Joshua Yeager
Reporter / Report For AmericaJoshua Yeager covers Kern County and the Southern San Joaquin Valley for KVPR, and is a member of the Report For Americas Corps. This is the first time in KVPR's history that the station has a full-time reporter based in Bakersfield. Report For America is a nationwide non-profit that helps local newsrooms expand their coverage by helping to fund a portion of new local reporting positions. Joshua is a Tulare native, and studied journalism at UC Irvine. Before joining KVPR, he was a reporter for the Visalia Times-Delta, where he covered local government and the pandemic.
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As a brutal heatwave bears down on the San Joaquin Valley, thousands of farmworkers remain out in fields – where temperatures could reach 115 degrees.
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An excessive heat warning will take effect Saturday morning in the San Joaquin Valley and last through Monday, as an extended heatwave swelters the state.
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Transportation workers across Tulare County – including Sequoia National Park – are gearing up for a strike that could disrupt travel plans for many.
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With the arrival of the Fourth of July holiday, several Valley cities are urging residents not to celebrate with illegal fireworks.
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Bitwise Industries continues to face repercussions after it suddenly shuttered operations last month. According to some reports, the tech company is now being investigated at the federal level.
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The debt ceiling debate ultimately ended with a deal between congressional Republicans and the White House. In Bakersfield, Calif., Speaker Kevin McCarthy's constituents watched the debate unfold.
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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy emerged from his first major fight as speaker with a debt ceiling deal. But it wasn't without controversy — or a big dose of bipartisanship.
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The unraveling of Fresno-based tech company Bitwise Industries after announcing it furloughed all of its staff has sent shockwaves throughout the San Joaquin Valley and beyond.
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Tulare Lake is expected to peak next week at more than 100,000-acres wide. That's nearly the size of Lake Tahoe.
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As California's massive winter snowpack melts, one industry is having a great year. Across the state, whitewater rafting is roaring back to life after years of debilitating drought.