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4 dead following fiery plane crash in north Fresno

All passengers in a small airplane that crashed down into a neighborhood Saturday have died.

The IRS slashed its staff. One result? More taxes going uncollected

The IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspect…

Stronger than ever: KVPR thrives one year after federal defunding

KVPR reports record audience growth, membership growth, and pays off its 10-year broadcast center loan, all in the first year after the federal…

NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll

An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — a…

Democratic House candidate Randy Villegas pitches himself to voters ahead of midterms

Democratic House candidate Randy Villegas held a health forum with voters in Bakersfield on Thursday. He discussed his plans for healthcare.

Forest fires follow roads. The Trump administration wants to build more

The Trump administration announced it is rolling back a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests,…

See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse

Millions of people in Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through p…

Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat

Odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home. But the word "parasite" originated as a popular character trope in Gr…

Pompeii archaeologists use AI to reconstruct man killed in volcano's eruption

Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, offeri…

Trumpets, congas and that ‘Whoa’ moment. A Madera music teacher is bringing Latin jazz to the world

Steve Alcala started teaching high school music in the 1980s. Today, he supplies much needed sheet music to customers around the world.

In U.S. dairy capital Tulare County, public health officials try to control bird flu

More milk products come from Tulare County, California, than any other county in the U.S. Public health officials there are trying to guard agai…

Repeal Of Abortion Ban In Ireland Sets Off Calls For Change In Northern Ireland

Abortion rights supporters are calling for an end to Northern Ireland's stringent abortion ban, after Ireland voted to repeal a constitutional a…

Arthroscopic Surgery Doesn't Help With Arthritis Knee Pain

This is the latest study to find that arthroscopic surgery doesn't reduce pain for people with knee arthritis, and can cause other problems. The…