4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (490+ words) SACRAMENTO – Funds for safe water will be flowing in thanks to a state senator from the Central Valley. Announced in a Sept. 3 press release, State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) secured $171 million in the 2026–27 state budget package for the Safe and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) FRESNO – The Fresno-based nonprofit focused on improving public health outcomes in rural and underserved communities is starting a new project geared toward increasing access to nutritious food. Cultiva La Salud began demolition on a property north of downtown Fresno on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (816+ words) This article was originally published by Fresnoland, keep up with them at fresnoland.org. FRESNO COUNTY – The Fresno County Superior Court ruled on Monday that the state did not break the law by approving a bill superseding the power of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (931+ words) PARLIER – The city of Parlier will not be joining Fresno County in its program for community development block grants, instead opting to continue independently applying for funds. This decision goes against a recommendation from Parlier staff and the wishes of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (760+ words) This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization. FRESNO COUNTY – A Fresno County Superior Court judge has set the date for the climax of a legal battle that will decide when exactly a controversial countywide transportation proposal…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) FRESNO – A Fresno man has been set to pay the price of a multi-million dollar real estate scheme. On Aug. 24, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of California announced that Matthew Campbell, 43, of Fresno, was sentenced to 52 months…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (296+ words) This story was originally published by the California Farm Bureau at agalert.com. CALIFORNIA – The state has committed $820,000 to help contain the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter, which can spread Pierce’s disease, a fatal threat to grapevines, after potentially infested nursery vines…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (211+ words) CALIFORNIA – California fourth graders and their families will have free access to state parks again this year. The Free Fourth Grade Pass gives families admission to 54 state parks, up from 19 when the program was first established as the California State…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (81+ words) News & Brews ft. Fresno County Candidates’ Forum Mid Valley Times will be holding another News & Brews at Riley’s Brewing Co. Taproom from 4 to 8 p.m. This time, however, we will be asking local election candidates to respond to our questions…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (357+ words) TULARE AND FRESNO COUNTY – New liquor licenses are up for grabs in counties across the state of California, including in the Central Valley counties of Tulare and Fresno. On Aug. 17, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced that…...