Independence Day holiday travel at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is expected to begin Friday, June 28 through Sunday, July 7. During this 10-day period, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) projects to screen more than 45,600 departing passengers from FAT. Passenger throughput during this period is 20% greater than at the same time last year. The […]
Ongoing wildfires in the Eastern Fresno County are generating smoke that is now affecting the San Joaquin Valley. Weather patterns through this weekend have the potential to continue to draw wildfire smoke into the Valley counties of Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Kern. As a result, the District has issued an Air Quality Alert with the […]
The annual Freedom Fest Celebration, presented by the City of Porterville, will be held on Saturday, June 29th at the Porterville Sports Complex and will showcase an array of local vendors, and a spectacular display of fireworks! The festival will showcase over 40 food and craft vendors, an aerial performance by Skydive Elsinore, a special […]
The Center for Art, Culture, and History – Exeter, or CACHE, will be hosting a solo exhibition titled Illumination. The exhibit features watercolor and acrylic paintings by local artist Krista Fulbright. It will be on view from July 13th through October 13th, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 13th, from 4:30 p.m. […]
Thanks to the Graduate Medical Education Program at Kaweah Health, more doctors are practicing in the Central Valley. This year, Kaweah Health is excited to announce the graduation of 41 resident doctors six specialty areas of study, and three fellow doctors (doctors seeking advanced medical training) in its Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship. Since the […]
A sprawling heat dome put more than 30 million people across the Western U.S. under excessive heat advisories last week, triggering warnings from the National Weather Service about the danger of extreme heat to human health and potential impacts on “heat-sensitive industries.” Over the past two decades, heat illness awareness and prevention has become a […]
On Friday, May 31, 2024, the Superior Court of Yolo County released an Order denying all claims in the Friends of the River v. Sites Project Authority case. In late 2023, six environmental organizations, Friends of the River, Center for Biological Diversity, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Water Impact Network, Save California Salmon, and Sierra […]
The annual Fireworks Extravaganza is back in Tulare! The Kiwanis Club of Tulare will host the 57th annual Firework Extravaganza on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the Tulare County Fairgrounds in Tulare. The gates open at 6:00 p.m., and food and entertainment will be available before the spectacular fireworks show starts at dusk. Admission is […]
Tulare County Library’s Visalia Branch welcomes Authors Jennifer J. Chow and Lorie Lewis Ham for a presentation and book signing on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 1pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend and hear the authors speak about their newest books. Ill Fated-Fortune is the first book in Jennifer J. Chow’s new series set in […]
Lemoore College is proud to announce its recent honors in the Fresno Bee’s Best of the Central Valley People’s Choice Awards. The college has been awarded gold in the College/University category and silver in the Trade/Technical School category. These prestigious achievements are a testament to the college’s unwavering dedication to excellence in education and its […]