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<div class="StoryBlock"> A suspect is in custody, accused of robbing two victims at gunpoint. <br /><br />Fresno police say the victims were sitting in a car near Fisher and Thomas Sunday morning when two armed suspects came up, pointed a gun at the victims and demanded their valuables. <br /><br …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Officials are on the hunt for an escaped inmate this afternoon.<br /><br />Officials say 21-year-old Sebastian Gonzales walked away from his job, as a utility worker around 5:15 this morning. It’s a job he’s held since early February. <br /><br />Gonzales was serving time at the Fresno County …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Last night Jose Espinoza fled from a stolen car. Madera Police Officers arrested Jose later in the evening after he fled a second time. This time Jose spray painted his face black in an effort to camouflage himself. The camouflage was ineffective.<br /></div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> Meteorologists say higher-than-normal daily averages have been a trend throughout 2014 and into 2015. They say the high averages could have a negative impact on the already low snowpack.</div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> <p>Visalia police are investigating an Exeter teacher for the alleged sexual assault of a student. Police arrested 36-year-old Matthew Varpness&nbsp;Friday. Varpness is a teacher at Exeter High and Wilson Middle School.&nbsp;</p><p>Visalia police are handling the investigation because they allege Varpness sexually assaulted a student in his Visalia home …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Investigators at the Visalia Police Department say the drug bust and arrest a few blocks from Visalia Charter Independent Study Friday morning was the direct result of a tip from a student at the school. <br /><br />22 year-old Christopher McGowen has worked at Visalia Charter Independent Study …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Domestic dispute where several shots had been fired turns into Swat standoff. Dozens of Madera County Swat team members surrounded a home behind the Red Top Cafe.<br /></div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> Local craft beer company Tioga Sequoia Brewing Company is bring all of the best in Fresno to one place for the FresYes Festival.&nbsp; The festival will be taking place Saturday, March 14th at the Tioga Sequoia Brewing Company’s beer garden in Downtown Fresno.&nbsp; The event is free of …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Fresno State mascot Victor E. Bulldog II died from a bee sting Thursday. <br /><br />&quot;He was the face of Fresno State in so many ways. He was the guy who loved coming to big games. He was a dog that knew when it was a big event …

<div class="StoryBlock"> From ISIS, to Iran, to Homeland Security, to trying to secure more water for the Central Valley, it’s been a busy year already for the world. At the center of some of these issues is a congressman from the Central Valley. Joining us tonight is congressman Devin Nunes.<br …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Heart of the Horse Therapy Ranch in Clovis has been using horses to help people with disabilities and traumatic injuries. The program is making big plans but directors say they need community help to make it happen.<br /><br />At Heart of The Horse Therapy Ranch, horses like Bandit …

<div class="StoryBlock"> <font size="2"><p>This morning dozens of Madera County officers surrounded a home behind Red Top Café making several attempts to get 26 year old Rodrigo Vecerra Fernandez out of his home. They say he was in a domestic dispute in Merced in which a female believed to be his …

<div class="StoryBlock"> <font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="black"><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;">The Fresno woman who blew through a red light and killed another driver in Fresno last August was sentenced in court on Thursday. Roberta Soto, who is 45-years old, was sentenced to 13-years in state prison for killing 26-year old Matthew Harkenrider …