Tag Archives: Children

About 20 children participated in a hands-on, real-life lesson about solar energy Monday at the Renewable Energy Learning Center at Stephen Leonard Park. After a short lesson, the students assembled … Click to Continue »

Summers were spent with my grandmother in a rural area near Lynchburg, Va. … Click to Continue »

Merced children write letters of appreciation to pair of Central Valley veterans John and Richard Fries joined dozens of veterans aboard Monday’s Honor Flight to D.C. The Fresno brothers were two of five siblings who served the country … Click to Continue »

With public officials across the nation under fire for downplaying the health risks posed by lead water pipes, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration is moving to start testing tap water in the homes of children poisoned by the brain-damaging metal. … Click to Continue »

Children hadn’t eaten since breakfast the day before Home contained only rotten food Parents found to be under the influence of methamphetamine … Click to Continue »

Burbank Elementary students collected books for Rivera Elementary, a new school Their donation tripled the new school’s collection Library was part of new construction … Click to Continue »

Students at Burbank Elementary gathered and donated nearly 2,000 books to their peers at Rivera Elementary, which has a new library, essentially tripling the size of the collection on Friday, March 11, 2016. (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »

Parents no longer have the choice to vaccinate their children. Tuesday morning, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 277. It makes it mandatory for all children to be vaccinated, it generated fierce debate and thousands of people in California are upset about it. With the new law, kids …

One child has been killed and another has been seriously injured at Bass Lake, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. It happened not far from Miller’s Landing on the lake. Investigators call the incident an accident, however there is an ongoing investigation. They said around 4:30pm on Saturday, a …

A 28-year old Hispanic man was shot and killed in his apartment complex in Central Fresno early Wednesday morning. Fresno Police said the shooting occurred just after 5am near McKinley Avenue and Sixth Street. Investigators said the victim was shot multiple times as he opened up the back door to …

Beginning Tuesday June 16, Fresno Unified is providing kids free lunches. Meals will be available to all youth ages 1 through 18 at more than 40 locations throughout the city. No registration, application or demonstration of financial need is required, but meals must be eaten on site. (Fresno Unified) Fresno …

You might have noticed that temps in the Central Valley have gone up quite a bit. We haven’t reached the 90’s, but we are feeling the heat across the valley, and the weekend could see the hottest day we’ve seen thus far.   Leah Welch is the Director of Early …