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Merced County Sheriff Warns Of Major Staffing Shortage

Merced County has the highest rate of homicide in the state. It’s also severely lacking deputies. Sheriff Vernon Warnke says the shortage is so bad, he's disassembling units, like for gang enforcemen…

Published on 2 years ago

Newsom, DeSantis To Debate In Georgia

Governor Gavin Newsom is not running for president, but for some reason, Thursday night in Georgia, he will face off in a debate with a man who is in the 2024 race: Florida Republican Governor Ron De…

Published on 2 years ago

New Hope For Shuttered Madera Community Hospital

There is still hope that Madera Community Hospital will reopen. It shut down and filed for bankruptcy a year ago, leaving patients with virtually no other options.  Earlier this month, a deal to save…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Locals Want To Have Role In Lithium Industry In Imperial Valley

Imperial Valley residents are hoping to get their cut of the profit from the future lithium industry. For them that means well paid and sustainable jobs.

Reporter: Philip Salata, inewsource

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Questions Continue About What To Do With Millions In Aid In Planada

In one of the many low income rural communities struck by flooding earlier this year, residents and local officials are still wrangling over how to spend recovery money. At issue is $20 million in st…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Holiday Season Brings Loneliness For Many

It's the start of holiday season, and for some that means getting together with family or loved ones and sharing a nice meal together. But for many, the holidays can amplify feelings of loneliness. T…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Miwok Group Buys Back Ancestral Land In Marin County

The history of Native Americans fighting for their land is as old as attempts to take it. But efforts to reclaim ancestral lands have become more visible in recent years. In California more than a do…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

New Book Chronicles Life Of Those Living With Long COVID

While many Americans feel like the COVID pandemic is in the past, countless others are still feeling symptoms months or years after they were infected. They're suffering from Long COVID. One such per…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

LA County Prepares To Launch CARE Court Program

A highly anticipated — and controversial — new program, championed by Governor Gavin Newsom, will begin in LA County on December 1. CARE Court will allow family members to ask a judge to step in with…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

10 Freeway Opens Sooner Than Expected

It’s the first morning since a stretch of the I-10 Freeway near downtown Los Angeles reopened. The freeway was damaged by a fire and had been completely shut down in both directions for just over a w…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago