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Local Restaurant Serves Controversial Foie Gras

<div class="StoryBlock"> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">A local restaurant is serving up some controversy. Guri’s Grubhouse on Shaw Avenue in Fresno now offers a dish that was banned in California for the past two years, foie gras. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">&nbsp;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">&quot;It’s probably one of the …

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Fresno Grizzlies Celebrity Bobble Head Competition

<div class="StoryBlock"> The Fresno Grizzlies are holding a Fresno Famous Bobble Head competition leading to opening day.&nbsp; The competition will feature dozens of locally famous faces, who will go up against each other in various brackets.&nbsp; The public is being asked to vote online through the Fresno Grizzlies official website.&nbsp; …

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Avenal Residents March for Justice

<div class="StoryBlock"> Last Friday Avenal Police arrested two teens for the murder of Yovani Hernandez, but say they had to let them go because there wasn’t enough evidence to charge them.&nbsp; 14-year old Yovani Hernandez was shot and killed March 3rd.&nbsp; Police say he is a victim of gangs violence.&nbsp; …

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Why Fraternity Controversy Unlikely at Fresno State

<div class="StoryBlock"> <br />The national organization of Sigma Alpha Epsilon issued an apology over a video of fraternity members using the ‘N’ word.<br /><br />National leaders for the fraternity called the behavior of the University of Oklahoma members &quot;unacceptable and racist.&quot;<br /><br />SAE has a chapter at Fresno State. <br …

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Dozens in Avenal March for Justice in Teen's Murder

<div class="StoryBlock"> <p>Dozens of people marched through the streets of Avenal Tuesday evening to demand justice in the murder of 14-year-old Yovani Hernandez.</p><p>Avenal police arrested two 16-year-old males last Friday but released them with not enough evidence to charge them, said Avenal Interim Police Chief Russell Stivers.</p><p>Family and community members …

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Tiny pest continues to threaten south valley citrus

<div class="StoryBlock"> Tulare County is facing a growing threat from the asian citrus psyllid. The tiny bug is known to carry a citrus tree killing disease called, &quot;HLB&quot; or &quot;Huanglongbing&quot;. The disease has devastated industries in Florida and Brazil. So far, hundreds of psyllids have been found in the county …

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Kings County residents voice concerns over High Speed Rail

<div class="StoryBlock"> Some Kings County residents are worried they will get the money they deserve when they lose property to the High Speed Rail Project.<br /><br />Residents spoke about their concerns at a meeting today. That’s where rail officials discussed the progress of the estimated $68 billion rail line that …

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Crime Stoppers: 3/10/14

<div class="StoryBlock"> Law enforcement is now looking for 32-year-old Kevin Davis. He’s wanted for possession of a firearm by a felon. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP.<br /><br /></div>

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Extended Play: Local SAE Alumn speaks out

<div class="StoryBlock"> There is more fallout today on the University of Oklahoma campus two fraternity members are expelled after a video showed a group of SAE members chanting racial slurs, referring to lynchings and now another video with racial slurs has surfaced.. and this time showing the fraternity’s house mother …

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Extended Play: Local SAE Alum speaks out

<div class="StoryBlock"> There is more fallout today on the University of Oklahoma campus two fraternity members are expelled after a video showed a group of SAE members chanting racial slurs, referring to lynchings and now another video with racial slurs has surfaced.. and this time showing the fraternity’s house mother …

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Additional Water Restrictions Presented For Fresno County

<div class="StoryBlock"> <p>Water restrictions may soon be in place throughout Fresno County. California is in its fourth year of drought and it’s forced the county to come up with ways to conserve water.</p><p>Today residents in five different service areas got a chance to go out to the Board of Supervisors …

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Dave and Buster's location being considered in Fresno

<div class="StoryBlock"> The City of Fresno confirmed today that the paperwork has begun with the Planning Commission for a Dave and Buster’s location.<br /><br />A conditional use permit had been filled out, and the next step for developers would be to create a text amendment. They would need to amend …

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