los banos

President John F. Kennedy visited Los Banos in 1962 to break ground on the San Luis Reservoir, and delivered a speech about American progress.

California’s proposed limit for hexavalent chromium — the first in the nation — would raise water rates in many cities. The contaminant, linked to cancer, was made infamous by Erin Brockovich.

So far, San Joaquin Valley residents have received nearly 200,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine—a sum that may sound high, but falls far short of the…

Some of the same people who warned state leaders about the probability of Oroville Dam failing are now sounding the alarm at San Luis Reservoir in Merced…

The average commute in the Central Valley is just around 20 minutes. Now think of a long commute. Now longer. And longer. How about 6 times longer. That…

Supporters of California’s ambitious High-Speed rail project are making a lot of big promises about what the line can achieve, everything from less…

By now most people know that almonds use a lot of water, about one gallon per nut. Most growers are relying on groundwater even more this year because…

In recent months, the valley's agriculture industry has been thrust into the national headlines, largely over the debate over how much water farmers use…

The recent storms that have hit northern and Central California have much brought needed rain and snow to the state. But they also created a new problem…

Journalist John D. Sutter is on a quest to do something that many valley residents do, kayak on the San Joaquin River. But instead of going for a short…