Roads in rural Fresno County are often neglected and underdeveloped. Potholes, flooding and basic safety measures go unfixed. There are no streetlights, sidewalks, bike lanes, crosswalks, center lines or even speed limit signs on many roads in rural towns, and public transit service is limited.
Thousands of Indigenous migrants toil on California farms, cut off from health care by language and cultural barriers.
How police officers handle an escalating situation caused by a mental health crisis can make a big difference in the outcome. Kayleigh's story may explain why.
The need for help is clear: The district has received more than 27,000 phone calls asking for help, according to the district's director of student mental health since opening a hotline.
The second of a three-part series for October’s Domestic Violence month, supported by the USC Center for Health Journalism in partnership with Desi Collective, Narika and India Currents.
Unhoused people who use drugs are reversing overdoses and saving hundreds of lives each year.
LA Times reporter Sonja Sharp shares "three things I wish nondisabled parents would learn from disabled parents like us."
Nonprofits were less helpful than expected, but Florida school districts helped a journalist find families.
Imagine taking your kids on a trolley to visit the neighborhood park. Now, picture an electric transit system that’s fast and cheap and can take you to work right from your doorstep. What if Fresno could do all that, and reduce the local rate of childhood asthma?
For pregnant individuals facing multiple years in prison, a program offers unexpected hope and an alternative pathway.
