Good morning! Today is Wednesday, April 17. Spring weather is making a comeback through the end of the week, with temperatures expected to come into the 80s.

One of Fresno’s best features has come to the airport – food trucks. Los Mexicanos Frutas y Antojos and Tacos Tepa will be stationed outside of the terminal in the evenings from 8:00 p.m. until the last flight out, FAT officials announced yesterday.

The state water board voted unanimously at their meeting yesterday to put the Tulare Lake groundwater subbasin in Kings County on probation, per SJV Water. Pumpers will be required to pay a $20 per acre foot extraction fee.

Who voted in Fresno County’s March primary, in four charts

People usually pay less attention to elections during primaries, but with Fresno County’s results certified – is that really true for everyone? Fresno’s voter turnout was relatively low for the most recent March election, at 30.84% of registered voters sending in their ballots – but it wasn’t the record low […]

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California farmers depleted groundwater in this county. Now a state crackdown could rein them in

For the first time in California history, state officials are poised to crack down on overpumping of groundwater in the agricultural heartland.  The State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday will weigh whether to put Kings County groundwater agencies on probation for failing to rein in growers’ overdrafting of the […]

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Bankruptcy judge confirms Madera Hospital reopening plan, overrules community objection

A federal bankruptcy court judge confirmed a liquidation plan that allowed for American Advanced Management, Inc. to reopen the shuttered Madera Community Hospital, overruling an objection filed last month by a community advocacy organization. Federal Judge Rene Lastreto said concerns about AAMI reopening the Madera hospital outlined in an objection, […]

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