For the second year in a row, California’s rate of premature births has increased. But according to new data, the trend is even more alarming in the San Joaquin Valley. Across California, 8.6 percent of live births are premature, according to the health advocacy organization March of Dimes. That means …
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The loss of 1,600 jobs from November to December drove up the unemployment rate in Merced County to 10.8 percent, according to numbers released Friday by the Employment Development Department. … Click to Continue »
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