Yosemite National Park will be hosting the “Save the Frogs Day” on Saturday, April 28, 2012 beginning at 10:00 a.m. and lasting throughout the day. The public is cordially invited to participate in a day filled with interpretive nature walks, educational booths, films, and special guests, which are all centered …
Read More »“Save Shaw Avenue” Group Is Trying To Prevent Blight By Tackling Homelessness
Last week we reported on homelessness in Fresno , and how Mayor Lee Brand hopes his new initiative finds common ground between advocates and organizations. At the same time, a group of neighbors in northwest Fresno released a video urging people not to give out money to people on the …
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 »HPV vaccines save lives but could save more, UCD Cancer Center says. It’s spreading the word
Human papillomaviruses account for nearly 40,000 new cases of cancer every year. Most HPV-related cancers are preventable with a vaccine, and yet the United States has relatively low vaccination rates, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Firefighter injured trying to save Merced boys in house fire, chief says
The tragic house fire that killed two small boys late Monday “was so hot” it also injured a firefighter wearing full protective gear, according to the fire chief. Chief Michael … Click to Continue »
Read More »Save the Date!!! Community Health Assessment Results Event
The Mariposa County Health Department would like to invite you to “Mariposa Advocates for Everyone’s Right to a Healthy Life” An Event held as part of National Public Health Week Friday, April 06, 2018 , 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Read More »Merced County ‘throws switch’ on solar project to save money
The Merced County Board of Supervisors “flipped the switch” on a solar panel project at the Merced County Administration building on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, that’s expected to save $ 19 … Click to Continue »
Read More »California “WaterFix” Drops One Tunnel In Bid To Save Project
The California Department of Water Resources has announced it will scale back Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two water tunnels beneath the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta. Under the proposal released today the California WaterFix would be broken up into two phases. The first phase would include only one …
Read More »Los Banos dairyman defends illegal dumping to save heifers
Dennis Areias, a Los Banos school board trustee who was charged with a felony for pumping cow waste water into a drainage ditch, explains why it was his only option during an interview Dec. 5, 2017, at the site of the dumping at Henry Miller and Box Car roads near …
Read More »They fought to save pieces of Seattle’s soul – and won
There’s only one tree to gather around in Greenwood this Christmas season. The Exceptional Western Red Cedar that was slated for removal after the property on which it has stood … Click to Continue »
Read More »A bold, desperate push to save Mexico’s vaquita porpoise
A flotilla of small vessels set off into Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California before daybreak on Friday, launching a daring and desperate quest to prevent the extinction of a species. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Can Tulare Save Its Hospital? TRMC Board Seeks Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protection
The future of the troubled Tulare Regional Medical Center is in doubt, as the elected board of the public hospital voted last weekend to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. It’s the latest chapter is a years-long fight for control of the hospital, which is run by a private company …
Read More »The hectic around-the-clock effort to save an endangered, orphaned bat
Early one Wednesday morning in January, in an exhibit at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a fruit bat named Patty went into labor. This should have been good news. … Click to Continue »
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