Valley News

If you wanted to wrap the entire Yosemite Valley experience into one single spot, the Tunnel View overlook is a good choice. It is, at the very same time, almost impossibly beautiful– and almost always teeming with people. For Yosemite park ranger Scott Gediman… the draw of Yosemite can be …

  Some match books, an ashtray, an old menu…  Memories from years gone by.  When downtown Fresno was the main part of town, and the Hotel Fresno was the place to be. Christopher Rocha of Fresno is of course too young to remember the hey days of the Hotel Fresno– it’s been …

  Some match books, an ashtray, an old menu…  Memories from years gone by.  When downtown Fresno was the main part of town, and the Hotel Fresno was the place to be. Christopher Rocha of Fresno is of course too young to remember the hey days of the Hotel Fresno– it’s been …

California now has one of the strictest vaccinations laws in the country. Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a controversial bill into law that requires parents to vaccinate their children before attending public or private school and day care. Those who aren’t vaccinated will have to be homeschooled. Only those with serious health issues will …

Investigators say a drug cooking operation is to blame for an explosion that blasted-out windows and caused a fire at an apartment complex in Fresno. First responders say only one person is hurt, but the explosion in East Central Fresno was strong enough to kill someone. Investigators say a honey …

Rising heat as Mother Nature turns up the thermostat in Central California. The hottest days of the year so far. It’s pushing the power grid to the limit and forcing people to search for ways to stay cool. Cooling centers opened in many valley cities to provide a place to …

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 …

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 …

Jim Perez shares a tip on how to set your stance and make your next drive count.

 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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …