San Joaquin Valley

Earlier this year, it was discovered that avian influenza had spread to some dairy cows. Farmers in California immediately started protection measures. KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian spoke with Anja Raudabaugh of Western United Dairies to learn more about how local dairy farmers have reacted.

Residents often rely on water wells for daily use in the Central Valley because they live in more rural areas and are not connected to a water system.

Earlier this year, Western Valley Meat Company purchased a Fresno beef factory owned by Cargill, and had planned to cut hundreds of jobs by August.

A new report shows college completion in the San Joaquin Valley is low, but Valley leaders are looking for ways to raise those numbers.

Advocates want state and local officials to set a maximum indoor temperature standard for residences.

By the end of this decade, 10.8 million Californians — or one quarter of the state’s population — will be over 60 years old. That could push the state to change the way it prepares for rising temperatures.

According to new data, the detection of COVID-19 in San Joaquin Valley wastewater is on the rise. Fresno County Deputy Health Officer Dr. Trinidad Solis spoke with KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian about how residents should respond.

The Juneteenth holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States. Though it became a federal holiday just three years ago, it’s long held a special significance for Black Americans. In the historic Black San Joaquin Valley town of Allensworth, residents and visitors gathered earlier this month to celebrate.

The California Highway Patrol suspects a pickup truck driver slammed into a van carrying farmworkers. The impact left the van crushed, just as the workers were making their morning commutes to a vineyard farm outside Firebaugh.

The city of Madera became the first in the San Joaquin Valley to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war. It was a unanimous decision.