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Bakersfield is well known in the arts for its contributions to country music, notably the Bakersfield Sound. But it’s not as well recognized for its architecture. A new exhibit at the Bakersfield Museum of Art may help change that. It’s called Bakersfield Built: Architecture of the 1960s . Several events …

The Canadian pipeline company that set out a decade ago to build the $ 8-billion Keystone XL oil pipeline across the Great Plains said Thursday it had secured enough shipping orders … Click to Continue »

As the San Joaquin Valley struggles with a shortage of primary care physicians, one group in particular is stepping in to fill in the gaps: doctors born or trained in foreign countries. And while the planned repeal of the DACA program is President Trump’s most recent immigration policy change, he’s …

As the San Joaquin Valley struggles with a shortage of primary care physicians, one group in particular is stepping in to fill in the gaps: doctors born or trained in foreign countries. And while the planned repeal of the DACA program is President Trump’s most recent immigration policy change, he’s …

An environmental activist who recently spoke on behalf of the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline has been named for an annual UC Merced award that focuses on social justice. … Click to Continue »

For fossil-fuel foes fighting a new generation of U.S. pipelines, Donald Trump’s election as president may be somewhat beside the point. Instead of engaging a federal bureaucracy they believe will … Click to Continue »

A state report is placing the blame on Fresno County in the PG&E pipeline explosion that happened April 17 at the Fresno County Peace Officers gun range in northwest Fresno. The explosion happened when a county worker was doing some work with a front loader. He was injured, along with two deputies, and eight inmates, …

A tower of flames erupting into the sky after a gas pipeline exploded April 17th at Highway 99 and Weber. 11 people were injured: a county worker, two Fresno County deputies and eight inmates. Now, that explosion has claimed it’s first life: an inmate, 52-year-old Jeremiah Espino who died Monday. The …

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a 52-year-old inmate injured in last month’s gas pipeline explosion has died. The explosion occurred on April 17 near the sheriff’s gun range in northwest Fresno. Eleven people were injured in the explosion, including eight Fresno County Jail inmates.

A judge says the court has no jurisdiction to interfere in testing of the PG&E pipeline involved in an explosion in Northwest Fresno. Attorneys tried to file a restraining order on the testing. Arguing there was little transparency since the California Public Utilities Commission would not allow it to be …

Another inmate hurt in a massive gas explosion in Northwest Fresno is preparing file a lawsuit for their injuries. Efrain Garcia’s attorney says the blast left him in serious condition. "Over half his body has some degree of burns. His arms are completely third degree burns and then his legs …

A state agency is preparing to test the PG&E pipelines involved in last month’s gas explosion at the Fresno County Peace Officers Gun Range that injured 11 people. The attorney representing some of the inmates hurt in the explosion is raising concerns, asking for transparency in the testing process. Now, he’s …

New developments in the gas pipeline explosion in Northwest Fresno. Two more inmates have joined the lawsuit against PG&E and will likely sue Fresno County as well. The explosion on April 17th injured eleven people including an inmate crew that was working at the sheriff’s gun range near Herndon and …