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February 17, 2022

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - It's a project that's been decades in the making, and now local officials say it will be completed by the end of next year.

February 17, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Local leaders are taking action by investing in the community's future to better prepare police officers, firefighters and EMTs.

Construction is underway at the site of Fresno City College's new multi-million dollar First Responders Training Center.

February 13, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) – Exactly one year ago rioters stormed the US Capitol as members of congress sheltered in place.

Since then, two Central Valley residents have been charged with allegedly taking part in the break-in.

February 11, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- More than $19 million is being dedicated to improving transit in the San Joaquin Valley.

Those funds are coming from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed late last year.

This first round of funding will focus on improving transit systems, including purchasing new bus and rail car units.

February 2, 2022

Export supply chain challenges persisted as 2022 began, as did NMPF's work, together with the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), to spotlight the disruptions faced by dairy exporters to build momentum for government action.

Issues:Agriculture
January 28, 2022

The ailing Friant-Kern Canal is getting a facelift seven decades after the 151-mile federal water project was completed.

Local, state and federal officials broke ground Jan. 26 on a $187 million repair of a 10-mile stretch of the canal that will improve water flow after land subsidence reduced water delivery by up to 300,000 acre-feet.

Issues:Water
January 25, 2022

CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KSEE) – Federal, state, and local officials broke ground for a $180 million restoration effort to the Friant-Kern Canal.

Issues:Water
January 25, 2022

TERRA BELLA – Local and Federal water officials and lawmakers celebrated the groundbreaking of a massive project on the Friant-Kern Canal on Tuesday, marking the start of the canal's restoration.

January 25, 2022

TERRA BELLA – A "historic ceremony" is what was heard again and again Tuesday afternoon by numerous keynote speakers who gathered at the Friant-Kern Canal near the intersection of Avenue 96 and Road 208 in Terra Bella to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $187 million construction project to restore capacity in a 10-mile portion of the Friant-Kern Canal.

Issues:Water
January 11, 2022

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congress members on Tuesday honored John Earl Madden, a former Oakland Raiders coaching great who went on to become the most famous sportscaster in history.

Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California) led a Special Order Hour in memory of the 85-year-old Madden who died on Dec. 28 in Pleasanton, which falls in Swalwell's district.

February 11, 2025

GV-WIRE

Local, state and federal leaders gathered Saturday at The Fresno Center to address recent immigration enforcement actions that have caused widespread fear and disruption in Central Valley immigrant communities.

Issues:Immigration
February 6, 2025

POLITICO 

SACRAMENTO, California — California farmers — some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters in the deep blue state — are sticking with him, even after he wasted their water.

May 31, 2024

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Traveling to Yosemite National Park as a group is now easier for people who live in Fresno, or visit the city.

Four brand new YARTS buses are now available, extending the Highway 41 corridor.