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It’s Heating Up. Want to Control Water Use? There’s an App for That.

June 6, 2019

As triple-digit temperatures begin to creep into Fresno forecasts, the city is allowing lawns and gardens to be watered more often. At the same time, City Hall hopes residents take an active role in keeping water use on a tight leash. That's where a new dig...

Aerial overview of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 17, 2019

As 2018 was winding down, one of California’s leading newspapers suggested, via a front-page, banner-headlined article, that the drought that had plagued the state for much of this decade may be returning. J...

Snow Survey Finds California Water Nearly Doubled

AP News

May 2, 2019

PHILLIPS STATION — California water officials say cities and farms can expect ample water supplies this summer after winter storms blanketed the Sierra Nevada, nearly doubling the snowpack average for this time...

US Declares Drought Plan Done for Colorado River

AP News

March 20, 2019

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday. “It is time for us to work with...

Photo of man looking on amid wildflowers

Rain Brings 2nd California Super Bloom in 2 Years

AP News

March 8, 2019

BORREGO SPRINGS — It started with the desert lilies in December. Since then a wave of wildflower blooms has been crescendoing across Southern California's Anza-Borrego desert in a burst of color so vivid it can...

Photo of worker taking snow survey at Phillips Station, California

Storms Boost Sierra Snowpack to 98% of Seasonal Average

AP News

January 31, 2019

PHILLIPS STATION — California officials say January storms have pushed the Sierra Nevada snowpack to 98 percent of average to date, which is good news for state water supplies. The California Department of W...

A photo of lemons on a tree branch along Fresno County's Blossom Trail

Fresno County Crops Eclipse $7 Billion in 2017

gvwire

August 21, 2018

It's amazing what a wet year can mean to the Valley's farming economy. The rains of 2017, coming after five years of drought, enabled Fresno County growers, ranchers, and dairymen to eclipse $7 billion in agricultural production last year. It was a record t...

Photo of firefighters monitoring backfire in Ladoga, CA

Battling 18 Blazes, California May Face Worst Fire Season

gvwire

August 8, 2018

The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in s...

Photo of the River Fire consuming a home

Gov. Brown Pledges Any Resources Needed for Fires

gvwire

August 1, 2018

UPPER LAKE, Calif. — A massive wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were allowed to return home and ne...

How Many San Joaquin College Grads Passed Latest Bar Exam?

David Taub

June 29, 2018

Passing the state bar is hard. It’s supposed to be. The California bar exam results from February prove it. Of the 5,000-plus hopeful attorneys, only 29% passed. It is the lowest passage rate since the state started keeping records in 1951. Politics...

Tensions Rise as Iran Speeds Up Enrichment, US Sends Troops

New Clovis Costco: More Space, More Pumps, Self Checkout

Another Alleged Victim Surfaces in Clovis Sexual Assault Case

Warnings Against Toxic Algae Increased at San Luis Reservoir

He Once Struggled to Read. Now He's on State Board of Ed.

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

Jobs Available at Restaurant Coming to World Sports Cafe Space

Pumpsie Green, 1st Black Player on Boston Red Sox, Dies

Fans Descend on San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con

‘Game of Thrones’ Reigns With Record 32 Emmy Nominations

Fighting for Clean Water With Climate Change Money Can Be a Problem

See Democrats Scramble for California’s Cash in 5 Charts

In California, We Long Ago Ended ‘War on Coal’

40 Years of Lies Stigmatizing ‘Teenage Pregnancy’ Are Enough

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Who Will Make the Cut for the Next Democratic Debates?

See Democrats Scramble for California’s Cash in 5 Charts

Trump Blasts 4 Congresswomen; Crowd Roars, ‘Send Her Back!’

Trump vs. Democrats: ‘Racist’ and ‘Socialist’ Lines Drawn for 2020

It’s Heating Up. Want to Control Water Use? There’s an App for That.

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Snow Survey Finds California Water Nearly Doubled

US Declares Drought Plan Done for Colorado River

Rain Brings 2nd California Super Bloom in 2 Years

Storms Boost Sierra Snowpack to 98% of Seasonal Average

Fresno County Crops Eclipse $7 Billion in 2017

Battling 18 Blazes, California May Face Worst Fire Season

Gov. Brown Pledges Any Resources Needed for Fires

How Many San Joaquin College Grads Passed Latest Bar Exam?

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