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news from California’s central valley

Fresno gang sweeps

<div class="StoryBlock"> Fresno Police are taking action against gangs this holiday season after 30 shootings in the past few weeks. <br /><br />Monday night police did a gang sweep at an apartment complex on Princeton in Fresno after reports of a man shot in the hand. Besides weapons, officers also …

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Taste of the Holidays #4, savory and sweet recipes in the valley

<div class="StoryBlock"> Something delicious and sweet was <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" id="itxthook0" href="http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/taste-of-the-holidays-1-savory-and-sweet-recipes-i/37215/4NWzQGE-UkaEnqP_OuZOGg#" rel="nofollow" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; display: inline; background-image: none; background-color: transparent;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook0p"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook0w" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: …

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Taste of the Holidays #3, savory and sweet recipes in the valley

<div class="StoryBlock"> Something delicious and sweet was <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" id="itxthook0" href="http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/taste-of-the-holidays-1-savory-and-sweet-recipes-i/37215/4NWzQGE-UkaEnqP_OuZOGg#" rel="nofollow" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; display: inline; background-image: none; background-color: transparent;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook0p"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook0w" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: …

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Taste of the Holidays #2, savory and sweet recipes in the valley

<div class="StoryBlock"> Something delicious and sweet was <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" id="itxthook0" href="http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/story/d/story/taste-of-the-holidays-savory-and-sweet-recipes-in/37215/4NWzQGE-UkaEnqP_OuZOGg#" rel="nofollow" style="padding: 0px; border: 0px transparent; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; display: inline; background-image: none; background-color: transparent;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook0p"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook0w" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: …

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Cooking Safety

<div class="StoryBlock"> Cooking fires are the number one source of house fires.&nbsp; Due to the high volume of cooking going on during Thanksgiving, the odds of a house fire are three times higher than normal.&nbsp; It is one of the busiest days of the year for firefighters.&nbsp; A popular method …

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Education Matters: Small School, Big Opportunities

<div class="StoryBlock"> <font size="2"><p>Students at Big Creek Elementary enjoy exploring opportunities that are not easy to come by at larger schools. They participate in a wide range of activities from identifying plants in the forest that will help prevent fires to examining the anatomy of animals. Juanita Stevenson shows how …

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Memorial Fund for Mother & Daughter Killed in Hit & Run

<div class="StoryBlock"> Honoring a mother and daughter killed by a suspected drunk driver. As the family tries to prepare for the funeral.<br /><br />The Chavez family was returning home from a quinceanera Saturday night. Police say a drunk driver was speeding when he hit the family’s SUV.<br /><br />40-year-old Jacqueline …

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A look at California's gas tax

<div class="StoryBlock"> Despite the fact that gas prices are down these days, California drivers continue to pay the highest gas taxes in the nation,&nbsp;and starting on January 1st some believe a new fee will be added to those taxes. <br /><br />Some speculate California gas prices could jump an additional …

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Drought relief bill for Central Valley in limbo

<div class="StoryBlock"> It could take a little longer for the Central Valley to get legislation for drought relief. Congress recently walked away from a controversial drought bill and put it on hold until 2015. The legislation could ease up restrictions on the Delta pumps and bring water to the valley …

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