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With fires burning across California devastating entire communities, homeowners are beginning to file claims with their insurance companies. But in the mountains of eastern Madera County, many homeowners say they’re losing their insurance during a time when they could need it most. Frank Ealand lives in an area near Coarsegold …

If worse comes to worst – though there’s no indication it will – a couple of struggling retailers could shutter about a dozen stores in the Northern San Joaquin Valley … Click to Continue »

Norma Thompson, 65, lost her home last week in an apartment fire on K Street in Merced. She, her daughter and grandson were among the more than two dozen residents displaced by the blaze. With housing a sudden uncertainty, she worries their situation may soon be desperate and is unsure …