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California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years.
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The board meeting marked the first time leaders from the district responded to an investigative series by KVPR and The Merced FOCUS.
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Visitors are flocking to Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada to take in a rare phenomenon known as a superbloom.
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Despite the toll it's taking on civilians, many view the attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel as necessary in order to oust a violent and oppressive regime and transition the country into a secular democracy.
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Following $4 billion in a school model that ensures students are healthy, engaged and supported, funding could be in the state’s funding formula.
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Demise of 140-year-old fruit packer sends devastating ripples through support industries.
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In an email to staff earlier this week, Merced College Dean John Albano responded to a reporting investigation that looked into how the college handled multiple complaints filed against him.
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Although tuberculosis cases in California have risen and fallen in recent years, the overall statewide total has declined. However, two counties in the Central Valley are reporting an increase.
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Fresno has a lot of things going for it - but residents also share the economic reality of living here.
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The college’s two ethnic studies professors resigned in late 2024. Though their reasons for leaving are not fully known, just a month before, they were among at least 10 employees who filed complaints against the dean, many of whom alleged workplace intimidation and discrimination.
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How KVPR and The Merced FOCUS reported "Paper Trails and Transfers."
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In late 2024, at least 10 faculty members and employees submitted complaints alleging discrimination by a Merced College dean. Reporting by KVPR and The Merced FOCUS found all of the allegations were ultimately dismissed, but college officials still decided to move the dean to a different department – before he later stepped back into a faculty role. Some complainants say they’ve been the subject of retaliation.