A cup of coffee in one hand, David Blair rolls up the garage door to his warehouse and points out a few remaining 55-gallon barrels filled with honey. “We send it off to Sue Bee as soon as we can. We don’t really store it here,” says the third generation …
Read More »Valley Citrus Grower Loses 90 Workers Ahead of ICE Inspection
The law enforcement agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, may be ramping up its inspections of worksites—and a Valley grower is one of the first to feel the consequences. Fowler-based Bee Sweet Citrus says it may have lost a fifth of its workforce in anticipation of an inspection by …
Read More »Hunters Valley family loses decades-old home to Detwiler Fire
Robin Falany, his wife and 90-year-old mother were some of the first to evacuate their home from the Detwiler fire in Mariposa County this week. Falany, 63, was outside moving … Click to Continue »
Read More »Truck loses trailer and catches fire on Highway 99 in Madera County
A truck lost one of its two trailers Wednesday morning and crashed, starting a fire along Highway 99 in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol reported. The trailer detached on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman honored by Merced group last week loses cancer battle
Last week, more than 100 people packed into Bella Luna Bistro & Bar to honor Jennifer Baxter and raise money for her medical care through the local group Helping One … Click to Continue »
Read More »Falasco loses Los Banos school board seat to Munoz by 3 votes
Dominic Falasco already attended his last meeting as a Los Banos Unified School District trustee in November after he lost his re-election bid by three votes. Updated election results have … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family Loses Son to Drunk Driver, Speaks Against It
Flipping through the pages of a photo album, it feels like the tragedy happened just yesterday.A cute little boy, posing with the Easter bunny, family and friends. Nineteen years later, Ian Busby’s memory lives on. "I was able to hold him as he came into the world and I hold …
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