A cup of coffee in one hand, David Blair rolls up the garage door to his warehouse and points out a few remaining 55-gallon barrels filled with honey. “We send it off to Sue Bee as soon as we can. We don’t really store it here,” says the third generation …
Read More »Human Trafficking In Fresno: A Huge Problem And Hard To Prosecute
Last week, Fresno Mayor Lee Brand introduced a new initiative aimed at combating a huge problem here in the Valley: Human trafficking. The initiative brings together city government, law enforcement, and aid organizations, many of which have been addressing trafficking for years. In this interview, we hear from Miiko Anderson, …
Read More »California’s Fentanyl Overdoses Are Up, And They’ve Hit Kern County Hard
The state has released 2017 data on opioid trends and overdoses, and contained within those numbers is both good news and bad. First, the good news: In 2017, the statewide rate of opioid overdose deaths dropped to the lowest it’s been since 2012 . The bad news is that deaths …
Read More »Autism is hard to diagnose in young children. This blood test could change that, researchers say
One in 68 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control — but diagnosing the disorder early is … Click to Continue »
Read More »California hit hard by Trump administration’s undoing of green policies
When 50,000 acre-feet of water went gushing out of the Sacramento River last month, it fast became a test of California’s ability to protect its environmental policies from an increasingly … Click to Continue »
Read More »The roofers were working hard. But when the anthem played in the distance, they stood
As debate over the acceptability of protests during the national anthem rages on, one image of roofers interrupting their labor to stand for the patriotic song has spread quickly online. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why our brains make it hard to grapple with global warming
Houston is barely beginning to dry out from Hurricane Harvey, and Florida faces a massive rebuilding effort after the Irma catastrophe. These two storms, among the most powerful in American … Click to Continue »
Read More »Three convicted killers sentenced to hard time in Merced County homicide cases
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 »
Read More »The hard truth about palm oil
You may have never heard of palm oil, but chances are you’ve used it. The palm tree derivative appears in everything from lipstick to cookies and chocolate to shampoo. Producing … Click to Continue »
Read More »California set an ambitious goal for fighting global warming. Now comes the hard part
When Stanford University energy economist Danny Cullenward looks at California’s policies on climate change, he sees a potential time bomb. The state wants to slash greenhouse gas emissions so deeply … Click to Continue »
Read More »Education, hard work part of success for Merced Latina leaders
Martha Ramirez remembers the challenges she faced when she first came to the United States in 1983 when she was about 11 years old. She overcame the difficulties of learning … Click to Continue »
Read More »Elephant poachers are hard at work in Africa, and carbon dating proves it
Elephant poaching is alive and well – and the elephants are not. A team of scientists examining seized shipments of elephant tusks from Africa have found that the vast majority … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ag hit hard in 2015 by lower milk, almond prices
Agricultural commodities in Merced County grossed nearly 19 percent less in 2015 than in the previous year due to drought and low prices for milk and almonds, the county’s newly … Click to Continue »
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