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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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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Trump Pulls Back 150 Guard Troops From Federal Duties in California

An Israeli military convoy manoeuvres near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, July 1, 2025. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

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Trump Says Israel Has Agreed to Conditions to Finalize 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire

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Fresno County Man Arrested for Suspected Arson Hours After Separate Wildfire

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023. REUTERSStringerFile Photo

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Iran Made Preparations to Mine the Strait of Hormuz, US Sources Say

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