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Westlands Leader Calls Slight Water Boost ‘Disappointing’

Westlands Water District leader Allison Febbo characterized Tuesday’s announced 5% federal water allocation increase as “disappo...

Westlands Leader Calls Slight Water Boost ‘Disappointing’

Westlands Water District leader Allison Febbo characterized Tuesday’s announced 5% federal water allocation increase as “disappo...

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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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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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Alejandro Aureliano Godinez is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for May 29, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)
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Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Alejandro Aureliano Godinez

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Israel Authorizes More Settlements in the Occupied West Bank. Strikes on Gaza Kill 13

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Crypto Crime Spills Over From Behind the Screen to Real-Life Violence

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Trump Administration Revokes Parole of Mexican Girl Receiving Lifesaving Care in US

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California Avocado Growers Say Mexican Imports Have Helped Their Sales

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Business Insider Cuts 21% of Workforce, Memo Shows

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49ers Make a Switch at Punter, Signing Thomas Morstead and Cutting Mitch Wishnowsky

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McVay Admits Rams Considering Reunion With Jalen Ramsey

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