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As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and revised fees for road-based commercial tours …
Read More »In ‘Targeted Action’ Governor Newsom Closes Bars In Seven Counties, Including Four In Valley
On Sunday, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered bars to close in seven California counties , including four in the San Joaquin Valley: Fresno, Kern, Tulare and Kings. He also recommended bar closures in eight others. Health officials in Kern County, however, say the order was made without consulting them. The order …
Read More »Rastafarian pot farm in Merced County among sites targeted by deputies
Merced County Sheriff’s deputies busted up several marijuana cultivation sites, including one connected to a Rastafarian church, a sergeant said Friday. A search of a home transformed into an indoor … Click to Continue »
Read More »Personal info of hundreds of thousands of students targeted in schools hack attack
Two months before the U.S. presidential election, international hackers slipped into the computer systems of at least four Florida school district networks in the hopes of stealing the personal data … Click to Continue »
Read More »Discretionary funds targeted at candidates’ Merced County forum
$ 40,000 discretionary fund is available for each supervisor to disburse each year Incumbents say funds have benefited local groups and nonprofits Challengers argue that money would be better spent on law enforcement or other sectors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Stories told of targeted African American students at Modesto schools
Mother, grandmother speak out about hate crimes against their students One in high school, one in junior high, lives changed by bigotry of schoolmates Both say it’s time to face that hatred lives on in this modern time, this diverse place … Click to Continue »
Read More »80-year-old Oakdale woman targeted for theft at least twice
Visually impaired victim’s purses, braille slate and more taken from home Thieves replaced antique rocker with kitchen chair, so she didn’t notice Crimes come at time when victim’s best friend has just died … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputies Arrest Man They Claim Targeted Child For Sex
Fresno County Sheriff’s investigators are warning parents to watch what their children are doing online. The warning comes after deputies arrest a man they say made arrangements online to meet a ten year-old girl for sex. Detectives didn’t reveal where in Fresno they arrested 44 year-old Michael Cancino, but they …
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