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Photo of Yosemite Valley from Glacier Point overlook

Yosemite Valley Will Reopen Tuesday. Fire 80% Contained.

August 10, 2018

National Parks officials announced Friday that Yosemite Valley will reopen to visitors 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. "We'd like to express our sincere gratitude to the firefighters and incident command teams for ...

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Ferguson Fire 80% Contained. Crews Protect Yosemite Valley.

gvwire and AP News

August 10, 2018

Having contained 80% of the Ferguson Fire, the team battling the biggest blaze in Sierra National Forest history is focused on keeping the flames out of iconic Yosemite Valley, officials said Friday morning. ...

Negotiate With Taliban to End Afghan War: Zakaria

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August 9, 2018

Recent news reports on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan have raised the possibility of future direct talks with the Taliban aimed at reaching a peace accord and allowing for the withdrawal of American troops from t...

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Battling 18 Blazes, California May Face Worst Fire Season

AP News and gvwire

August 8, 2018

The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in s...

Saudi Arabia Crucifies Myanmar Man Convicted of Murder

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August 8, 2018

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia says it executed and crucified a man from Myanmar convicted of killing a woman and carrying out other crimes. The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on the execu...

Will Patterson, Other Lawmakers Get Answers From DMV?

gvwire and AP News

August 7, 2018

In 2017, the state Legislature approved $226 million in extra funding over five years to help the Department of Motor Vehicles deal with the expected crush of residents seeking Real ID cards. Passed in 2005 ...

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Still Raging: Largest Wildfire in California History Grows

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August 7, 2018

LAKEPORT — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The places and names change, but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in Calif...

California’s Educational Crisis Framed by Two Events: Walters

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August 6, 2018

In case you missed it, a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles is allowing an education lawsuit to proceed against the state. The lawsuit contends that California’s public schools have failed to adequately tea...

Photo of Ferguson Fire smoke filling Yosemite National Park

Ferguson Fire Now the Biggest in Sierra National Forest History

AP News and gvwire

August 6, 2018

Officials overseeing the effort against the deadly Ferguson Fire said Monday morning that it is the largest wildfire in Sierra National Forest history. The fire has grown to 91,502 acres and is 38% contained...

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Brown Denies Parole for Weidert, Who Buried Fresno Man Alive

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August 3, 2018

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has again blocked parole for the killer of a developmentally disabled Fresno man who was buried alive. Brown said Friday that 55-year-old David Weidert remains too dangerous to ...

Is a Simple Majority Vote Enough to Pass Parks Tax?

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Elections Guru Nate Silver Gives Janz & Heng Little Chance of Winning

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With Deficit Ballooning, Trump Wants More Tax Cuts

Would New Fresno CC Science Building Give Blackstone a Lift?

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Social Media Must Stop Targeting Conservatives

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Fresno Unified Must Make Special Ed a Priority. Not an Afterthought.

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Time to Pass Safe & Affordable Drinking Water Fund Legislation

Mayor Lee Brand's 2018 State of the City Address

Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City

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Inside the Sacred Danger of Thailand’s Caves

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Yosemite Valley Will Reopen Tuesday. Fire 80% Contained.

Ferguson Fire 80% Contained. Crews Protect Yosemite Valley.

Negotiate With Taliban to End Afghan War: Zakaria

Battling 18 Blazes, California May Face Worst Fire Season

Saudi Arabia Crucifies Myanmar Man Convicted of Murder

Will Patterson, Other Lawmakers Get Answers From DMV?

Still Raging: Largest Wildfire in California History Grows

California’s Educational Crisis Framed by Two Events: Walters

Ferguson Fire Now the Biggest in Sierra National Forest History

Brown Denies Parole for Weidert, Who Buried Fresno Man Alive

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