Tag Archives: Population

To get the “I Voted” sticker, you have to understand how the voting process works. And for some refugees in the Valley, it can seem really complicated. Take the Hmong community: Many of the elders fought for the U.S. in the CIA’s secret war in Laos. When they resettled in …

California’s population is projected to age rapidly in the coming decades. By the year 2030, adults over 65 will outnumber children under 18, according to data from the state’s department of finance. Today, seniors over 65 make up 14 percent of the population, but that number will increase to 23 …

Merced County’s population rose in the past year by 1.8 percent outpacing every other county in the state, according to the California Department of Finance. The county is dwarfed by … Click to Continue »

The number of people living on the street in Merced County is 514, according to a tally from this year, an increase of 13.2 percent from the previous year. Volunteers … Click to Continue »

The scene mirrors one popular in most medical television dramas: A sedated patient lies on a table as practitioners, their hands gloved, bustle about handling tubes and tongs, vials and … Click to Continue »

Connecticut’s population of about 700 black bears is growing at a rate of about 10 percent each year, according to wildlife experts, an increase that could more than double the … Click to Continue »

UC Merced’s new police chief is an immigrant and first-generation college student, a reflection of the college’s population, officials said Tuesday. Chou Her was sworn in Tuesday as police chief … Click to Continue »

A new estimate puts the maximum number of Florida panthers prowling the state’s forests and swamps at 230, a sharp increase from past years and a hopeful sign for a … Click to Continue »

Efforts to save the Florida panther may have broken through a longtime barrier: a female cat appears to have forged the Caloosahatchee River to stake out new territory to the … Click to Continue »

In a historic rebound, California sea otters, the frolicking ocean ambassadors of Monterey Bay and Big Sur, have reached their highest population level since 1982, when federal and state officials first began keeping track. … Click to Continue »

All six cities had more residents than a year ago The growth was relatively small compared to some others in the state There are 2,300 more people in the county, but just 253 more homes … Click to Continue »

Irrigation districts say predation by stripers, not river water flows, is main stress on salmon Environmentalists say flows are paramount Striped bass anglers don’t like idea of reducing fishery … Click to Continue »

There’s a big problem with the honey bee population. The bees are dying off. It has Central Valley beekeepers struggling for answers and now the White House is getting involved. CBS47’s Joey Horta explains the concerns of bee keepers who are trying to keep their population alive.