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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...

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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Feds Again Bump Up Water Allocation for Many Fresno County Farmers

The Federal Bureau of Reclamation is increasing the amount of water available for Fresno County farmers through the Central Valley Project d...

/ 2 weeks ago

Commercial Salmon Season Is Shut Down Again. Will CA’s Iconic Fish Ever Recover?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Alastair Bland CalMatters Facing the continued colla...

/ 4 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

CA Snowpack Is Near-Average. What Does This Mean for Water Supplies?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Despite some heavy rainstorms and squalls of snow in recen...

/ 1 month ago

Westlands’ New Science Adviser Brings Deep Knowledge of Fish

The country’s largest public water district hired a new science adviser to guide the organization and help balance water availability ...

/ 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

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Fresno Man Facing Multiple Charges After Violent Freeway Pursuit and Shooting

A former Porterville librarian, Vikki Ann Cervantes, 50, faces felony charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly friend over the course of a year while managing her finances. (Shutterstock)
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Former Porterville Librarian Accused of Stealing Thousands From Elderly Friend

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As Fresno Files First Case, Maxwell Vows to Protect Wage Theft Unit

Fowler police and sheriff’s deputies arrested two residents Monday, May 12, 2025, after finding illegal firearms, drugs, and stolen property during a search of their home. (Fowler PD)
12 hours ago

Fowler Felon Jailed After Officers Find Assault Rifle, Drugs in Home Search

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Young People Drive Fresno to CA’s Top Job Growth: Wells Fargo Study

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, far left, looks on from the defense table with his attorneys, as a prospective juror, far right, answers questions posed by Judge Arun Subramanian, center, at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Judge Rejects Claim That Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Was Treated Differently Because of His Race

Singer Tory Lanez returns to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for his trial, Dec. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP File)
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Rapper Tory Lanez Attacked at a California Prison as He Serves Time for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

A fire has shut down all southbound lanes of I-5 at Grapevine Road on Monday, May 12, 2025, prompting major traffic delays as crews work to extinguish the flames. (CHP)
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Grapevine Fire Forces Full Closure of Southbound I-5

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