Central Valley

  • Nurses On The Front Lines

    - May 5, 2020

    by: Joanne Voss

    Medical professionals all over the world are working to stop the spread and treat patients with COVID-19.

    Nurses are some of the these professionals who are working on the front lines of the pandemic....

  • COVID-19 Doubters

    - May 5, 2020

    There are people who doubt that this pandemic is serious, but some people have taken this doubt a step further.

    Videos are circulating where people are licking toilet seats, items on shelves and shopping carts. 

    This is a...

  • Helping ease the shortage of face masks

    - May 5, 2020

    FRESNO, Calif.– As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to engulf the United States, a national shortage of N-95 masks had prompted a creative solution on D.I.Y versions.

    Amandalynn Rivera and Blanca Ruiz both produce homemade masks. Rivera...

  • Coronavirus Impacts Shoe Reselling Business

    - May 1, 2020

    Ayden Alvarado resells shoes as a side job. He buys shoes that are limited edition or in high demand with low stock and resells them at a higher price.

    Last year Alvarado made a lot of...

  • Buchanan Freshman reacts to online classes

    - May 1, 2020

    by: Joanne Voss

    School campuses all over the country are still closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, and nobody knows for sure when students will go back.

    Buchanan High in Clovis is one of the schools that has...

  • Lash artist longs to return to work

    - Apr 24, 2020

    For Hanford native Celeste Piceno, getting eyelash extensions was a hobby until one day she was offered an opportunity she could not refuse.

    “I was offered the opportunity to become an apprentice with Desiree Martinez. She...

  • Lyft Driver Recovering After Attempted Armed Robbery

    - Apr 21, 2020

    by: Joanne Voss

    Last September, Fresno Lyft driver Matthew Gutierrez was shot in an attempted armed robbery. He was taken to the hospital with a bullet in his spine that left him a paraplegic.

    Gutierrez, 29, is...

  • Fresno Unified superintendent stays connected to the community

    - Apr 21, 2020

    Staying connected is a priority for Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson. He is interacting with his students through story time on YouTube.

    Nelson began The Reading Series during the first week of the nationwide shutdown. Each...

  • Quarantined in Lithuania

    - Apr 11, 2020

    by: Joanne Voss

    People all over the world are being encouraged to self-isolate to prevent catching or spreading COVID-19, but some are in mandatory quarantine, either from testing positive or coming from high-risk areas.

    My mom, Ingrid...

  • Students Fill Free Time During Quarantine

    - Apr 6, 2020

    Liberal studies major Araceli Duran is finding a lot to do in her spare time during the stay at home order.

    ” I’ve been working on my class work. I’ve been working out, working on a program...