Firebaugh News

Two of the Lynwood Unified School District's highest ranking administrators have officially put a teacher from Firebaugh High School on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an investigation being conducted by both the district and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

If filling sandbags isn't exactly an art, there is a science to it. The latest class of California Conservation Corps members from Watsonville learned the how to's of flood protection Tuesday at Sunset State Beach.

Studio "B" at KMPH became a forum to identify what is causing the water crisis in the San Joaquin Valley, and explore ideas as to how to solve it.

Two food giveaways will be held this week to help people who have been affected by the drought.

As part of its ongoing surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'A-' rating on Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, CA's general obligation bonds.

Fire destroyed two buildings at Dos Palos High School as flames swept through the wood, auto and agriculture mechanics shops Thursday afternoon.

A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at Dos Palos High School in Dos Palos. The blaze started in the wood shop, spread to the auto shop and is threatening classrooms.

Seven Valley cities are getting $800,000 grants for housing programs to benefit first-time homebuyers, housing renovation or rental assistance.

There are a lot of things a 14-year-old girl could do with $770. A shopping spree at her favorite store, movie tickets, a portion of her first car -- the list of possibilities goes on and on.

Nervous growers face big decisions in the months ahead. The biggest being, whether to plant, or not to plant.

This week, I joined many of my Assembly colleagues in an unprecedented effort to modernize how water in California is managed.

Big crowds are expected on Wednesday at the Manchester Mall. But there not at the mall to shop, they are there to get vaccinated.

No water, no work. That's the ripple effect from a three year drought and only a trickle of federal irrigation water.

It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.

Fresno County's flu clinics began offering vaccines for the H1N1 flu virus Monday.

Nasal spray vaccine to ward off swine flu began arriving Tuesday in the central San Joaquin Valley.

Despite the recession, several new retailers are headed for Fresno shopping centers.

California has received more than 2.6 million doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine, but in the Central Valley, the doses have mostly been in the form of a nasal spray.

Mark Twain coined the phrase "whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over." It's a fight that's gone on for decades.

Valley residents may need to hold onto their hats Tuesday; the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the East Central San Joaquin Valley.