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The World Health Organization issued the statement as the novel coronavirus, calling it an "unprecedented outbreak." Here's what we knew — and didn't know — about the virus at that time.
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As the Madera Community Hospital bankruptcy filing is expected to be completed, the closure of three clinics and a hospital in a single month in the county have left many questions.
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While Goshen, California, residents continue to mourn the shooting deaths, the violence has also silenced the grieving community – leaving many in this sleepy town fearful to speak about the tragedy for fear of retaliation.
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California Rep. Kevin McCarthy was challenged for the job, but in the end claimed the House Speaker gavel. The San Joaquin Valley politician catapulted to one of the most powerful positions in Washington, D.C.

California has set carbon-neutrality goals for 2045 in a move away from fossil fuels to combat global warming. Kern County, where oil and gas production is a key industry, is at the epicenter of this transition's push and pull. KVPR News' Joshua Yeager is tracking the developments in the changing energy landscape.
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Full water allocations for farmers, cities and other contractors are still to be determined for 2023. But the picture became a lot clearer this week.
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Uduak-Joe Ntuk has resigned after three years of leading the Geologic Energy Management Division.
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Farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley feel effects of California storms.
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From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, we sift through the wild array of recession predictions.
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The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.
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