Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 1,300 people have died of COVID-19 in the seven counties of the southern San Joaquin Valley and foothills, according to official counts by county health departments and the state. The tallies aggregated in those health department dashboards, which represent between one and …
Read More »COVID-19 Stats Continue To Improve, But Death Data Tell A Darker Story – Virus Update For Oct. 2
When we seek to quantify the toll that COVID-19 is taking on our communities, we typically turn to official statistics like confirmed cases, hospitalization rates and, of course, death counts. But what if that final tally is an undercount, and the death toll is really much higher? An FM89 analysis …
Read More »Fresno ICU Nurse On Safety Concerns Following The Death Of A Colleague From COVID-19
This week the staff at Kaiser Fresno Medical Center said goodbye to Sandra “Sandy” Oldfield, a registered nurse at the hospital who died of COVID-19 after treating an infected patient. On Wednesday evening, hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor her memory. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with …
Read More »Tulare County Vaping Death Is Second In The State
A Tulare County resident is the second person to die in California from a vaping-related illness. Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County’s Public Health Official, says the man who died Saturday had been in the hospital with respiratory problems. He had a history of vaping and smoking. “The CDC has suggested …
Read More »Navy Releases Name Of Lemoore Pilot Who Died In Death Valley Crash
The identity of the Naval pilot who crashed in Death Valley National Park Wednesday morning has been released. Lieutenant Charles Z. Walker was flying a F/A-18E Super Hornet in a routine training flight, when his plane went down near Father Crowley Overlook in the park. The 33-year-old joined the Navy …
Read More »Lemoore Naval Pilot Confirmed Dead After A Fighter Jet Crash In Death Valley
The Navy confirmed in a statement Thursday that the pilot who went down in Death Valley Wednesday morning died in the crash. The pilot’s identity has not yet been released, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The single-seat fighter jet originating from Lemoore Naval Air Station …
Read More »What One Man’s Brush With Death Reveals About Access To Health Care
About five years ago, Jesus Gomez spent a month in the hospital. As he pulls out his phone to show me photos, he stops and smiles. “They’ll scare you,” he jokes. Gomez scrolls through pictures of his head and torso covered in red splotches and thick brown scabs. “If they …
Read More »Stanislaus jury sentenced killer to death in 1986. He died at a hospital this week
Royal Hayes, sentenced to death in 1986 by a Stanislaus County jury for a double murder in Santa Cruz, died Tuesday at a hospital, prison officials said. Hayes, 81, had … Click to Continue »
Read More »For GOP, death of manufacturing loan program finally in sight
One way or another, the Energy Department’s direct loan program for fuel-efficient car manufacturers looks destined for the chopping block. Once viewed as a lifeline for Detroit’s “Big Three” manufacturers … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man tried to gas himself – and his toddler – to death, a jury says
A 42-year-old Merced man faces a potential life sentence after a jury convicted him of trying to kill his 2-year-old daughter, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office reported. Gerardo Ruiz-Lopez … Click to Continue »
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 »Man identified in canal death in Merced County
A man found dead last week in a Gustine canal was identified Wednesday by the Merced County Coroner’s Office. James Frausto, 51, of Gustine, was found March 29 in a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family of inmate beaten to death in Merced jail files $2 million lawsuit
The family of a Los Banos man who was beaten to death last year at the Merced County jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $ 2 million. Aaron Bonilla, … Click to Continue »
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