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Sgt. Adolph Aguirre, whose plane was shot down over Europe in 1943, received a funeral with full military honors in Exeter. It was a bittersweet homecoming that many believed would never happen.
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A groundbreaking ceremony in southern Tulare County signaled the start of another chapter in the long and expensive effort to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills recognizing tribal communities in September. -
A funding shortfall by a Catholic financial services firm has left 40,000 people nationwide without answers – including nearly 1,800 former Diocese of Fresno employees. -
California’s high-speed rail authority wanted state lawmakers to cut red tape and raise more revenue to keep the train project on track. Only one of the policies it advocated became law this year. -
An investigation by NPR and Boston University found two San Joaquin Valley counties are potentially underreporting how many people die of heat related causes.
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Prop. 40 opponents say the billionaire tax allows lawmakers to change the measure with a two-thirds vote. They warn it opens the door to future wealth taxes on everyday Californians. -
The two candidates for Merced County Superintendent of Schools, Ana Boyenga and Richard Lopez, debated their competing visions for leadership. -
Election officials are urging voters to take advantage of ballot drop boxes after USPS changes to mail delivery last year caused a surge in late ballots. -
Rural voters rank the cost of living and cost of healthcare as top issues they want to hear about from midterm candidates as they face a tightening pocketbook pinch.
It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge.
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Google MapsIn the tiny community of Shaver Springs in the Fresno County foothills, residents say the water is so brown it leaves stains in their bathtubs, tiles and clothing. -
Joe Moore/KVPR“We have both a supply and a demand issue here locally," Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell told KVPR's Central Valley Daily podcast. -
Samantha Rangel/KVPRKings County mosquito technicians are working to curb the spike of cases this year after one person died from the virus. -
Lois Henry / SJV WaterDaniel Maldonado will take the reins of the Bakersfield Water Resources Department as its Director effective immediately, according to a City of Bakersfield press release.
These vintage signs in Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield are relics of businesses and community members from a time long past.
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Nestled close the Sierra foothills in Tulare County, Porterville began as a ferry crossing on the Tule River.
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