T ake a minute and think back to the last time you really listened to someone whose political opinions were very different from your own. Was it a few weeks ago, a few months ago, was it ever? Valley Public Radio and the public history project StoryCorps are inviting you …
Read More »Hmong Community Grieves Cancellation Of Its Fresno New Year Celebration, Largest In Country
Vietnam War veteran, Chongge Vang, 80, has been confined to his Sanger home during the pandemic, keeping busy with chores on his two-and-a-half acre property. “I have nothing to do, so I have to walk around and then clean up, water all the trees, all the fruit, you know. That’s …
Read More »Filmmaker Ken Burns Brings ‘Country Music’ Home To Bakersfield, Fresno
Renowned PBS Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit the Valley next week as part of a national tour to preview and discuss his most recent long-form documentary “Country Music.” The Ken Burns Country Music Roadshow will make stops July 25th at the Saroyan Theater in Fresno and July 26th at the …
Read More »Report: Despite Improvements, Valley Air Still Worst In The Country
San Joaquin Valley air still ranks the worst in the country, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report released on Wednesday . Bakersfield and the Fresno-Madera-Hanford region ranked worst in the country for particle pollution — despite the fact that many of these cities experienced …
Read More »Country Fire (Riverside County) Started 8/25/2018, updated 8/25/2018
Country Fire (Santa Clara County)
Country Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 24, 2018 8:57 am Date/Time Started: July 22, 2018 1:06 pm Administrative Unit: Unified Command: CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit and Milpitas Fire Department County: Santa Clara County Location: County Club Rd & N Park Victoria Rd in Milpitas Acres Burned – Containment: …
Read More »Suspicious death under investigation on remote country road in rural Merced County
Authorities are investigating a possible homicide after an unidentified man was found dead by the side of a road south of Hilmar with an apparent gunshot wound, according to the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Country Fire (Monterey County)
Country Fire: more info… Updated: August 08, 2017 7:55 am County: Monterey County Location: Portuguese Canyon Rd. at Cross Country Rd. southeast of Bradley Acres Burned – Containment: 82 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Aerial view of flooding at Kings River Golf & Country Club
The flooding has caused 90 homes near the golf course to remain under a mandatory evacuation order. … Click to Continue »
Read More »California gas most expensive in the country. Merced gas more expensive than most
California briefly held the highest-average price for a gallon of fuel in the country, AAA reported Wednesday. At $ 3.05 a gallon, California took the dubious distinction as the state with … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced cross country head coach killed in motorcycle crash
The head coach for UC Merced’s men’s and women’s cross country teams was involved in a fatal motorcycle crash on Monday afternoon in Merced. According to police officers, 27-year-old Ryan … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Ranks Top Ten in Country for Auto Theft
Between 2013 and 2014 auto theft numbers are down 22% in Fresno. After ranking number two in the country for auto theft per capita in 2013, Fresno now ranks ninth. You can find more on the study here: https://www.nicb.org/newsroom/nicb_campaigns/hot_spots/hot-spots-2014
Read More »Fresno Boxers Represent City, Country
Isidro Ochoa and his trainer Omar Sanchez do a sort of violent dance in the ring over and over, week after week. They’ve been doing it together since Isidro was a young boy. "I like and appreciate the kid as if he was my own nephew, or if I was …
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