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Ken James
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California Department of Water Resources
California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.
José Luis Villegas
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AP
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Dezaraye Bagalayos
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Allensworth Progressive Association
Some Allensworth residents are choosing to stay and protect property despite an evacuation order due to threats of flooding.
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Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado/KVPREastern Tulare County communities are continuing to clean up from the series of storms this month that brought flooding. -
Gerardo Vazquez/Dolores Huerta FoundationFarmworking families allege intimidation and questions over immigration status, forcing some families to leave at least two centers in Farmersville and Woodville.
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County of Tulare/FACEBOOKIn Tulare County, where reservoirs are at capacity and entire communities are underwater, so are agricultural fields. Almond trees have toppled, dairy herds have had to be relocated, and farmers and farmworkers have been displaced.
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As Sierra Nevada floodwaters continue to flow into the San Joaquin Valley, they’re leaving behind a path of destruction.
One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.
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The bill would ban several common ingredients used in processed foods, such as Red Dye No. 3, which has been linked to cancer in animal studies. -
Evacuation orders prompted by waterway breach were put in place for the Tulare County communities of Allensworth and Alpaugh on Sunday.
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The average new vehicle costs nearly $49,000, an almost $10,000 increase from before the pandemic. This is a look at today's deeply weird auto market.
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Under the $50 million deal, the state is partnering with drugmaker Civica to start making the new generic insulin later this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Valley News
- 131 homes affected by flooding at a small Tulare County community. Help is available
- Evacuations ordered as Porterville lake fills beyond capacity, water is released
- Tulare County communities inundated as atmospheric rivers drench state
- Fresno-city mobile food vendors get a boost from local government
California
- Newsom shifts oil profits penalty plan to regulators
- California court says Uber, Lyft can treat state drivers as independent contractors
- California storms create paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon
- New cost estimate for high-speed rail puts California bullet train $100 billion in the red
National & Global
- New York DA investigating Trump calls GOP requests 'unprecedented' and 'unlawful'
- Suspect in Denver's East High School shooting is dead, authorities confirm
- GM will stop making the Chevy Camaro, but a successor may be in the works
- A rare tornado tears through part of Los Angeles County. Here's why that's so unusual
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