Valley News

Dr. Joseph Castro spoke to hundreds of Fresno State staff and faculty members Monday morning, laying out his plans for the school and encouraging Fresno State Bulldog pride.

Monday’s harmful air left many students inside for most of the day. The Valley Air District forecasted the day to be in the red or unhealthy zone, which they said is dangerous to anyone outside, especially children. Fresno father Ulises Olmos knows the importance of his child’s health. "I don’t …

Thick fog socked in the Central Valley Monday bringing with it danger and delays. It’s been awhile since the Valley experienced such dense fog,  but it is back with a vengeance. Monday evening there were still some delays at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport; a trickle down effect from a …

If you’re driving through Madera County in the next week, be cautious, because Highway 99 will be closed. Starting Sunday night to Wednesday morning, southbound lanes of the 99 from Avenue 12 to Avenue 9 will be closed from 11pm to 5am. On Tuesday night to Friday morning, northbound lanes …

Four Porterville farm workers are dead, after they were ejected out of their over-stuffed van on Friday night on a rural road north of Reedley. The driver, 39-year old Augustin Mendoza, faces vehicular manslaughter charges.   The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened just before 6pm near the intersection …

Four people were killed in a crash after they were ejected from a mini van. It happened in a rural area North of Reedly on American and Navalencia Avenues just before 6 pm Friday. "You come to these crashes you see them over and over again and what happens. You …

If your asthma is aggravated, or you’re experiencing some breathing problems, the valley air may be a factor. We’ve had some hazy skies for the past few days. With our current weather conditions, it’s like we have a "temperature lid" on the valley. That means the air can’t go up …

The color pink was definitely the theme at a special show for Art Hop. The Downtown Fresno gallery hosted the annual Pink Show with "pink" representing the fight against cancer. This is the tenth year for the art show which features a variety of work created primarily by local artists. …

A posting on Facebook leads Fresno Police to several gang members who are now accused of selling marijuana. Police say it started with Facebook post by 23-year-old Sonny Synakhone, saying that he and other gang members were selling "honey oil" and marijuana at the Vagabond Inn in Fresno. Officers conducted …

An office assistant at the Fresno County Jail is facing theft charges. Investigators say Ana Montes took $500 in cash from a weapons permit office last month. Investigators say she has resigned from her job. 

Two men were arrested on charges involving sex with a minor by the Clovis Police Department. The men have been identified as Matthew Pena and Dwayne Andrews. Both men face charges of unlawful sex with a minor and lewd acts with a juvenile under the age of 14. The Clovis …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Three suspects have been arrested after a burglary at a Fresno school. <br /><br />Police say 50 computers were taken from the library at Ahwahnee Middle School just after midnight. <br /><br />Officers heard the burglars climbing the chain fence and were able to track them down. Armando …

<div class="StoryBlock"> A local teacher charged with touching six teenage students in appropriately was arrested at his home Tuesday.&nbsp; The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says, 39 year old Victor Gomez in made suggestive comments and touched 6 teenage girls on various parts of their body over their clothes.&nbsp; The incidents …