
KVPR News Podcast
Local news reports and interviews from KVPR, covering issues in Central California.
Latest Episodes
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A challenge to California’s “Three Strikes” sentencing law is on the ballot this fall with Proposition 36. Proponents say some felonies should not result…
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The small Kern County community of Arvin has some of the worst air in the nation. Surrounded on two sides by mountains at the southern end of the San…
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The Sacramento San Joaquin delta supplies drinking water for more than half of California. Just inland from the San Francisco bay, this patchwork of…
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Sharmin Bock has helped convict dozens of child sex traffickers.“In my 23 years as a prosecutor, I have to say, I have never seen a defendant as…
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California health officials are alerting people to protect themselves from plague after animals in Northern and Southern California tested positive for…
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A new poll finds support for Proposition 37 on California’s November’s ballot dropping. Prop 37 would require labels on all foods containing…
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For the first time, a majority of California public schools met or surpassed academic achievement goals this year.53-percent of schools scored at or above…
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Our series on the initiatives Californians will be voting on next month continues with a look at Proposition 34, which would repeal the death penalty.Both…
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Banks are speeding up the home foreclosure process in California, according to data out today. But one analyst says the process may start to slow down…
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Fresno County is exploring the possibility of contracting with other counties to house inmates in their jails, as soon as January of next year.The Board…