Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

Many Venezuelans who now live abroad celebrated Maduro’s ouster because they view him as a dictator who has clamped down on opposition. In Fresno, activists held an emergency protest to call out the U.S. military actions.

2025 brought us so much news. In this end-of-year episode of Central Valley Daily, the news team looks back at the news that shaped the year and what to expect for the new year. Plus, the latest news headlines: What some new laws will bring in the new year, and new data shows how immigration has changed in California.

For decades, so-called “forever chemicals” have been increasingly used on crops and consumer products in the U.S. Environmental advocates are raising alarm over the lack of regulation and research into how these chemicals affect the human body. Today we speak with a policy analyst with the Environmental Working Group who breaks down how these chemicals show up in places like our crops. Plus, the latest news headlines: A mother speaks out after her family is killed in a Porterville house fire; and why a Kingsburg pesticide company is facing state penalties.

A number of nursing homes in California are facing lawsuits for purported negligence and abuse. Some have already had to pay millions to residents or family members. On today’s episode, Jocelyn Wiener with our news partner CalMatters introduces us to one owner at the center of CalMatters reporting.

Months after a public health clinic shut down in the city of Shafter, health officials say they are continuing to weigh options for health services in the community.

A new report issued by the jury this month says the Kern County Board of Supervisors’ decision in August to cut funding for the county’s department of public health by $12 million has left many services and programs underfunded.

The University of California, Merced, is celebrating 20 years since opening its doors to its first students. In that time, the campus has grown to be nationally ranked and to play an integral part of the central California region. Today we speak with UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz about the campus’s past and future.

The Kern County Board of Education is proposing to display the Ten Commandments in its school lobbies. But the proposal has been met with protest from those who want to keep separation of church and state. In this episode, we speak with attorney Chris Line. He's with the Freedom From Religion Foundation, one of the civil rights groups opposing the proposal. Plus, the latest news headlines: The federal DOJ joins a lawsuit challenging California's new voter maps, and the chancellor of the California State Center Community College District announces her retirement.

Days after voters in California approved a redrawing of congressional districts by a wide margin, two House races are already seeing the initial impacts.

“FAT encourages passengers to be patient and vigilant," an airport spokeswoman said.