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In 1948, a plane carrying mostly Mexican farm laborers crashed near Coalinga, killing all on board. When first reported, a local paper only referred to the laborers as “deportees.” Decades later, Tim Z. Hernandez went on a search to find their names and connect with their families. Hernandez discusses his new book that remembers the crash victims.Plus, the latest news headlines, including former Congressman TJ Cox’s day in court, and how voting trends in the San Joaquin Valley compare nationally.

Chinese immigrants first came to Hanford seeking work with local railroads and farms. Some estimate the town at one point had a Chinese immigrant population of 1,000. While many of them are gone, remnants of Hanford’s Chinese heritage remain. Arianna Wing discusses Hanford’s Chinese history and efforts to restore the physical history.Plus, the latest news headlines, including a shakeup in the Merced City School District leadership and a judge appointing a receiver for Assemi cropland.

A new PG&E rate increase was approved by California regulators earlier this month. It’s not the first one this year, and the average customer is now paying $40 to $50 more per month, compared to 2023. Mark Toney leads The Utility Reform Network, or TURN, which is a nonprofit that advocates for rate-payers. Toney discusses what he is hearing from customers, and ways his organization is responding to rising utility rates.Plus, the latest news headlines, including the push to get out the vote in swing House districts in the Valley, and a memorial for victims of a 1948 plane crash west of Coalinga.

After a five-year hiatus, the Philippine Weekend festival is returning to Delano, California. We speak with one of the festival’s organizers about the festival’s meaning and hear about the deeper history of Filipinos in the city. Plus, the latest news headlines, including a first-ever brew fest coming to Fresno and a Clovis Unified faculty group being ordered to disband.

Last year, the navel orangeworm killed nearly 4% of California's almonds before they could even make it to supermarket shelves. Researchers in the Central Valley are now developing a technique to fight back. We speak with David Haviland of the UC Cooperative Extension to discuss the solution and ongoing research. Plus, the latest news headlines, including new Fresno State graduates from a state prison and fake county letters reaching Merced area residents.

New research shows that at California public universities, there’s been a significant drop in the enrollment of low-income undocumented students. Bill Kidder with the UCLA Civil Rights Projects discusses the study's findings and what may be behind the drop in enrollment.Plus, the latest news headlines, including, the bird flu’s impacts on industries other than dairy in the Valley, and the iconic Hanford business up for sale.

The American Red Cross deployed over a thousand disaster workers from California after Hurricane Helene devastated many communities in the Southeastern United States last month. We speak with a Fresno woman who is on the ground helping recovery efforts in North Carolina.Plus, the latest news headlines, including a new study highlighting the potential effects of wildfire smoke on Valley crops and candidates for Fresno County supervisor square off.

Much of the land in the Sierra Nevada is protected by firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service. But in recent years, the agency has struggled to keep fire crews fully staffed, as many firefighters have left for better pay. Journalist Gabrielle Cannon, with The Guardian newspaper, discusses what’s been done to raise firefighter pay.Plus, the latest news headlines, including a third racehorse death at The Big Fresno Fair and more on the Bird Flu outbreak in cattle across Tulare County.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law, AB-98, that will limit where new warehouses can be placed. LA Times reporter Rebecca Plevin discusses how the new rules will impact places that are seeing an expansion of warehouses and the logistics industry development, like the Central Valley.Plus, the latest news headlines, including dairy workers in Tulare County catching bird flu and Clovis plans to change how it elects council members.

Today on Central Valley Daily, a recent effort by a Fresno County community to change what school district it belongs to is causing a heated debate with big players involved.Plus, the latest news headlines, including division over statewide warehouse legislation and a Valley native wins gold with his team at the 2024 Paralympics.