10+ hour, 41+ min ago  (271+ words) KVPR A Cold War icon: The story of Atwater's former Castle Air Force Base Valley film buffs are quick to note that Stanley Kubrick's legendary film Dr Strangelove - features Kingsburg actor Slim Pickens as a B-52 pilot riding a hydrogen bomb…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (293+ words) KVPR A Mexican-era rancho on the Kings River: Rancho Laguna de Tache Unlike coastal areas in California, the southern San Joaquin Valley saw relatively little development during eras of Spanish and Mexican control. But there were some exceptions, including one…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (738+ words) FRESNO, Calif. " For the first time, a student ensemble from Fresno State will perform at one of the world's largest clarinet conferences this summer. The student-led clarinet quartet "Invicta" was recently selected to perform at "Clarinet Fest 2026" in Incheon, South…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1028+ words) MERCED, Calif. " Joel Aguilar's murals are sprinkled throughout Merced County. They're under highways, outside restaurants and in elementary schools " but the mural he just finished means more to him than most. "It's more public and people will see it here,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (549+ words) KVPR KVPR celebrates broadcast center's 10th anniversary 2016 brought us many things: The 2016 election'Brexit'the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series'and the debut of KVPR's 10, 000 square-foot, state-of-the-art broadcast center in Clovis. The approximately $4 million project was the result of around 15 years of planning…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (123+ words) KVPR Popular TV drama about Communist spies in Taiwan in 1949 weaves history with Beijing's point of view "Silent Honor" is a popular Chinese television show, a drama based on real events. It tells the story of three Communist spies in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (105+ words) KVPR John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were modern ambassadors of the Piedmont blues To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging25 objects that define the country's history. John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were modern ambassadors of a fingerpicking regional…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (67+ words) KVPR How hospice nurses inspired a long haul trucker to change careers at 57 Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Oralia Terrazas, a nursing student at Hondros College of Nursing in Ohio, about how she wants to honor her late mother, Gloria,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (82+ words) New biography takes a deep dive into the lives and music of 'The Rolling Stones' KVPR New biography takes a deep dive into the lives and music of 'The Rolling Stones' Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with author and musician…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago  (87+ words) KVPR The enduring influence of salsa great Celia Cruz To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging 25 objects that define the country's history. The Smithsonian Institution has a new exhibit documenting the history of salsa music in the…...