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Bakeries, markets and balloons: How health officials aim to vaccinate Fresno County’s youngest kids

Esther Quintanilla

Young children are now eligible for the COVID-19 shot. In Fresno County, health officials have a plan to get more kids vaccinated.

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to combat inflation. It's having a trickle-down effect, resulting in higher mortgage rates, an increase in credit card interest and more. There are steps you can take to improve your financial situation as prices continue to climb.

Mark Lennihan

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In a turbulent economy, here's how to weather the inflation storm

Dustin Jones

LaDonna Speiser has been working four days a week since February. She says she's not ready to give it up.

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More companies are trying out the 4-day workweek. But it might not be for everyone

Jeevika Verma

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Assembly Center survivor and Tulare native Alice Ichinaga Nanamura greets Mission Oak history teacher Michael Paul Mendoza.

Joshua Yeager

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Community

Students lead mission to memorialize Japanese Americans incarcerated at Tulare Fairgrounds during WW2

Joshua Yeager

Students are spearheading efforts to honor thousands of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated at the Tulare County Fairgrounds during WW2 with a planned new memorial

Local News

City of Fresno record budget passes, but some housing advocates question amount of funding to address crisis

Soreath Hok

The City Council voted 7-0 to pass the $1.9 billion budget, of which $40 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding was allocated to address housing.
Government & Politics

California sets nation's toughest plastics reduction rules

Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press

Companies selling plastics used for single-use products like eating utensils, food containers and shampoo bottles will need to cut down on plastic use by 25% over the next decade if they want to keep selling in the state.

Andrew Nixon

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Capital Public Radio

A year after our investigation into medical care, deaths at Coalinga State Hospital remain high

Kerry Klein

For a second year in a row, the death rate at the hospital was the highest of any state hospital or prison, with the exception of a prison medical facility.
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California voters to decide on amendment to state constitution to protect abortion rights in November

Soreath Hok

CA Assembly passes SCA 10 in historic move to protect abortion and contraception rights in California's constitution
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After KVPR investigation of deaths, Coalinga State Hospital patient says medical care still flawed

Kerry Klein

Our investigation last year found the death rate at the hospital was even higher than at state prisons with some of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country.
Esther Quintanilla

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New KVPR reporter Esther Quintanilla investigates how oil wells impact the health of neighboring communities

Kathleen Schock

Quintanilla’s podcast “Black Gold: Living in the Shadow of an Oil Field,” was inspired by her family’s experience living in Kern County

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