The largest agricultural employer in the San Joaquin Valley announced today that it’s providing $ 1 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief in rural communities. Fruit and nut powerhouse The Wonderful Company says the form of that relief will be decided by community non-profits applying for grants. “We don’t …
Read More »In Letter To Congress, Water Agencies Call For Drinking Water Relief Funding
In March, the COVID-19 relief bill known as the CARES Act set aside $ 900 million to help Americans pay their utility bills. Earlier this week, a broad coalition of water agencies delivered a letter to Congress advocating for more funding. The letter, submitted Monday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …
Read More »Inmates Who Contracted Valley Fever In California Prisons Petition U.S. Supreme Court For Relief
For more than a decade, lawsuits have been piling up against California from inmates who contracted the fungal disease valley fever while incarcerated in state prison . Most plaintiffs have lost. Now, many of them are turning to a higher court. A group of 117 currently and formerly incarcerated people …
Read More »Need relief from record-breaking heat? Here’s where you can go.
Children and residents play at the Stephen Leonard Park splash pad while attempting to cool off during a record breaking heat wave in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. According to the National Weather Service in Hanford, the temperature reached triple digits on Wednesday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County to receive portion of relief funding approved by Trump
Merced County is among the California regions set to benefit from an allocation of more than a half billion dollars approved by President Donald Trump to help repair damage from … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tree-T-Pee Could Provide Drought Relief To Farmers
A new drought relief product has come to the Central Valley. It’s called Tree-T-Pee. It’s a simple product with a simple idea. "Tree-T-Pee will go around the top and hold in all the moisture that the micro jets put out," Tree-T-Pee Sales Representative, Brandon Edmundson said. But it has impressive …
Read More »Fresno State Professor Talks Nepal Quake, Local Relief Effort
Dr. Gyanesh Lama speaks with Ken Malloy and Lindsey Pena about the recent quake in Nepal and the local effort to help those affected.
Read More »FSU Professor Talks Nepal Quake, Local Relief Effort
Dr. Gyanesh Lama speaks with Ken Malloy and Lindsey Pena about the recent quake in Nepal and the local effort to help those affected.
Read More »Valley Leaders Headed to D.C. To Find Drought Relief
Fresno County leaders are headed on a five day trip to Washington D.C. that could have an impact on the Valley for decades. The Fresno Council of Governments organizes the trip and calls it One Voice. Two dozen public officials and business owners from Fresno County will meet with Congressmen …
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