Fresno Yosemite International Airport reached new record of 2.6m passengers in 2024

Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) today announced an all-time annual record of over 2.6 million passengers served in Calendar Year 2024. This new milestone represents a more than 9% increase compared to Calendar Year 2023, which served 2.4 million passengers. In addition to record passenger growth, construction on a major and historic terminal expansion aggressively […]

Bird Flu Gets Real

It’s about more than the price of eggs. Until recently the only indicator for Tulare County residents of a mysterious ailment called bird flu was in the weekly grocery bill. But Bird flu has moved on to become a tangible threat to the region’s health and economy. Many dairies in Tulare County have been put […]

Calendar of Events by Donna Orozco

Don’t miss a thing with Donna’s Calendar of Events! Community Theater “Fearless Dick,” an original musical comedy written for the Barn Theater, is the story of our hero vs the town madame and despicable, comical characters. Includes adult humor. Runs Jan. 10-Feb. 2 at the Porterville Barn Theater, 42 S. Plano, Porterville. 559 310-7046 or […]

President Trump Signs Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship, Sparking Concerns Over Economic and Social Impact

Fresno, CA — Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship, a longstanding policy enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This decision has sparked widespread concern about the potential consequences for immigrant communities and the broader economic and social fabric of the nation. “This policy will undoubtedly cause undue […]

Donna’s Calendar of Events

Community Theater “Fearless Dick,” an original musical comedy written for the Barn Theater, is the story of our hero vs the town madame and despicable, comical characters. Includes adult humor. Runs Jan. 10-Feb. 2 at the Porterville Barn Theater, 42 S. Plano, Porterville. 559 310-7046 or www.portervillebarntheater.com “The Little Mermaid,” Disney’s beloved musical, is presented […]

Trump declares “from this moment on America’s decline is over

Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance. Speaker Johnson. Senator Thune. Chief Justice Roberts. Justices of the United States Supreme Court. President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens, the golden age of America begins right now. From this day […]

West Hills Community College District honored with Exemplary Program Awards

The West Hills Community College District is celebrating the recognition of its colleges, Coalinga College and Lemoore College, by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors as recipients of the 2024-25 Exemplary Program Award. Coalinga College is the 2024-25 Exemplary Program Award Winner for its groundbreaking Coalinga College Library program. This award honors programs that […]

Businesses invited to join First Annual Job Shadow Week, Feb 3-7

The Tulare-Kings College and Career Collaborative, in partnership with the Central San Joaquin Valley K-16 Partnership, is thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural Tulare Kings/Central San Joaquin Valley K-16 Partnership Job Shadow Week, happening February 3-7, 2025. This dynamic initiative, inspired by National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, will give local high school students […]