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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 …

<div class="StoryBlock"> What’s more important fish or people? That’s the big question the Supreme Court will consider hearing on Friday. <br /><br />It’s the subject of several appeals the high court will take a look at in a swirling California water dispute. In the center of the debate, a two …

<div class="StoryBlock"> The battle over the Delta smelt heads to the supreme court this week. Farmers and water agencies want the judges to throw out water pumping restrictions that are in place to protect the endangered fish. <br /><br />At times, water deliveries are reduced to valley growers and neighborhoods …

<div class="StoryBlock"> The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday that a local elementary school teacher was arrested for inappropriately touching female students.<br /><br />The Sheriff’s Office said 39-year old Victor Osvaldo Gomez, who was a teacher at American Union Elementary School, was arrested on Tuesday after an investigation into …

<div class="StoryBlock"> <p>A different kind of urban renewal Thursday at Fresno City Council – new faces, new plans and a nod to an old friend. </p><p>&quot;I hope that I have added value to this group,&quot; Council Member Blong Xiong said. </p><p>&nbsp;Blong Xiong tearfully gave credit to the city for eight …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Finding gas leaks is a big concern for PG&amp;E and new technology is helping them find leaks that may have been missed. <br /><br />That new technology has sensors that are 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional survey methods. The technology recently found five gas leaks in a …

<div class="StoryBlock"> A teacher has been arrested, accused of inappropriately touching students. <br /><br />The Fresno County Sheriff’s office says the teacher was working at American Union Elementary School near Easton during the time of the investigation. <br /><br />Victor Osvaldo Gomez, 39, is currently a teacher with the Washington …