Central Valley

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alma Cortez began her brow business in Fresno in 2017.

“Back then I was still fairly new,” Cortez says. “I was booked on my first day but I didn’t really know what the future had in...

Students interact with objects everyday, such as keyboards, computer mouses, and door knobs. 

Then, without realizing, they touch their face, which makes it easier for germs to enter the body. 

Not touching your face sounds easy right? Well, it...

Every Tuesday, Samantha Fernandez takes her 2-year-old daughter out for a playdate. 

“She loves coming here because she loves to run free and play with other kids. It is their only time to socialize with little...

Armin Kooshkebaghi, also known as El Armin, plays guitar for flamenco dancers at Academia De Arte Flamenco. Kooshkebaghi learned to play the guitar at age nine. Now he fuses his culture and his own words...