When we seek to quantify the toll that COVID-19 is taking on our communities, we typically turn to official statistics like confirmed cases, hospitalization rates and, of course, death counts. But what if that final tally is an undercount, and the death toll is really much higher? An FM89 analysis …
Read More »Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Panelist And Standup Comic Paula Poundstone Coming To Fresno
Stand-up comic Paula Poundstone is coming to the Tower Theater in Fresno on Saturday. You may know her as a panelist on the hit NPR quiz show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! But did you know she loves exercise? Well, once it’s over! And she’s even investigated happiness, through a series …
Read More »Valley Air Is Dismal This Week – Why Don’t All Air Measurements Tell Us That?
On Monday, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued a warning of unhealthy air conditions due to wildfire smoke from Northern California , an alert it repeated on Wednesday. Why then, for days, were online air monitors showing relatively healthy air? It’s the result of the size of …
Read More »Being Transgender And Looking For A Job In The Valley: ‘I Could Tell It Wasn’t Going To Work Out’
Mikayla Argain squeezes liquid out of a tube of peach-colored foundation onto a makeup sponge and starts brushing it on in front of a small mirror. “This is what my ritual would be when I get home from a day being ‘masculine me’ and working to fix the computer issues …
Read More »McLane Students Tell Human Trafficking Stories With Pop-Up Art And Monologues
On May 2, hours before the M Street Art Complex opened for ArtHop, Marina Santos gave her students stage directions. Santos is an English teacher at McLane High School. She’s been working with her senior class all year to understand one issue. “What they’re doing tonight is bringing alive the …
Read More »What California’s Transparent Hospital Prices Can And Can’t Tell Us About Actual Charges
If you or a loved one needed to go to the emergency room, how would you pay the bill? If you’re like most Americans, you don’t have huge cash funds socked away for a trip to the ER. Most of us are overwhelmed by the high cost of healthcare—and it …
Read More »“The Big Tell” Film Showcase Brings Local Stories To Light
It’s that undiscovered story that begs to be told, the one that makes you see our Central Valley in a whole different light – that’s the mission of The Big Tell Showcase running on Friday October 19 at the Tower Theater in Fresno . The showcase, which selects ten filmmakers …
Read More »Men who found missing Riverbank woman tell their story
Searchers who found missing Riverbank woman, Jamie Tull, 33, tell their story near a ranch on the outskirts of Planada, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. According to authorities, Jamie Tull had been missing for almost three weeks after crashing her vehicle near the intersection of East Childs Avenue and …
Read More »Is it heat stroke or heat exhaustion? Here’s how to tell
Dr. Jesus Rodriguez of Kaiser Permanente in Fresno tells our health reporter a few ways to spot the signs of heat stroke in children and adults, plus how to prevent it. … Click to Continue »
Read More »What counting Florida butterflies can tell the world about climate change
Every year when summer temperatures sizzle and the rest of South Florida heads inside, a dedicated crew of citizen scientists ventures into the buggy heat to do an increasingly difficult … Click to Continue »
Read More »Immigration advocates tell Planada residents to ‘know their rights’
Local residents who may not have legal status, or whose family members are undocumented, were urged by immigration advocates this week to “know their rights” and to work with an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Calling all readers! Tell us what your favorite story of 2016 was
It’s mid-December and the New Year is right around the corner. Now’s the time to look back on the year and pick some highlights. Here at the Sun-Star, we typically … Click to Continue »
Read More »MMA fighters tell students today’s choices shape their future
Moving to Merced changed the life of Josue “Junior” Lugo, a mixed martial arts fighter who spoke to students Friday at Sequoia High School, encouraging them to make positive choices. … Click to Continue »
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