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Yosemite National Park has launched a new website to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant Act. The website, which can be found at www.nps.gov/yose/anniversary, provides an innovative way for community members, Yosemite staff, and interested parties to easily participate in the celebrations surrounding the anniversary that will take …

Beginning Friday, May 20, Yosemite National Park will implement a temporary peak hours reservation system. Building on lessons learned during the summer reservation systems in 2020 and 2021, the Peak Hours reservation system is designed to spread visitation out and reduce chronic congestion in the park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-launches-temporary-peak-hours-reservation-system-may-20.htm

Yosemite National Park has launched a new website to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Yosemite National Park. The website, which can be found at www.nps.gov/yose/anniversary, provides an innovative way for community members and interested parties to actively participate in the celebrations surrounding the anniversary that will take place throughout the …

Yosemite National Park encourages all fourth graders to visit the park for free this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park (EKIP) program. The program gives fourth grade students, and those accompanying them, free access to more than 2,000 federally managed lands and waters. Visit www.EveryKidinaPark.gov to …

Yosemite National Park is launching a pilot program to address traffic congestion. The program will be tested on the Highway 140 corridor onThursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29 and on Thursday, May 3 to Sunday, May 6, 2018. This pilot is an initiative to test a new way to …

Microsoft is piloting a new project to increase and support local news in four cities across the country including Fresno. KVPR was among the newsrooms chosen for the collaboration along with the Fresno Bee, Vida en el Valle and Radio Bilingue. To learn more, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke …

After theatres went dark as a result of the pandemic, Fresno native turned Broadway performer Salisha Thomas launched a new project in which she explores one of her favorite topics of conversation – hair. In the new podcast Black Hair in the Big Leagues , Thomas uses hair as a …

The Fresno Philharmonic has launched its new season of concerts, the second under music director Rei Hotoda. Now Hotoda is also recieveing another honor – an award from the Fresno League of Women Voters for her work leading the orchestra into a new era. She joined us to talk about …

We’re at the start of another school year. And that means more than just a focus on basic academic skills. In Fresno County there’s a new push to address mental health and wellbeing. It’s part of a five year, $ 111 million dollar campaign that’s called “All 4 Youth” that’s …

Amid talk of fake news and alternative facts, Fresno State has launched a new Institute for Media and Public Trust. Led by former Fresno Bee executive editor Jim Boren, the institute aims to bring together media professionals, academics and the public to bridge understanding about the way journalists work. Boren …

Late last year the California Department of Justice launched a “patterns and practices” investigation into the Bakersfield Police Department, after a series of incidents and officer involved shootings that drew national attention. New police chief Lyle Martin has been on the job for about as long, and now he has …

Faith groups and labor leaders launched a telephone hotline in the Sacramento area to report activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. … Click to Continue »

Merced College announced a new award on Tuesday called the STEM Student of the Month, according to officials. The inaugural award, which focuses on science, technology, engineering and math, went … Click to Continue »