In an announcement made Monday, the agency said that the goal is to restore the canals’ carrying capacity. Portions of the California Aqueduct, San Luis Canal, Delta-Mendota Canal, and Friant-Kern Canal can’t convey as much water as they used to because of land subsidence.

Remember the Golden State stimulus checks? Well, more might be landing in your bank account in the near future.

Monday, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) toured the future community center site in the City of Avenal.

A Valley legislator offered praise this week for contributions a Clovis medical school is making to address health care disparities across the region.

State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, visited the College of Osteopathic Medicine at California Health Science University, getting a close up look at the cutting edge technology available to the school’s medical students.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The downtown training facility used by Fresno firefighters wasn't meant for a rapidly expanding city. It is 85 years old and has room for just 20 firefighters.

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The pleas for help find him. They arrive by email or seep into his social media account. One showed up in a tightly sealed letter to his home. After years of feeling ignored by the Medical Board of California, the writers hope he’ll finally be the one who hears them.

State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, was among the 500 invited guests who braved chilly weather on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday to witness President Joe Biden sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill she calls “a major investment in California” and the San Joaquín Valley.

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26 NEWS) — A Central Valley lawmaker will be part of a historical moment this week.

The Biden Administration invited State Senator Melissa Hurtado to the White House to be present when President Biden signs his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.