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Farmers in West Fresno County to Consider 200% Groundwater Pumping Fee Hike

A western Fresno County groundwater agency hopes to increase pumping fees by about 212%, from $8 per acre foot to $25 per acre foot, in a bi...

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Measuring the Sinking Land in Merced County

State Zeroes In on the Sinking San Joaquin Valley

Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking, were received with mixed reactions after they were re...

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Lemoore Farmers Fed Up With Lack of Representation on Groundwater Agency

Growers in northwestern Kings County are fed up with a lack of representation on their groundwater agency and what they say has been an exce...

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Farming Giant Boswell Silent as It Plans to Sink Tulare Lake Bed Another 10 feet

While some groundwater managers in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin look for ways to come together on pumping limits in order to comply ...

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Fresno County Irrigation District Pitches 137% Fee Hike for More Kings River Flood Water

Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees that the Consolidated Irrigation District hope...

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Tulare County Farmers Cry Foul Over Proposed Groundwater Fees

Tulare County farmers are incensed by a proposed new fee structure that they say will put the entire burden of state groundwater oversight a...

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Pending State Subsidence Guidelines Give Valley Water Managers a Sinking Feeling

New subsidence guidelines from the Department of Water Resources are expected to drop on San Joaquin Valley water managers any day, a prospe...

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Kings River Conservancy Names New Leader, Plans to Expand Public Access

A new executive director has taken the helm of the Kings River Conservancy with a focus on community engagement and conservation. Monserra...

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Tulare County’s Lake Success Spillway Expansion Completed, Celebrated

A ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday marked the completion of a massive construction project expanding water storage at Lake Success and ...

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Lower Kern River

Eight More Drowning Deaths Added to Kern River Warning Signs

Early bird Memorial Day weekend traffic barely slowed as it passed the small group of media and Kern County Sheriff’s Office personnel gathe...

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Madera County authorities are asking for the public’s help to locate the family of a Michael Varela, 68, of Coarsegold, who died last month. (Madera County SO)

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Madera County Authorities Seek Family of Deceased Coarsegold Man

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Fresno Police Plan DUI Checkpoints, Increased Patrols Throughout August

Twanisha Madonna Lee is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for August 12, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)

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Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Twanisha Madonna Lee

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An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. (Reuters File)

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