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COVID Hospitalizations Worry Fresno’s Top Doc. County Surpasses 35,000 Cases.

November 20, 2020

Fresno County passed a sobering 35,000 COVID-19 cases on Friday with the latest health department report. Since the pandemic began, 35,278 COVID cases have been reported, with 463 deaths and 171 patients currently hospitalized. "We've been watching those...

In Latest Update, Fresno Stands Pat on ‘Red’ Tier of State’s COVID Dashboard

Jim Jakobs

November 4, 2020

New COVID-19 data out Wednesday was welcome news to Fresno County which stays in the 'red' tier for reopening. This means restaurants, churches and other businesses can continue to offer limited indoor servi...

Local Schools Inch Closer to Resuming Face to Face Instruction

Nancy Price

September 29, 2020

When Fresno County on Tuesday moved into the red-tinged Tier 2 of the state's reopening plan because of lowered coronavirus infection rates, schools got a lot closer to being able to reopen for in-person classe...

Fresno County’s COVID-19 Numbers Head in Right Direction Toward Reopenings

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

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, accordin...

Aerial view of Immanuel Schools campus in Reedley, California

Judge To Immanuel Schools: Stop In-Person Teaching Immediately

Nancy Price

September 15, 2020

A Fresno County Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered Immanuel Schools of Reedley to close immediately to in-person instruction that began one month ago. County counsel Daniel Cederborg said the court gran...

These Fresno County Schools May Be The First to Open for Students

Nancy Price

August 28, 2020

Two small Sierra schools seeking to reopen for classes on campus might get their wish as early as next week, Fresno County interim health officer Dr. Rais Vohra said Friday. "It looks like they (Big ...

New State Policy Opens Local Schools for A Few Kids

Nancy Price

August 26, 2020

New guidelines from the California Department of Public Health opens the door to allowing small numbers of students back on campuses closed since March 13. A lot of details remain to be hashed out, and Valley officials on Wednesday were studying the Cohorti...

County Seeks Injunction to Halt Immanuel Schools’ In-Person Instruction

Nancy Price

August 21, 2020

Fresno County is seeking a court injunction to force Immanuel Schools of Reedley to close to in-person instruction, contending that the private Christian K-12 schools are violating state and local health orders...

Fresno County to Seek Reopen Waivers for Big Creek, Hume Lake Schools

Nancy Price

August 14, 2020

Two tiny Sierra mountain schools in eastern Fresno County might get to open for classes after all. Fresno County Public Health director David Pomaville said Friday that his department next week will ask the ...

Big Creek Has Essential Workers, a Closed School, and No Child Care Center for Kids

Nancy Price

August 12, 2020

Big Creek, population 188, is in essence a Southern California-Edison company town — one where parents live with their children year-round. These are the folks that make sure the power stays on so your air-conditioning can keep running. Clearly, they are so...

Biden Aims for Quicker Shots, 'Independence from This Virus'

After 4 Year Fight, Former Fresno PD Site May Become Neighborhood Park

Clovis Unified, Fresno City Detail Their In-Person Graduation Plans

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

California, We Have a Huge Problem and It's Called Los Angeles

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

DA Charges Former Clovis Council Hopeful for Alleged Campaign Sign Theft

Food Truck Frenzy Takes Over Manchester Mall Lot

Ted Nugent, Who Once Dismissed COVID-19, Sickened by Virus

Redemption Is Here for Autry’s Film ‘Victory By Submission’

Saddle Up and Get Vaccinated for Return of the Clovis Rodeo

Walters: California’s Vaccine Record Just So-so

Walters : California’s ‘Tort Wars’ Flaring Up Again

Nursing Scholarship Donation Is an Investment and a Thank-you

Walters : Newsom Puts Rosy Spin on Job Report

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

COVID Hospitalizations Worry Fresno’s Top Doc. County Surpasses 35,000 Cases.

In Latest Update, Fresno Stands Pat on ‘Red’ Tier of State’s COVID Dashboard

Local Schools Inch Closer to Resuming Face to Face Instruction

Fresno County’s COVID-19 Numbers Head in Right Direction Toward Reopenings

Judge To Immanuel Schools: Stop In-Person Teaching Immediately

These Fresno County Schools May Be The First to Open for Students

New State Policy Opens Local Schools for A Few Kids

County Seeks Injunction to Halt Immanuel Schools’ In-Person Instruction

Fresno County to Seek Reopen Waivers for Big Creek, Hume Lake Schools

Big Creek Has Essential Workers, a Closed School, and No Child Care Center for Kids

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