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How do we make sense of the magnitude of this pandemic? We each have our own way of navigating through it. As part of a new series looking at how we process this extraordinary time, FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel produced this audio postcard from her conversation with Debra McCoy, …
Read More »Weekend Protests Aim To Draw Attention To Explosive Spread Of COVID-19 In Valley’s Prisons
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise throughout the San Joaquin Valley, they’re also ravaging the Valley’s prisons. That’s why two advocacy groups have planned protests this weekend outside prisons in Kings, Fresno and Kern Counties . At Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, where more than 1,600 incarcerated men have …
Read More »War Of Words: Nunes Feud With Fresno Bee Gains National Attention
A new survey released last week by the Poynter Institute suggests that Americans trust their local media more than many national news outlets. But charges of “fake news” aren’t the exclusive domain of President Donald Trump. In fact, attacks on news coverage are becoming more common at the local level. …
Read More »Yucca Mountain’s lone ranger finally gets House attention
Visiting Nevada’s Yucca Mountain in 2011 was like walking through a ghost town, Rep. John Shimkus recalled in an interview this week. It was the year after the Obama administration … 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 »Woman ‘wasn’t paying attention’ crossing busy Merced street, police say
A woman was struck by a work truck as she tried to cross a busy West Childs Avenue on foot, according to Merced police. The woman, who was in her … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Humiliating’: School gives teen with ADHD ‘most likely to not pay attention’ award
Middle school awards are typically a source of pride for the students and their parents. But Nicole Edwards was not happy about the award her 14-year-old daughter received Tuesday. Two … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pay attention to what you like, kids; it can point you to a career, author says
An award-winning author of more than 75 books taught dozens of Merced City School District students about reptiles and his adventures while researching. Sneed B. Collard III, also a publisher … Click to Continue »
Read More »South Merced residents restless over lack of attention, they say
Say McNamara Park problems highlight inattention Residents also calling for supermarket nearby Districts supposed to bring representation in coming years … Click to Continue »
Read More »Clovis Rodeo Weekend Gaining International Attention
For more than a century cowboys have taken to the arena dirt in Clovis. In front of cheering crowds they ride bucking broncos, wrestle steers, and salute America. This rodeo tradition and western lifestyle is described as the backbone of this California community. "It’s very important to the Clovis people …
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