A new public school under construction in Fresno, California has been named in honor of the late Jaswant Singh Khalra, reports ABC30. Khalra is known for his investigations of 25,000 deaths he connected to police in Punjab,

Foster Farms, the California poultry giant, announced last week that it will close its turkey processing plant in Turlock (Stanislaus County) on May 9, resulting in the loss of 519 jobs. The Central Valley company,

A D.C. federal judge paused the Trump Administration’s plan to freeze federal grants Tuesday. The freeze was set to take effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday and would have

Chevron is directing customers to urge lawmakers to rethink carbon emissions legislation, which it claims will lead to higher gas prices and nearly 25% of your gas money going to state taxes and

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection operation swept through parts of the San Joaquin Valley last week, sowing chaos in a region where much of the nation’s fresh fruits and vegetables are grown by a workforce that is overwhelmingly Latino and undocumented.

Animal safety often draws much attention when it comes to horse racing issues in California. Just in October at the local level, a horse suffered a race-related injury at the Big Fresno Fair and had to be euthanized. It was the third horse death reported at the Fresno track this year.

Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules.

With at least 28 lives lost, more than 12,000 structures destroyed, 80,000-plus people who were or still are under evacuation orders and damage estimates in the tens of billions of dollars, the Los An

Fresno County, the most populous county in the region, also had the largest number of people who want to work but don’t have jobs. In 2024, monthly unemployment averaged about 37,250 people. Almost 23,000 people were out of work in Tulare County, followed by about 11,700 in Merced County, 5,200 in Madera County and about 5,140 in Kings County.

Heightened fears of mass deportations can make undocumented immigrants and their families in the Central Valley vulnerable to unscrupulous people trying to take advantage of their situation. Oftentimes, immigrant rights advocates say, people who fall prey to scammers lose their money and are placed in greater risk of deportation.

“Horse racing has been a staple at The Big Fresno Fair for more than 120 years. The Big Fresno Fair Board and Management do not want to see that change – and we believe our Central Valley community reflects that same sentiment,” Estrada said in a statement.

The California Association of Racing Fairs (CARF) announced on Tuesday it will not apply for racing dates in 2025.The unanimous decision could affect several s