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Gov. Gavin Newsom asked legislators to approve a Nov. 4 special election over the "Election Rigging Response Act," which would give voters a say on whether or not to temprarily change congressional maps.

Owners of the Buck Owens Crystal Palace say the music venue will be shutting down in the coming months.

Family members and residents say alleged abuse by the girl's father was reported to the county’s Child Protective Services agency previously.

The teacher’s union is questioning the board’s closed-door process in making the payment.

In the previous list, several Valley cities and counties were included, leading to confusion about its accuracy, since most counties in the region do not consider themselves sanctuary counties.

Ian Choudri, the California High Speed Rail Authority CEO, said the high-speed rail is a modern project, and its complexity puts it in the same league as other major infrastructure projects that have helped shape the country.

The California High Speed Rail is a controversial topic, The federal government has slashed funding over its lack of progress. But the CEO of the High Speed Rail Authority, Ian Choudri, says the rail can be a point of national pride if its given the chance to get done. Choudri visited the KVPR studios to give us an update on the project.

Fresno’s Tower District is known as an artsy district, and now among the homes and businesses is a celebrity hat maker. Keryn Nicholson makes custom hats by hand all on her own. She has even gotten an order by the likes of Post Malone. KVPR’s Samantha Rangel brings us Nicholson’s story of how she turned her hobby into a business. Plus, the latest news headlines: A military fighter jet crashes down on a Fresno County field; and Gov. Newsom signs a bill that adds a cost accountability measure to the high speed rail project.

Hot shot Hot shot crews are the U.S. Forest Service’s most-elite wildland firefighters. Crews face demanding physical requirements in order to tackle the most aggressive and remote fires. So how does a woman with a poetry degree end up on a crew in this male-dominated field? Author Kelly Ramsey discusses her experience in her new memoir “Wildfire Days: A Woman, A Hotshot Crew, and The Burning American West.”

Harris was behind one of the most prominent business operations in the San Joaquin Valley, which touches on farming, hospitality and horse breeding.