a Gustine resident and mother, spent Sunday in Livingston with her family and said, unlike at other public events, she felt comfortable knowing her family wouldn’t be stared … Click to Continue »