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Yosemite National Park announces the Herbarium of the Yosemite Museum has joined the Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH) to provide online access of Yosemite plant specimens to both the scientific community and the general public. It is the first National Park Service herbarium, and the 22nd California herbarium, whose data …

Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Conservancy today announced the launch of KeepBearsWild.org, a new website to protect the park’s iconic black bears. The website features the National Park Service’s first online bear tracker, information on ways for the public to help save bears, and eye-opening photography and videos not before …

This week on Valley Edition: More and more young candidates are running for office. We talk with three Valley youth vying for seats on local school boards. Plus, teaching online is challenging enough. But getting kids to sing in a chorus over the internet? That’s really tricky. Choir teachers are …

In accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent order, the Fresno Unified School District announced Friday, it will be shifting to online instruction for at least the beginning of the fall semester. Some parents will have a choice between two online options. On Facebook Live, Superintendent Bob Nelson explained the first …

The Fresno Unified School District announced Thursday that on-campus instruction will resume August 17. Superintendent Bob Nelson said based on parent survey results, the district expects 75 percent of kids to return to school in the fall. However, school will be a little different. “Recommendations for safety include physical distancing …

Normally, a group of singing, dancing senior citizens would be taking the stage at Fresno City College starting this month. But the group dubbed “ New Wrinkles ” has postponed its 2020 season, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the group is staying connected and performing solo on Youtube, in …

California faced teacher shortages long before schools closed due to COVID-19. Seventy-five percent of the state’s school districts say there are not enough qualified teachers to meet student needs according to the Palo Alto-based Learning Policy Institute. To help districts fill the gap, the state turned to Silicon Valley for …

Colleges across the state are going to online classes, and for many students, that means heading home to parents. But for some students, that’s not an option. Take the 69 students at Fresno State who are current or former foster care youth. They’re all part of an academic support program …

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 …

Family and friends identified the 17-year-old fatally shot in downtown Turlock on Monday as Richard Lee Short III. A gofundme page Wednesday asked for donations to help with funeral expenses … Click to Continue »

A 29-year-old Winton man with a lengthy arrest history landed behind bars in recent weeks after deputies said he threatened to open fire at a school. Carlos Garcia Aguilar, who … Click to Continue »

More than a dozen unlicensed contractors throughout Merced County found that advertising their services online could lead to thousand of dollars in fines and possibly jail time, officials at the … Click to Continue »

Police in Southern California are looking for possible victims of a former Merced man who is suspected of raping someone he met through an online dating website. Seal Beach Police … Click to Continue »