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Series of Storms Threatens Calif. With Flooding

Dec 18th 2010 – 6:42PM

LOS ANGELES -- A series of winter storms bearing down on California Saturday was threatening parts of the state with flooding, and officials were posting mudflow warnings in areas recently affected by wildfires ahead of this weekend's rains. Southern California will be hit especially hard by the storms, and officials were...

6 Killed, 9 Hurt, in Greyhound Bus Crash

Jul 22nd 2010 – 10:38AM
Gary Kazanjian, AP

Gary Kazanjian, AP

FRESNO, Calif. (July 22) -- A Greyhound bus traveling to Sacramento from Los Angeles crashed on a highway in California's Central Valley early Thursday morning, killing six and seriously injuring nine others. The bus, carrying 36 people, struck an SUV that had overturned in front of it, slammed into a concrete center...

Central Valley News From the Web

  • 05/26/12 Mitt Romney is coming to the Central Valley Source: ABC - KFSN 30 - Fresno CA Mitt Romney is coming to the Central Valley, and is expected to draw in the highest amount of money ever raised locally by a presidential hopeful.
  • 05/21/12 Assault on Valley Source: Recorder - Porterville CA Is there a political-economical assault on the Central Valley? 1: Central Valley farms and cities are suffering as powerful Sacramento and Bay Area politicians allow Endangered Species Act (ESA) enforcement to restrict our water deliveries.
  • 05/20/12 CV thumps Mead for State 4A softball berth - Sat, 19... Source: The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA The Central Valley softball coach was happy to allow the day to soak in, though.
  • 05/19/12 Loraine Goodwin: Goodwin for Congress Source: The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CA This letter is in support of Dr. Loraine Goodwin as a candidate for Congressinal District 16.
  • 05/19/12 Today's menu - Sat, 19 May 2012 PST Source: The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA Portland at Gonzaga, 3 p.m.; NCAA Division III Regional at McMinnville, Ore.: Whitworth vs. Coe (Iowa) or Trinity (Texas), 3:30; Oregon State at Washington State, 4:30; Washington at Arizona State, 6:30.

Background on Central Valley

California's Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of California. It is home to California's most productive agricultural areas.

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