A powerful Southern California government agency is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay the controversial VMT law. The Southern California Association of Governments — which represents six counties and more than 19 million people — spoke of housing shortage concerns and immediate negative impacts on minorities. Making separate requests of...
In Suing California, Group Says Law Will Keep Grandparents From Seeing Grandchildren
A group suing the State of California says the high cost of living in California will only get worse if a new law takes effect. High-tech workers are already fleeing for remote setups in lower-cost areas like Austin, Pittsburgh, and New Mexico says The Two Hundred cofounder Robert J. Apodaca. The...
Tulare County Points to Easter Socializing as a Reason for 101 New COVID Cases
The Tulare County Health Department reported the largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases Tuesday since the start of the outbreak. Tulare County’s confirmed cases rose by 101 since Monday, bringing the total to 858. Public Information officer Tammie Weyker-Adkins told GV Wire by email, "We're seeing the result of what occurred...
Virtual Academy Will Train ‘Disease Detectives’ by Tens of Thousands in CA
One of the keys to reopening our economy — and keeping it open — will rest in the hands of "disease detectives." In the medical community, they're called contact tracers. The name describes exactly how they'll crack the cases. It's estimated that Fresno County alone will need 300 of them....
Election Fraud Sends Madera County Woman to Jail for a Year
Election fraud does not pay, as 30-year-old April Atilano learned last week in Madera County Superior Court. Judge Michael Jerkovich sentenced Atilano to 364 days in the county jail and three years' probation April 9. She previously pleaded guilty to six counts of election fraud. According to the Madera County...
Madera County Shooter Agrees to 9 Years in Prison
A Madera man who shot two people in the Fresno River has agreed to a plea deal with a nine-year prison term and will be sentenced May 11. According to the Madera County District Attorney's Office, Salomon Barragon Velez shot one person in the foot and one in the leg on...
Tulare County Confirms Two New COVID-19 Deaths
Two people died over the weekend in Tulare County from COVID-19 according to the health officials there. The individuals were both over 65 and the transmission types were community contact. These were the 12th and 13th deaths due to COVID-10 in Tulare County. In a news release, Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare...
First Fresno County COVID-19 Death Reported
The first death in Fresno County from the coronavirus was announced Friday afternoon by public health officials. The county now has 100 positive cases. Twenty-eight are travel-related, 24 are community-acquired, 18 resulted from close contact, and 30 are under investigation. The person who died was described as elderly with underlying...
Coarsegold Mail Carrier Positive for COVID-19, 12 Others Isolated
A mail carrier in Coarsegold is now in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the Madera County Department of Health said Friday. The county's communicable disease investigators then identified 12 people who had contact with the mail carrier. All of them were immediately isolated, Madera officials said. The source of transmission...
As Valley Deaths Rise, Convention Center Will Be COVID-19 Field Hospital
With COVID-19 deaths rising in the Valley, the Fresno Convention Center will house a 250-bed field hospital site to help alleviate the strain on local hospitals. According to a news release Friday from the Fresno County Health Department, the site is expected to include beds, medical equipment, and personal protective equipment for...