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EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of July 27 – July 31.

After holding a two-day camp for high school players in June, Cerro Coso volleyball head coach James Belluscio and his ...

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One of the most important players in that ecosystem is melatonin, which helps signal to your brain that it's time to wind ...

Local runner Brian Hildreth hit the jackpot winning the lottery to compete in the 2026 Western States 100-mile Endurance Run.

While this summer has been fun, some very important changes have happened in my family. My wonderful son Sam and his ...

The Sierra Sands Unified School District Board of Education, at its July 16 meeting, approved an agreement with Colombo Construction to be the progressive design-build project team for the Pierce ...

If you carry away only one sentence from this update, let it be this: our Central Valley congressmen have supported a solution for critical healthcare funding that will promote fiscal ...