Alan Chow, the hiker missing in Yosemite National Park since Tuesday, February 20, has been found safe today. Chow, who was backpacking alone, was spotted from a National Park Service helicopter around Noon today above Wapama Fall in the Hetch Hetchy area after an extensive search the past several days. …
Read More »How To Stay Safe And Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses As Temperatures Rise
Wherever you are in the Valley, you’ve likely been enjoying the reprieve from the heat wave that left us all sweaty and guzzling water earlier this month. Beginning Saturday, unfortunately, most of us are in for another round of triple-digit days, this one even longer. So how can we stay …
Read More »Sequoia-Kings Canyon Archives Safe From Wildfires At UC Merced Library
When wildfires burn in our national parks, we naturally worry about the forest. But what about the photographs, maps and documents that tell the stories of our parks? How do we keep those important archives safe? FM89’s Alice Daniel spoke with Emily Lin, librarian and head of digital curation at …
Read More »A Family Was Stopped By ICE On The Way To School. ‘I Always Thought Fresno Was A Safe Place.’
Fifteen-year-old Sandra Hernandez can’t get this one Tuesday morning out of her head. “All I was thinking at that time was ‘I wanted my dad back,’” she said. “I wanted him to get in the car and for us to go to school like any other day.” Her father, Hugo …
Read More »How Much Cannabis Do Californians Use? Researchers Want To Ask In Order To Set Safe Pesticide Limits
California scientists want to know how much cannabis people are consuming on a daily basis. The information could help them set safer standards for the amount pesticide pot farmers should be using on crops. Capital Public Radio’s Sammy Caiola got a sneak-peak at the research. Outside Perfect Union dispensary in …
Read More »Newsom Establishes Long-Term Safe And Affordable Drinking Water Fund
Governor Gavin signed a historic water bill into law on Wednesday morning, and he chose to sign it in a rural community outside Fresno. Newsom was joined by local residents, environmental advocates, and legislators as he signed Senate Bill 200, which creates a long-term fund to support the more than …
Read More »California Legislators Want Safe Drinking Water. They Haven’t Agreed On How To Fund It.
A state senate committee is set to vote on a bill today that would address safe and affordable drinking water throughout California, a goal Governor Gavin Newsom has also prioritized in his proposed budget. Still to be decided is how to fund it. Newsom has proposed taxing residential water users …
Read More »Stratford Residents Still Without Tap Water That’s Safe To Drink
Update: 8/22/18 Officials lifted the “Do not drink” water order in Stratford on Wednesday afternoon August 22nd. However, according to Martín Chávez, only one pump is operational at this time. Original story: Residents in the unincorporated community of Stratford still don’t have running water that they can drink, nearly two …
Read More »Missing elderly woman in Merced found safe, police say
An 88-year-old Merced woman who apparently walked away from a senior-care facility Thursday has been found, according to Merced Police. Police were alerted that Beverly Flores was located in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »“Safe” Space? Nunes, Trump Bring New Attention To 22nd Congressional District Race
California’s June Primary is around a month away, and some local races are starting to heat up. One of them is in a congressional district that hasn’t seen a close race in years, and now the 22nd Congressional District is drawing renewed national and local attention. At an office in …
Read More »Merced students make nationwide protest their own fight for safe education
The voice of fifth grader Nate Dimple Alvarez offered testimony Saturday about the fears that have gripped students in the wake of deadly school shootings nationwide. Alvarez, a student at … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police chief says Atwater schools are safe in new plan to rotate campus officers
Staffing issues in the Atwater Police Department have led to some changes in how officers oversee a local high school campus, giving rise to questions from the public about school … Click to Continue »
Read More »Update: 10-year-old Merced boy found safe
A 10-year-old Merced boy with special needs who went missing this morning for about two hours has been found safe, the Sheriff’s Office confirms. The child disappeared around 10:20 a.m. … Click to Continue »
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