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“Fish vs farms”: It’s the perennial tug-of-war for water between environmentalists, who want to see stable ecosystems in the Sacramento-San-Joaquin River Delta, and farmers, who feel slighted that they need to fight with endangered fish in order to irrigate their fields. Now, that fight is playing out in Washington, DC, …

Mount Whitney is the tallest peak in the lower 48 states. But at over 14,000 feet, hiking the mountain is anything but routine, especially in early summer. In a new piece on the website Outdoor Online, journalist Megan Michelson writes about her own close call on the mountain thanks to …

The number of dead trees in California’s drought-stricken forests has risen dramatically to more than 102 million, according to the results of a new aerial survey released Friday by the … Click to Continue »

Recently, the city of Merced passed a false-alarm ordinance and began requiring home and business owners to get a permit for security alarms. False alarms became a nuisance for the … Click to Continue »

Smoke that briefly forced the evacuation of Food 4 Less on Wednesday evening was caused by a gasket failure in a refrigeration compressor, fire officials said. Los Banos firefighters were … Click to Continue »

False alarms could come with fines Merced City Council passed new ordinance in April False alarms cost Merced police hundreds of thousands of dollars each year … Click to Continue »

The investigation continues tonight into a four alarm fire in central Fresno. It burned ten buildings, including two homes. The fire started around 3:30 this afternoon on Calaveras near Hedges, just west of Blackstone and Olive Avenues. Another fire was reported around the same time about two blocks away on …

Firefighters are on the scene of a three alarm fire in southeast Fresno. The fire started inside two businesses on Tulare Street at Cedar. Several engines were called in to assist with breaking through heavy security bars. Tulare Street and Cedar are closed in the area until the fire is …