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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...

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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...

/ 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...

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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...

/ 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

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. Both men are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos but as Trump arrives in the Middle East next week, the fate of the region could hinge on their relationship. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
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Has the California Dream Become a Mirage?

Jeffrey Allen Burrus is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for May 13, 2025. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)
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Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Jeffrey Allen Burrus

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Dallas Mavericks Win the NBA Draft Lottery, Eye Cooper Flagg for No. 1 Pick

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Edwards, Randle Lead the Way Again as Timberwolves Beat Warriors

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RFK Jr. Swims in Washington Creek Filled With Sewage and Bacteria

The Fresno Police Department is increasing seat belt enforcement through June 1 as part of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign to encourage drivers and passengers to buckle up and properly secure children. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)
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‘Click It or Ticket’ Underway in Fresno. How Does It Impact Drivers, Passengers?

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