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California eradicated these 20-pound rodents decades ago; DNA suggests someone deliberately brought them back

California believed nutria were eradicated, but they reappeared in the Central Valley. A new genetic study indicates these rodents were reintroduced by humans. Nutria damage wetlands and weaken vital flood control structures. Their feeding and burrowing habits cause significant ecological and agricultural harm. This discovery highlights the critical need for…

The Times of India

H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to Poultry in 12 States, Raising Concerns Over Los Angeles Food Supply Ties to Central Valley Farms

H5N1 bird flu has spread to commercial poultry in 12 U.S. states, raising concerns about agricultural worker safety and the vulnerability of Los Angeles food supply chains tied to California's Central Valley, where experts warn surveillance gaps and ongoing outbreaks could heighten biosecurity risks.

Medical Daily

The ‘ghost lake’ returns: California’s largest lost water body resurfaces after 130 years

Tulare Lake has made a surprising comeback, once known as Pa'ashi by the Tachi Yokut tribe. This rare event shows how a long-gone terminal lake can reclaim its original basin. It used to be the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi until it was drained in the late 1800s…

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What is the mysterious ‘radiation’ fog blanketing California – and is it dangerous?

The fog pattern is a common one in California’s Central Valley and does not pose any extra risk to human health, researchers say

The Independent UK

Trump administration to direct more water to California farms

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley

The Independent UK

How Did Farmers Respond When the Trump Administration Suddenly Stopped Paying Them to Help Feed Needy Californians?

When the U.S. government chopped $1 billion from USDA programs nationally, a group of farmers in the Central Valley fought back.

Capital & Main

Police seize enough fentanyl to ‘kill a quarter of the population of California’

Officials uncovered ‘alarming amount of fentanyl-laced pills’ during routine traffic stop in state’s Central valley

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California’s Central Valley Shows the Sickness of Our Health System

Six in 10 in the region said they skipped or stalled medical care due to cost, and it is not much better statewide.

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ICE Ends Free Legal Calls For Immigrant Detainees In Central Valley Facilities

Immigrants at the the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield and the Golden State Annex in McFarland are often far from legal services.

Latin Times

Former California water official pleads guilty to conspiring to steal water from irrigation canal

A former California water official has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal water under a deal with federal prosecutors in the state’s crop-rich Central Valley

The Independent UK

California Farmworkers Unionize Under New Law

Explore the ongoing battle between Wonderful Co. and UFW over farmworker unionization in California's Central Valley.

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Sisters Of The Valley Advocates Holistic Wellness With CBD Salve

An order based in the agriculturally rich Central Valley, Sister of The Valley is on a mission to heal the world through the power of plant-based medicine.

International Business Times

California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional race

Another tough U.S. House fight is shaping up in California’s Central Valley farm belt

The Independent UK

Column: State Farm is right. California can’t keep building housing in high-risk places

Back in January, on a dark night of pelting rain, Erica Lopez Bedolla had only minutes to evacuate her family from the impoverished Central Valley town of Planada after a levee broke.

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California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL Draft Profile: Fresno State WR Jalen Moreno-Cropper

The Bulldogs wide receiver has been one of the Central Valley's best talents in recent years. Can he stand out in a deep draft class?

Los Angeles Times

Battered by destructive flooding, California braces for another atmospheric river storm

PAJARO, Calif. — California was bracing for another round of rain beginning Monday as officials tried to assess the damage from severe flooding along the Central Coast and Central Valley, which left scores stranded and left whole blocks under water.

Capital & Main

For Many of the Poorest in a Central Valley Community, a Crisis Deepens

As a California town reels from the floods, undocumented residents say federal aid officials are turning them away.

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2 men arrested in ‘cold-blooded’ massacre of 6 in California, including mother and baby

LOS ANGELES — After a predawn gun battle and a series of raids across Tulare County, authorities said Friday they had arrested two men accused of killing six people, including a teen mother and her baby, in an execution-style massacre that stunned the Central Valley farm town of Goshen last…

The Guardian - UK

‘Our own little Vatican’: inside the biggest Catholic parish church in North America

There used to be more cows than people in Visalia, but a new 3,000-seat megachurch has brought Vegas kitsch to the worshippers of California’s Central Valley

Los Angeles Times

California faces catastrophic flood dangers — and a need to invest billions in protection

LOS ANGELES — The storms that have been battering California offer a glimpse of the catastrophic floods that scientists warn will come in the future and that the state is unprepared to endure.

Los Angeles Times

6 people, including mother and baby, killed in California; drug cartel suspected

LOS ANGELES — Six people, including a 6-month old baby, her teenage mother and an elderly woman, were killed Monday in a Central Valley farming community in what the local sheriff said was likely a targeted attack by a drug cartel.

Los Angeles Times

6 people, including mother and baby, killed in California shooting; drug cartel suspected

Los Angeles Times

For ultraconservatives in McCarthy’s red California district, speaker drama in D.C. was welcome

HANFORD, Calif. — At an Elks Lodge in the Central Valley, Larry Faria stood before a grassroots conservative group called the 1776 Sons of Liberty and asked for a show of hands.

Los Angeles Times

Death toll rises to 18 in California as new storms hit battered communties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — From the Pacific coast to the Central Valley, California communities battered by days of destructive flooding began repair and cleanup efforts as the weather-weary state found itself in the path of yet another in a parade of storms.

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