Central Valley

If you enjoy looking at artifacts from yesteryear, and wonder what they are, or how they were used, or who once owned them, then you definitely don’t want to miss the new exhibit at the Merced County Courthouse Museum.  “What’s That For? – The Stories of Obscure Artifacts” will open at the museum on Thursday, March 7, at 5 p.m with a…

Linda Barreto ('08), Jessica Jaramillo Perez ('14) and Alejandra Tenorio Zurita ('20) all knew at a young age that they wanted to become lawyers.…

Local union members are calling attention to what they say is an unfair public contracting system that disadvantages local workers. Much of the concern…

With the 100-plus heat of the valley, a lot of local people have found the San Francisco Bay is a perfect place to be. Gary Davis and his wife Amie are one local couple who use their boat in Alameda to get away from the heat. The cost is not as much as one might expect, between $200 and $300 a month depending on the size of the boat. In…

Water access and reliability was top of mind for valley businesses, both in terms of infrastructure needs and economic policies, according to a recent poll by…

By ALEX GUEORGUIEVA Farts. Sure, they smell bad and are unpleasant to be around, but no one would go as far as to call them deadly, right? Wrong. Livestock, cattle in particular, largely contributes to increased levels of methane emissions in today’s atmosphere. Cattle waste and digestion (farting and burping more specifically)…