Yosemite National Park will begin a second round of civic engagement to address improving visitor experience and access to the busy park during peak season. The park is seeking input on several key concepts to address improving visitors’ access to and experience of the park’s most significant resources and features …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Volunteers Recognized at the Second Annual Awards Ceremony
The second annual Yosemite Volunteer Awards ceremony took place on Saturday, September 24, 2011, in Yosemite Valley. The ceremony was conducted to recognize outstanding volunteers who have donated their time, talent, and skills to help improve the park. Yosemite National Park volunteers repaired trails, removed invasive plants, helped visitors during …
Read More »California Department of Public Health Investigates Second Case of Human Plague
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced that the department has been notified of a presumptive positive case of plague contracted by a recent visitor to California from Georgia. Confirmatory testing is being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Launches Second Year of Every Kid in a Park Pass
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 …
Read More »No Second Surge Yet, But Local Hospitals Prepare Just In Case – COVID-19 Update For Nov. 6
Nearly eight months in, the COVID-19 pandemic is still looking grim: Nationwide, the virus has killed more than 230,000 people, and this week, for the first time, more than 100,000 cases were reported in a single day. Twice. Although California has so far avoided the surge afflicting other parts of …
Read More »Avenal State Prison Outbreak Second Largest Among State Correctional Facilities
The Avenal State Prison now has the second highest number of COVID-19 cases among the state’s correctional facilities. The prison reported 198 cases as of Tuesday. No visitors have been allowed at the prison for months, said Kings County Supervisor Doub Verboon. He said he thinks a staff member had …
Read More »Fresno County Declares A Local Emergency After Confirming Second COVID-19 Case
Fresno County confirmed a second case of COVID-19 Saturday evening. Both cases identified so far have been travel-related. In a press conference Sunday, a county health official said the department is also monitoring up to 70 individuals, to track symptoms. While the risk of community transmission is still low, the …
Read More »Plans For A Second Homeless Shelter In East Bakersfield Get Mixed Reaction
Mike Wallford has been living in East Bakersfield for 60 years. He said the city always tries to dump unwanted facilities in this part of town: a sewage treatment plant, a dog pound, he said, and now a homeless shelter. “They bring out all the trash out there; we’re tired …
Read More »Tulare County Vaping Death Is Second In The State
A Tulare County resident is the second person to die in California from a vaping-related illness. Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County’s Public Health Official, says the man who died Saturday had been in the hospital with respiratory problems. He had a history of vaping and smoking. “The CDC has suggested …
Read More »Fresno State Nursing School Suffers Second Accreditation Setback In A Year
Fresno State announced Wednesday that its Master of Science in Nursing has lost its accreditation, a first for the degree program since it was established in 1968. It’s also the university’s first program to ever lose its accreditation, and it follows less than a year after the nursing school learned …
Read More »Fresno Author Tanya Nichols Releases Second Novel “The Circle Game”
A new novel from Fresno-based author Tanya Nichols tells the story of an attorney, her young client, and how they both must deal with tragedies in their lives. The Circle Game is Nichols’ second novel, and is set here in the San Joaquin Valley. She recently joined us on Valley …
Read More »Atwater, Merced Take Top Honors at Second Annual Merced County STEM Fair
Atwater Elementary and Merced City took the top spots at the second annual Merced County STEM Fair this week at the Merced County Fairgrounds Pavilion Hall. The event, which was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Second Chowchilla student arrested in 3 days for threats against school
A Chowchilla Middle School student was arrested Thursday for making threats against the school and other students, police said. The school’s resource officer was notified in the morning that the … Click to Continue »
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