PASO ROBLES — A man recently released from jail in central California was shot and killed Thursday at the end of a 36-hour hunt that followed the shooting of a sheriff's deputy and other attacks that wounded three other law enforcement officers, including a Kings County sheriff's deputy. During Thursday's...
Napa Has Name, but Wine Lovers Taking Note of Paso Robles Varieties
PASO ROBLES —Winemakers around this central coast city can grow a mind-boggling variety of grapes thanks to a wide diversity of microclimates. Visitors can take a tasting tour of European varietals — from Italy and Spain as well as France’s Rhone and Bordeaux regions. The wine-growing area around Paso Robles...
Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs
California’s water policy can be complex, and — let’s be honest — often polarizing. Water decisions frequently get distilled into unhelpful narratives of fish versus farms, north versus south, or urban versus rural. Climate change-driven droughts and flooding threats, as well as our divided political climate, compound these challenges. We...
Hanford Police: 4-Month-Old Kidnapped by Man Found Safe
Hanford police say they have located a 4-month-old baby boy who was allegedly kidnapped by a man who had dated his mother. Police Capt. Karl Anderson says the baby was found safe Tuesday in Lemoore about 10 miles west of Hanford, where the child was abducted Monday. Anderson says the...
Celebrate Sequoia National Park's 129th Birthday With a Visit
"Big" is the word that comes to mind for Sequoia National Park, which was established 129 years ago on Sept. 25, 1890. Big trees and big canyons dominate the park, as well as its jointly administered neighbor, Kings Canyon National Park, which was established in 1940. Together, the two Central...