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Caring for Seniors in the Heat

Triple digit temperatures increase the risk of heat related illnesses do too. Senior care professionals are urging those that live alone to be cautious. When it comes to the heat there are many different places you can go to cool off. Like the cooling center near butler and chestnut. Julia Reyes …

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Parents Losing Choice to Vaccinate Children

Parents no longer have the choice to vaccinate their children. Tuesday morning, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 277. It makes it mandatory for all children to be vaccinated, it generated fierce debate and thousands of people in California are upset about it. With the new law, kids …

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A Peek Inside a New Exhibit at the Smithsonian

 A new exhibit opens Wednesday at the  Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. "American Enterprise" traces the role of business and innovation in the U.S. Part of the exhibit focuses on agriculture inventions.  The 8,000 square-foot exhibition examines our nation’s business and consumer history from the 1770s to the 2010s, …

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Triplets Baby Boom Continues at CRMC

The baby boom keeps growing at Community Regional Medical Center. Last week, three sets of triplets were delivered at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. A fourth set is due in the next few weeks. And now the Fresno hospital has announced a new set of triplets will arrive soon. The …

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Governor Brown Signs Controversial Vaccine Bill

California’s controversial vaccine bill is now state law. Governor Brown signed the bill Tuesday morning, after the state senate passed it Monday. Now, under state law, all children have to be up to date with their vaccinations before they can enter public or private schools and even daycares. The only …

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Would You Try These New, Crazy Concoctions?

A burger chain is adding crickets to the menu. Wayback Burgers’ new Oreo Mud Pie Cricket Protein Milkshake is made with Peruvian chocolate-flavored cricket powder. The bug-infused shake began as an April fool’s joke earlier this year, but after testing the item and getting positive feedback Wayback is adding it …

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Firefighters investigate early morning house fire

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a fire that burned a vacant home in central Fresno. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, crews responded to a structure fire near Belmont and Van Ness. When firefighters arrived in the area, they found a vacant house fully involved with fire on …

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Two big rigs collide on southbound Highway 99

Two big rigs crashed into each other early Tuesday morning on southbound 99, near Jensen Avenue.  Traffic lanes were closed in that area for several hours.  Crews are cleaning up the scene and some lanes have been reopened.  You could possibly encounter delays in the area. 

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Local Immigration Advocates Applaud NBC Cutting Ties With Trump After Offensive Remarks

The backlash continues against Donald Trump two weeks after the billionaire presidential hopeful made controversial statements about Mexican immigrants. Monday, NBCUniversal decided to cut business ties with Trump. The network will not air the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, which Trump jointly owns with NBC. During his speech announcing his bid for presidency, …

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Fire fighters save dogs from fire

Fresno fire fighters are being hailed as heroes after they saved three dogs from a fire early this evening in southwest Fresno. The fire was reported just after five Monday night at a junk yard on Golden State and Church. Fire crews had a difficult time getting to the fire. …

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