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Finding New Uses for Farmland in the Heart of Ag Country Is a Daunting Task

Pressure is mounting to find new uses for an estimated 70,000 acres – or 20% – of farmland in southern Tulare County that will likely be tak...

/ 5 days ago

East Orosi residents meet with officials about sewer problems

Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

East Orosi residents were told that work on their failing sewer system could begin as early as next month. But it’s not soon enough. Lisa ...

/ 3 weeks ago

Porterville Irrigation District Kills Partnership Amid Accusations of Power Mongering

Less than two months after agreeing to join forces with the city of Porterville to manage area groundwater, the Porterville Irrigation Distr...

/ 4 weeks ago

Hurtado’s Bill Seeks More Funds to Protect South Valley From Floods

Legislation that aims to reduce downstream disasters by funding floodplain restoration projects in Kern, Tulare and Kings counties was intro...

/ 1 month ago

Order That Kept Water in the Kern River Reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal

In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California, the 5th District Court of A...

/ 1 month ago

Progress Picks Up on Well Registration Efforts Among Kings County Landowners

Lemoore area growers and landowners weren’t happy about giving out their well locations and pumping data but said, if they had to, they’d ra...

/ 1 month ago

Tulare County's Herbert Preserve

Tulare County Wetlands Preserve Is Open to Public on Saturday

The largest remaining wetland prairie in the San Joaquin Valley will open to the public on Saturday, an event that only comes around once or...

/ 1 month ago

Bank Seeks $105 Million, Foreclosure on Some of John Vidovich’s Ag Properties

A bank is suing large San Joaquin Valley grower John Vidovich for more than $105 million in allegedly defaulted loans and is demanding the f...

/ 2 months ago

Tea Pot Dome Agrees to Pay $1.4M for Canal Fix, Share Pumping Data With Friant

Tea Pot Dome Water District has agreed to pay Friant Water Authority $1.4 million in exchange for relief from its role in a contract designe...

/ 2 months ago

New Bill Could Reshape Tulare County Groundwater Agency’s Boundaries and Governance

Farmers in the embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency may have the glimmer of a path forward thanks to a bill that would a...

/ 2 months ago

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Fresno Police Cite 140 During 10-Hour Weekend Operation

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Trump Plans to Accept Luxury 747 From Qatar to Use as Air Force One

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

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What the World Needs From Pope Leo

President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to drug prices, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Trump Orders Drugmakers to Cut Prices in 30 Days

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the international media in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP/Domenico Stinellis)

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Pope Leo XIV Urges Release of Imprisoned Journalists, Affirms Gift of Free Speech and Press

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What to Know About Food Poisoning Illnesses Caused by Listeria

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