Twice as many stores in the Central Valley sell flavored cigarettes and alcohol than sell fresh fruits and vegetables. That’s the finding of a new state health survey. The Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community survey, released Wednesday, found that it’s far easier to find tobacco or alcohol than it …
Read More »Kids Day volunteers hit Valley streets to help hospital
Merced High School students hawked newspapers to passers-by at G Street and Olive Avenue in Merced on Tuesday for a good cause. The money raised from sales of the special … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite abundant farms, some in Valley struggle to find fresh food
It might come as a surprise that, in a region where agriculture is so prevalent, many people in the San Joaquin Valley cannot afford fresh, quality produce or live too … Click to Continue »
Read More »Some Valley Farmers May Get A Full Water Allocation, Others Will Have To Wait To Find Out
The federal Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday how much water water districts across California should expect to receive this year. Eastside growers in the Friant Division within Fresno County should receive a 100 percent allocation. Ryan Jacobsen is the CEO of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. “It’s something that we …
Read More »Fresno State’s Castro Says Talk Of New Valley Medical School Should Include UC
Fresno State President Joseph Castro says he wants to see any new effort to build a public medical school in the San Joaquin Valley be a collaboration between the UC and CSU systems. Last month, Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula introduced a bill in Sacramento that would authorize a new medical school …
Read More »3D Imaging Could Answer Fundamental Questions About Valley Fever
A Phoenix-based laboratory is capturing detailed images of the fungus that causes valley fever, hoping to better understand how it works. The research could shed light on why the disease spreads at higher rates for Americans of African, Filipino and Mexican descent than others, said Bridget Barker, an assistant professor …
Read More »Wildlife photo contest spans Sierra and Valley
Wildlife photographers can compete for prizes totaling $ 400 in a contest that stretches across the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley. The Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center in Twain Harte in … Click to Continue »
Read More »After Los Banos rejects charter renewal, Green Valley board must choose how to proceed
Green Valley Charter School officials are fighting to keep the school open for the 2017-18 school year. The Los Banos Unified School District board’s governing board last Thursday voted 4-3 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Children’s Expands Partnership With Kaweah Delta NICU, Pediatrics
Two of the valley’s largest hospitals are expanding their partnership to provide pediatric care in Tulare County. Valley Children’s Hospital and its associated physicians group will now provide medical staffing for Kaweah Delta’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatrics Unit. The move is the latest step in a partnership …
Read More »Golden Valley has new lactation room
A Golden Valley High teacher designed a lactation room for nursing mothers, whether they be students or staff, at the school. The room was funded by a grant from Merced County First 5. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Golden Valley has new lactation room for nursing mothers
Nursing mothers who attend or work at Golden Valley High School now have a cozy space to put up their feet and pump milk in privacy. The space includes two … Click to Continue »
Read More »UOP economic forecast: Merced, Valley could see turmoil from Trump policies
Merced and the San Joaquin Valley could experience more turbulence than larger, more affluent urban and coastal areas of California as a result of the economic policies of President Donald … Click to Continue »
Read More »Study: Job Losses In The Central Valley From ACA Repeal Could Be Worse Than The Drought
Politicians in California and Washington D.C. are busy trying to figure out the future of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Should it be fully repealed? What will the replacement be? Should there be a replacement at all? While the potential replacement is still a mystery, two researchers …
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