Dozens of local veterans from our greatest generation are once again headed to the nation’s capitol. The seventh Central Valley Honor Flight left from the Fresno airport Tuesday morning, headed to Washington, D.C. During the next few days, the 67 veterans will visit several monuments including the World War II …
Read More »25-year-old man killed in Central Fresno
At 10 Wednesday night Fresno Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 400 block of San Pablo near Belmont and Blackstone in Central Fresno. When investigators arrived they found a 25 year old man lying in a breezeway near an apartment complex. First responders say he …
Read More »Central Valley Deals With Triple Digit Heat
Temperatures soared in the Central Valley Monday, making it the hottest day of the year in many Valley cities. Fresno hit 106, while Clovis hit 108 degrees. The severe temperatures caused a strain to some transformers in some Fresno and Clovis areas, knocking out power to about 3,000 people around …
Read More »Save Mart to Close Central Fresno Store Weeks After Vons Closure in Same Area
Save Mart announced Tuesday it will be closing its store at Blackstone and Clinton in central Fresno on June 27 due to a recent increase in competition. This comes three weeks after a nearby Vons at Blackstone near Ashlan announced it’s closing its doors June 12. Sixty two employees work at that …
Read More »Central Unified School District
For students like Julianna Vellutini, summer time means free time, a reason why she enjoys using the high schools library. "I know i’m a really big reader and the county library is pretty far away from where i live so it’s nice to be able to come somewhere close", says …
Read More »Helping flood victims; how the Central Valley can pitch in for those in TX, OK
The Red Cross is busy helping those displaced and in need following several rounds of intense flooding in Texas, Oklahoma Here’s how you can help, even from afar
Read More »Man Critically Wounded in Shooting at Central Fresno Apartment Complex
Fresno police are investigating a shooting at a central Fresno apartment complex that left a man in his 50s in critical condition. Police are working to identify whoever is responsible and are investigating what caused the shooting. It happened just before 9 p.m. at the Peppertree Apartments on E. Pontiac Way near …
Read More »Special Report: Central Valley Pilots Hit Hardest with Laser Attacks in the State
Laser attacks are happening all to often on pilots in the Central Valley. The United State’s Attorney’s Office said out of the 34 counties in California’s Eastern District, both Fresno and Bakersfield report the most laser attacks in the state. A ride with Fresno Police Department’s Air-1 gave our cameras …
Read More »Central Valley firefighters and residents watch storms
Residents in the Central Valley pulled out their camera phones to capture a rare scene in California. Rain and even hail fell from the sky Thursday afternoon and evening. Firefighters are encouraged by the rain because it provides some temporary relief from the dry drought conditions, but it will take …
Read More »Sheryl Underwood talks Underwareness campaign, love for Central Valley
Next week is National Women’s Health Week. Something that affects more than 51-million women nationwide, is bladder control issues. The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood shares her personal experiences, along with Dr. Jennifer Berman, in a campaign called Underwareness. Sheryl also entertains, when we get her talking about growing up in Atwater and …
Read More »Local Women who Served in WWII Travel to DC as a Part of Central Valley Honor Flight
Dozens of local World War II veterans are back home after a trip of a lifetime to Washington, DC. The Central Valley Honor Flight returned home Wednesday night after a three-day trip to the Nation’s Capital. The trip was paid by donations from the CVHF, and it was many of …
Read More »Pulitzer awarded for reporting on Central Valley drought
Diana Marcum, an LA Times writer, has been awarded the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Her piece on the California drought, beat out a Boston Globe article on a rare whale and a New Yorker recreation of a young man’s imprisonment. "Scene from California’s Dust Bowl" covered farming issues …
Read More »Plan to Bring Smart & Final to Central Fresno Dead
A plan to bring a major shopping center to central Fresno is now dead. The project would’ve brought a Smart & Final store along with other shops to the corner of Blackstone and Clinton Avenues. Fresno City councilman Clint Olivier, who represents the area, says this shopping center could’ve brought …
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