COVID-19 Has Dramatically Lowered the Life Expectancy of Californians

  The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to make its way across the world with new waves of subvariants emerging. Currently, many Americans are battling BA.5, the latest Omicron subvariant said to be one of the most contagious. And, while attitudes about the virus have slowly changed with many Americans foregoing...

COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

LONDON (AP) — The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. The U.K. on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on...

All Chaffee Zoo Attractions Open Again, Free Tickets for Kids

Visitors to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo can again soak in all the sights and sounds of the city's most popular attraction. With the state's lifting of many COVID restrictions on Tuesday, CEO Jon Forrest Dohlin said, the Wilderness Falls water play, Dino Dig features, and indoor exhibits are open. Those...

Valley Colleges, Universities Will Get $285M in Federal American Rescue Plan Funding

More than $285 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan will benefit students at colleges and universities across the Valley, U.S. Rep. Jim Costa announced Thursday. At least half the funding will be distributed as emergency cash assistance grants to students facing hunger, homelessness, or other hardships. “The...

Walters: California’s Experiment in One-Man Governance by Newsom

The three-branch system of government is not unique to the United States, but most of the world’s democracies are governed by the parliamentary system. In Great Britain, Canada, Japan, and other nations with parliamentary governments, the party or coalition that holds a majority of legislative seats automatically wields executive authority,...

Thousands of ‘Roomsters’ Return to Fresno Campuses After a Year of Online Learning

Although classes have been in session for nearly eight months, for thousands of Fresno Unified students Tuesday was a lot like the first day of school. Little girls at Eaton and Williams elementary schools had big pink bows in their hair and carried "Frozen"-themed backpacks. Boys had their shirts tucked...

Will Fresno, Central Districts Change School Reopening Plans After State Offer?

Fresno's three largest school districts will be in for a share of the $6.6 billion school reopening spending package that state leaders have agreed to, including $4.6 billion for academic interventions, wellness programs, or other needs that the pandemic has created. The spending packages comes nearly a year after the...

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