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KVPR News Podcast

Local news reports and interviews from KVPR, covering issues in Central California.

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Ranked #1

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Neighborhood that survived the Creek Fire shows potential for slowing wildfires near communities

Neighborhood that survived the Creek Fire shows potential for slowing wildfires near communities

On the part of the community of Rock Haven that received forest thinning treatments, the Creek Fire lost enough intensit... Read more

20 Nov 2021

4mins

Ranked #2

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For agriculture, a changing climate brings challenges—but also opportunities

For agriculture, a changing climate brings challenges—but also opportunities

In many ways, climate change has already hit home here in the San Joaquin Valley—especially for the agricultural industr... Read more

13 Nov 2021

9mins

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In TED Talk, Irma Olguin Jr. shares how Bitwise uses tech to revitalize underdog cities

In TED Talk, Irma Olguin Jr. shares how Bitwise uses tech to revitalize underdog cities

TED Talks, the popular videos about “ideas worth spreading,” invited Fresno’s Irma Olguin Jr. to take the stage this yea... Read more

12 Nov 2021

12mins

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Actor and author Chris Colfer returns to Clovis for theater fundraiser

Actor and author Chris Colfer returns to Clovis for theater fundraiser

Clovis native Chris Colfer found fame as an actor on the hit show Glee, and as a New York Times best-selling author of y... Read more

12 Nov 2021

8mins

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What to expect as state water officials weigh in on local groundwater sustainability plans

What to expect as state water officials weigh in on local groundwater sustainability plans

In 2014, California’s state legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a sweeping law with th... Read more

5 Nov 2021

14mins

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How public input is dramatically shaping what local legislative districts could look like

How public input is dramatically shaping what local legislative districts could look like

The clock is ticking to redraw legislative boundaries following the 2020 census. This week California’s redistricting co... Read more

5 Nov 2021

8mins

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Fresno poet Mai Der Vang explores a forgotten history in new book

Fresno poet Mai Der Vang explores a forgotten history in new book

Fresno poet Mai Der Vang looks back on a dark chapter of history in her new collection “Yellow Rain.” Hmong refugees fle... Read more

5 Nov 2021

10mins

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The new state law that could end Tooleville's fight for clean water

The new state law that could end Tooleville's fight for clean water

For more than two decades the small Tulare County community of Tooleville has been without a secure supply of safe drink... Read more

5 Nov 2021

10mins

Ranked #9

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Six years in, dairy producers and conservation groups together are protecting endangered blackbirds

Six years in, dairy producers and conservation groups together are protecting endangered blackbirds

The tricolored blackbird, native almost exclusively to Central California, gained protection under the state’s Endangere... Read more

4 Nov 2021

1min

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California Reporting Project develops tool to explore police misconduct files

California Reporting Project develops tool to explore police misconduct files

The California Reporting Project has been gathering police misconduct files from departments around the state, including... Read more

3 Nov 2021

4mins

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