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Police are on the hunt for a missing historical plaque once placed on the front of the home of Fresno icon William Saroyan. Investigators are also in search for the suspects accused of stealing it. The home is off Griffith Way in Northwest Fresno. Saroyan lived in the house the …

Police are investigating a shooting at a northwest Fresno apartment complex that they say started as a home invasion. Investigators say a man walked into another man’s apartment at the complex and began acting "peculiarly." That’s when, police say, the man who lives in the apartment saw the man in his …

Detectives with the Fresno police department are investigating what they are calling a home invasion shooting that left the suspect dead.  It happened around 4:30 p.m. at the Stonegate Apartments on Blythe and Ashlan in northwest Fresno. Police said, according to the man living in the apartment, a man he didn’t …

A plaque honoring the late William Saroyan has been stolen from his last residence. The new owners say they noticed the plaque was taken along with tools in the garage this week. The plaque has been on the front of the house for 25 years and details some of the …

    A veteran who survived the attack at Pearl Harbor and the battle of Iwo Jima, now wants to go home. But California law and veterans affairs policy is keeping George Vanerluis from returning to Fresno. The 99-year-old veteran spent time in a VA facility in Hastings and now is in …

High school is tough enough for teenagers, but for some a difficult home life adds to the struggle. The Foundation for Clovis Schools has a scholarship program that rewards students who overcome these obstacles. Much of that money comes from funds raised through the Granville Home of Hope. The students …

In addition to providing support services for the Fresno Police Department, the Fresno Police Chaplain program partners with Fresno schools to teach character and integrity to elementary students. Their much-needed service will get a boost from the Granville Home of Hope fundraiser. Thousands of calls for help come in to …

On Friday evening a fire began burning near Avocado Lake that scorched 65 acres. One family did everything they could to defend their home before fire crews arrived. With the work of 300 firefighters and assistance from air tankers and helicopters crews got a grip on the fire Friday evening. …

Selma firefighters were busy this afternoon putting out a raging house fire. It happened after one o’clock this afternoon in the neighborhood of Sylvia and North. Video was sent in to us by Cody Chadwick. You can see flames shooting from the attic and smoke billowing out from the air …

Fresno’s Poverello House is often seen as just a soup kitchen, but it offers so much more. They also run a shelter for abused women, residential treatment home, case management, and more. Since 2007, Poverello House has received nearly half a million dollars from the Granville Home of  Hope drawing. …

In the South Valley, investigators share a bazaar story of a suspect armed with a shovel and a very brave 85 year-old woman who stood her ground. Neighbors praise 85 year-old Lemoore resident Jessie Cotta after a confrontation with James Pena. A man she says tried to force his way …

A Clovis woman is putting a unique twist on home delivery. She goes by the name "flyer girl" and delivers thousands of flyers all over Fresno and Clovis each week. She’s a blonde blur, roller blading from house to house, through entire neighborhoods, delivering precious cargo: flyers. "It’s so much …

Walking into Kogetsu-Do is like taking a bite out of history.  The shop has been through a lot since it first opened in 1915.  The original owners are Lynn Ikeda’s grandparents.  During World War II they were forced to leave the shop in the hands of others while they where …