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The majority of the 25 Coronavirus deaths in Tulare County are due to an outbreak at a Visalia nursing home. In fact, nearly half of the county’s 441 COVID-19 cases are nursing home related. Out of 174 COVID-19 cases, Redwood Springs Healthcare Center has seen at least 16 patient deaths. …

A team of public media reporters are gathering information from California health departments every day to keep you updated on the latest confirmed cases and deaths due to COVID-19. This dashboard provides a localized look at COVID-19-related cases and deaths in your county, as well as a risk assessment for …

Madera and Fresno County public health departments confirmed single cases of the coronavirus Saturday; both are isolated cases with a known source of transmission, officials said. A Madera County resident tested positive for the coronavirus following the resident’s return from a recent Princess Cruise trip, according to a statement from …

Fresno will join more than 40 other cities across the country in a legal brief that supports three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases going before the Supreme Court in November. The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to be listed in the Amicus brief that supports the plaintiffs in the …

Kern County has long been California’s epicenter for the fungal disease valley fever, and new data released Wednesday shows more people are contracting it. The county’s valley fever caseload in 2018 was its second highest ever recorded, said Kern County Public Health Services Director Matt Constantine during a press conference …

Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez was charged with two criminal misdemeanors last week over her 2017 vote against a ban on marijuana dispensaries. The DA’s public integrity unit investigated the case and found that Perez’s husband Fernando Jara had done business with marijuana industry groups before the vote, creating what …

The same firm is conducting separate clergy sex scandal investigations of two former youth pastors at Modesto’s First Baptist Church, both of whom went on to long ministry careers elsewhere … Click to Continue »

Three teenagers were arrested Wednesday night after they were caught breaking windows of a home under construction, according to Los Banos Police. A 20-year-old Los Banos man also was arrested … Click to Continue »

If you have flu-like symptoms, like cough, fever or difficulty breathing, that are lasting more than two weeks, state and Merced County health officials think you should ask your health … Click to Continue »

Los Banos police arrested three teens they say tagged multiple businesses in the city’s downtown this week. Police received reports of vandalism about 8:15 p.m. Thursday and headed to the … Click to Continue »

Police officers across the country and in the Central Valley have been under increasing scrutiny and pressure for how they deal with civilians in the field. At the same time, some departments are acknowledging that their role is morphing into one that is just as concerned with identifying and helping …

Bernadette Thomas lives across the street from Sheehy Elementary in Merced where her children attend school. But the 45-year-old Merced mother was arrested last week for failing to send her … Click to Continue »

Three men were sentenced last week in Merced County Superior Court in two unrelated homicide case. Dionicio Gutierrez-Salazar, 38, of Atwater was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the … Click to Continue »