As hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continue to rise, Valley Children’s Hospital has made a creative offer: It will accept pediatric patients from area hospitals to make way for adults suffering from COVID-19. This COVID update for the week of July 13-17 features excerpts from a conversation with David Christensen, Chief …
Read More »Valley Edition – July 10, 2020 – Racial Inequity And COVID-19, Changes To Civil War Reenactment
On the this week’s Valley Edition: Are Valley hospitals prepared for a surge in COVID-19 patients? We talk with a local doctor about how they’re staying on top of growing patient loads. And a palliative care doctor tells us why he wants to change people’s minds about the coronavirus. Plus, …
Read More »Valley Edition – July 31, 2018 – Fresno State at CERN, Seeking Asylum, Diana Marcum, Bay-Delta Plan
On this week’s Valley Edition, we learn how Fresno State students are leaving their mark at one of the top scientific institutions in Europe. We also continue our look at the issue of homelessness with a profile of a Fresno mom who was living on the streets, and is now …
Read More »Valley Edition – July 10, 2018 – “Save Shaw Avenue”; Tribal Gaming; Trade War And Dairy; Mono Lake
This week on Valley Edition we hear reports about a new group that wants to “save” Fresno’s Shaw Avenue, and about the rapid expansion of tribal gaming at existing and proposed casinos across the region. We also learn about new research into immunology at UC Merced, about a new fight …
Read More »Valley Edition – July 3, 2018 – Homelessness; Air Quality; Zero-Tolerance Immigration & Agriculture
This week on Valley Edition, we learn about a new approach the City of Fresno is taking to help the homeless community. We also learn how farmers and farmworkers are being affected by the current crackdown on immigration. Later in the show we learn about the many valley residents who …
Read More »Highway 1 Set To Reopen In July After Massive Landslide Last Year
In May 2017 a massive mud and rockslide closed Highway 1 near the Monterey and San Luis Obispo County lines. The scenic road is one of the most beautiful in America, and popular destination for valley travelers, but it’s also incredibly challenging to maintain, even in a normal year. And …
Read More »Modoc July Complex (Modoc County)
County: Modoc County Location: throughout Modoc County Acres Burned – Containment: 1,750 Acres – 15% Containment
Read More »Scenes from the July 2017 Merced Art Hop
Scenes from the July 2017 Merced Art Hop in downtown Merced, Calif., on Saturday, July 15, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno Police Recorded At Least 6,000 Fireworks Explosions On 4th Of July
The Fresno Police Department says their gunshot detection system, known as ShotSpotter, recorded thousands of incidents of illegal fireworks being set off on the Fourth of July. Mark Hudson with the FPD says shot spotter microphones, which are placed mainly in central Fresno, record all explosions but are able to …
Read More »Early morning fire burns Merced offices on Fourth of July
An early morning fired burned the offices of a dentist and dermatologist on the Fourth of July, according to Merced City Fire Department officials. The roof of Bear Creek Family … Click to Continue »
Read More »You might be breathing in some of the unhealthiest air in Merced County on Fourth of July
On Fourth of July people in Merced County will be exposed to some of the most unhealthy air this year, according to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District officials. … Click to Continue »
Read More »No license? No problem. Saturday, July 1, is a free fishing day in California
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife offers two free fishing days this year, July 1 and Sept. 2. While all fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours and stream closures remain in effect, anyone can fish without purchasing a fishing license. …
Read More »A teen prostitute was returned home in July. Now her pimp is off the streets, too
A six month investigation ended Wednesday when Merced Police Department’s Disruptive Area Response Team arrested a 25-year-old man for alleged human trafficking and pimping a 17-year-old girl. DART officers began … Click to Continue »
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