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A massive gas line explosion at the Fresno County Sheriff’s gun range has left 11 people injured and seven still in the hospital on Saturday night. A Fresno County Public Works employee was driving a front loader tractor on Friday afternoon when a gas pipeline was struck. The tractor driver …

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office updated the number of people injured and needing treatment at local hospitals immediately following the explosion. 11 people went to area hospitals. 2- Fresno Co. Sheriff’s deputies1- Fresno Co. Public Works employee8 – Fresno Co. Jail inmatesThe two deputies and two of the inmates have …

Thirteen people were injured, four critically, after a natural gas line was ruptured at the Fresno County Peace Officers Firing Range and burst into a tower of flames near Highway 99 and Herndon Avenue in northwest Fresno. The explosion happened Friday around 2:30 p.m. According to PG&E, a non-PG&E worker struck a gas …

People living in the Northwest Fresno neighborhood near Herndon and Highway 99 say at 2:30 this afternoon they heard a loud bang, some say it even shook their homes. When they went outside, fire and smoke filled the sky. "it was crazy. Just crazy. It was a ball of fire. …

The Fresno County Sheriff says 13 people were injured during a gas explosion in at their gun range in Northwest Fresno. Flames shot 100 feet in the air Friday afternoon and could be seen for miles away. Emergency personnel rushed to the scene closing down Highway 99, as well as …

County Health Status Profile reports released last week show Fresno County’s progress and struggles in treating a number of diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. The fifth leading cause of death in the state, we have one local family’s search for a cure in the face of the devastating disease.

11 people were injured, some seriously, after a gas explosion in Northwest Fresno Friday afternoon. The explosion occurred on near Highway 99 and Herndon, at the Fresno County Peace Officers Gun Range. For some time after the explosion, Highway 99 was shut down, in both directions. The highway has since …

After spending a week in the nation’s Capitol, a delegation of Valley leaders returned home yesterday. The 24 member delegation made their case for more water in a series of meetings with legislators.  Despite the obvious need, local delegates say obstacles stand in the way of more water coming to …

A tense situation with an armed suspect near downtown Fresno has come to an end. Police said Johnny Vega refused to come out of his apartment near Clark Street, between McKenzie and Grant. Officers said he threatened someone with an assault weapon earlier this morning and robbed the victim. Neighbors …

A police standoff near Downtown Fresno ended just after nine this morning when the suspect surrendered to officers. The police action began at about three this morning when officers were called to the apartment of known gang member, 38-year-old Johnny Vega. Officers say it was reported he was high on …

A police action is underway near Downtown Fresno.  Officers have shut down Clark street between Grant and McKenzie and the SWAT team has been called in to try and bring out a known gang member.  Fresno Police say 38-year-old Johnny Vega went to see an associate in the area, and …

Clovis Police are now confirming 22 year old Saul Ramirez was murdered inside a home on Ellery Avenue. Police found his body Wednesday evening. "When we received the injured person call. That allowed officers to go into the house. We had one officer go in and that’s when he found …

A 24 member Fresno County delegation has returned from Washington D.C. feeling a familiar combination of frustration and hope.  The group journeyed to the capital, hoping to find promises of water from politicians familiar with the California drought. "The problem is, everyone’s hand are tied because of Endangered Species Act, which …