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Fresno will join more than 40 other cities across the country in a legal brief that supports three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases going before the Supreme Court in November. The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to be listed in the Amicus brief that supports the plaintiffs in the …

A Japanese-American man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana visited Fresno for the first time in 78 years Tuesday to see where he and his parents had to report in 1942 after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Walter Imahara was 4-years-old at the time. What is now the Fresno …

It’s clear that some non-profits, also called community benefit organizations, can really change a place through advocacy and education. However, keeping those organizations going is often dependent on gifts, grants, and fundraising. Fresno State’s Humanics Program teaches students about philanthropy, leadership and how to run a CBO. Yesterday was the …

The Fresno City Council voted 5-1 today to put a tax on marijuana dispensaries and related business before voters this November. The tax proposal comes at the same time that the city is studying a change to zoning laws to allow a limited number of medical marijuana dispensaries to operate …

Merced firefighters responded to a home in the 1100 block of Barney Street in Merced at 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, and found a detached garage fully engulfed with flames, according to Merced Fire Battalion Chief Corey Haas. Firefighters were able to stop the fire from reaching the home. …

Atwater police arrested a 42-year-old Winton resident early Monday after he reportedly shot at a car of people. At Atwater patrol officer was near East Bellevue Road and Buhach Road … Click to Continue »

A good Samaritan pulled an elderly Merced woman out of a car before it was hit by a train Monday night, police said. Atwater police officers responded to reports of … Click to Continue »

A Merced family won’t have to spend Christmas day away from home after firefighters extinguished an attic fire before it damaged the rest of the home. Firefighters received a call … Click to Continue »

A man was taken to a hospital with injuries after he assaulted someone and tried to resist police officers on Friday, the Atwater Police Department reported. Officers were investigating a … Click to Continue »

If you’ve ever gotten a speeding ticket, you may have been required to attend traffic school. Likewise, cause a scene at work, you may have to take anger management classes. But what if you violate burning restrictions? The local air district runs a different kind of class intended to spark …

An angry estranged husband shot and killed his former wife and her boyfriend over the weekend in Merced before taking his own life, the Police Department reported Monday. Tom Vue … Click to Continue »

A beloved and promising 11-year-old Madera boy who played with the Merced Soccer Academy was killed Saturday morning after a truck plowed into his home, also killing the driver and … Click to Continue »

Coming up on his Fresno visit, controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has doubled down on his law enforcement policies and right-wing mission. In an interview with the Bay Area … Click to Continue »