Tag Archives: Speed

Last week we heard from those working to solve homelessness in Fresno and Madera counties. This week in the studio, moderator Kathleen Schock looks at the politics of that issue, along with another topic trending in the news, high speed rail. Joining her are West Hills College political science instructor …

Ofelia Hemme used to run Ofelia’s Cocina, a Mexican restaurant on Kern Street with red and yellow tablecloths and sunny wall murals of beaches and palm trees. Her specialty was chiles rellenos: Stuffed peppers. “Every other place, they have chiles rellenos in Mexican restaurants, but ours were different,” says Hemme, …

This May update from the California High Speed Rail Authority shows progress on various construction projects in and around Fresno including two viaducts and the Tuolumne Street bridge near downtown Fresno. … Click to Continue »

The Clinton overpass crossing southbound Highway 99 was knocked down Monday night as part of construction clearing the way for the High Speed Rail project. The overpass will be rebuilt as part of the realignment of the highway for the rail project. … Click to Continue »

Farmers and residents living along Henry Miller Road voiced frustration and anger this week with the state’s high-speed rail project, which plans to cut through and bisect private property along … Click to Continue »

Drive up and down Highway 99 in Fresno County and you will no doubt see evidence that California’s high-speed rail project is slowly becoming a reality. While there’s still big questions about how long it will take to finish the entire project, and how the state will pay for it, …

A foothill performance is set this weekend for what organizers describe as “part spectacle, part sporting event and part theatrical experience.” Project Big Top and the Yosemite Bug Mountain Resort … Click to Continue »

An Atwater man remains in Merced County Jail after leading police on a high speed chase Wednesday evening in a stolen car. An Atwater officer noticed a stolen green Honda … Click to Continue »

George Garcia was driving a stolen car Garcia has a history of auto theft … Click to Continue »

California’s attorney general is supporting a bill to improve the public’s ability to see information on police-involved shootings and assaults on officers more quickly. … Click to Continue »

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a boating accident that left a 13-year-old boy dead and a 16-year-old girl in critical condition. Deputies say the kids were on an inner tube with the boy’s dad when they were hit by a jet ski.

Freshman at Fresno High School heard from the High Speed Rail Authority and Supervisor Henry Perea today as part of their final project. Students from the Pathways Engineering program are looking into how the High Speed Rail will impact their community.    These high school freshman will be in their late twenties when the project is scheduled to …

Two men are in custody, after a high speed chase through Fresno overnight. It started around 2:30 when officers tried to pull over a car near Highway 99 and Jensen. That’s when the car took off, reaching speeds of nearly 100 miles an hour. The suspects eventually led authorities near …