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<div class="StoryBlock"> <p>Controversy is brewing in a small Central Valley School District. Some expressing concerns that the district’s Superintendent has a felony conviction.</p><p>&quot;When they found out about this information, they were shocked and dismayed. She doesn’t have the trust of the community,&quot; Caruther’s resident Ted Miller. </p><p>Miller is talking about …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Tuesday was day on one of the World Ag Expo. Thousands of people showed up to see the latest and greatest in ag technology. Many of them, farmers looking for ways to survive the drought.</div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> In downtown Fresno, sheriff’s deputies arrested a 68-year-old woman for trying to take a loaded handgun into a courthouse.<br /><br />Donna Eddington was trying to enter the BF Sisk Courthouse this morning. Deputies working an x-ray machine spotted a dark object in her purse and it turned out …

<div class="StoryBlock"> The woman accused of killing her ex-husband made her first appearance in court Tuesday.&nbsp; Erika Sandoval has been charged with the first degree murder of Exeter police officer Daniel Green.&nbsp; During her arraignment, Sandoval entered a not guilty plea.&nbsp; Meanwhile, new details are emerging about Officer Green’s murder.<br …

<div class="StoryBlock"> The woman accused of killing her ex-husband made her first appearance in court Tuesday.&nbsp; Erika Sandoval has been charged with the first degree murder of Exeter police officer Daniel Green.&nbsp; During her arraignment, Sandoval entered a not guilty plea.&nbsp; Meanwhile, new details are emerging about Officer Green’s murder.<br …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Some local veterans are not forgotten as Valentine’s Day approaches. <br /><br />Today, fifth grade students from Olmos Elementary went to the Fresno Veterans Home to deliver handcrafted Valentine’s Day cards. Assemblymember Henry T. Perea joined them. <br /><br />Over 100 students made the cards as a way …

<div class="StoryBlock"> College of the Sequoias has turned things around and returned to full accreditation. <br /><br />Back in February of 2013, the Accreditating Commission for Community and Junior Colleges warned COS that it was close to losing its accreditation, which would basically force the school to close. <br /><br …

<div class="StoryBlock"> A possible first step has been made toward re-opening Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino. <br /><br />The Interior Bureau of Indian Appeals has issued its final word on which faction is&nbsp;recognized as the governing council for Chukchansi. It’s the faction consisting of Reggie Lewis, Nancy Ayala, and others …

<div class="StoryBlock"> <p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">The family of an elderly Fresno man who was killed during a gun store robbery is now suing the store where the robbery took place.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">George Sheklian was killed while taking coffee into Fresno Firearms near …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Fresno Police say they arrested a street racer after leading officers on a high speed pursuit. <br /><br />It was all caught on camera by a CHP airplane. They say the chase started early yesterday morning when officers saw two cars getting ready to drag race on Clovis …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Former Fresno State and UNLV head men’s basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian remains in a Las Vegas hospital this morning. <br /><br />The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that the pro basketball Hall of Famer was admitted with an infection and low blood pressure. <br /><br />We spoke with …

The 48th annual World Ag Expo begins Tuesday in Tulare. About 100,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event. It’s the largest farm show in the world. As the World Ag Expo gets ready to open its doors to visitors from all over the world, local businesses are also …

Police are investigating a deadly shooting at Martin Luther King Boulevard and California Avenue. Police were called around eight o’clock Monday night. The victim was found wounded in the road. Homicide investigators are on the scene. And police trying to piece together who is responsible. Officers say the victim is …