Fresno County remains in the state's highest tier for widespread COVID-19 transmission, but that may soon change. The California Department of Public Health releases new tracking data every Tuesday. With today's update, Fresno is now meeting the two metrics needed to move from the state's purple tier into the lower...
Fresno Unified Will Seek OK To Reopen K-6 Schools to Students
Fresno Unified School District elementary school students could be among the first to be back in the classroom with their teachers. The district is planning to apply for a waiver that allow those students to return to school for in-person instruction. Older students would still have distance learning until coronavirus...
Youth Suicide Attempts Up in Fresno County in Recent Days, Health Expert Warns.
A disturbing trend in Fresno County has leaders on edge and asking for help from parents to talk with their kids. Officials say it is a public health issue that needs to be addressed immediately. "Locally we're paying very close attention to the volume of kids we're seeing in crisis....
Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors
Members of the Fresno City Council listened to impassioned pleas from the business community Thursday before voting to pass a resolution asking Governor Gavin Newsom to allow restaurants to reopen indoors "as soon as possible." The resolution, which takes effect immediately (Garry Bredefeld & Nelson Esparza voted no), contained three...
Doors Won’t Open at Some Fresno Businesses Until Device Screens You for COVID
Coming to a wall near you - a new digital device ensuring you answer all COVID-19 health survey questions before you're allowed in. Several local businesses and a school have already jumped on board. Northwest Fresno company OnDisplay went live Wednesday with their new digital health survey. It is a...
Oklahoma’s Epidemiologist Warned of Trump Rally Deaths
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's former state epidemiologist warned that President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa in June could lead to as many as nine deaths and 228 new cases of COVID-19, according to documents released Wednesday. The documents released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health in response to an...
Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’
Lisa Thong, President of the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology publicly stated Monday that Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health have kept her and her board in the dark as to why many of her licensees can't open indoors. "We were not at the table to...
Walters: Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Bite the Dust Again
As COVID-19 slammed into California a half-year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a partial shutdown of what had been a high-flying economy to combat the deadly virus, plunging the state into its worst recession since the Great Depression. In turn, the pandemic and the recession spawned a flurry of legislative...
Hume Lake, Big Creek Schools Get Waivers to Reopen, but Creek Fire Scattered Students
Two small Sierra schools are approved for waivers to reopen for in-person instruction for elementary school students, the first in Fresno County since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools in mid-March. Hume Lake Charter School, a public K-12 school between Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, could reopen to K-6 students...
Fresno County’s COVID-19 Numbers Head in Right Direction Toward Reopenings
Cautious optimism radiated from Tuesday's Fresno County Department of Public Health Zoom call as the state released improved COVID-19 numbers. For the time being, Fresno County remains in the purple tier, indicating widespread COVID-19. However, according to the state dashboard, the county is at a 6.2% case positivity rate (needs...