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<div class="StoryBlock"> Ruben Perez is in custody, according to the CHP. He’s the suspect in Sunday’s fatal hit and run off Hwy 180 and Cedar Ave. that killed 55-year-old Mary Sandoval of Reedley.<br /></div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> Sebastian Hernandez Gonzales has been re-booked into the Fresno County Jail after escaping on Monday.<br /><br />A Sanger farmer who owns land near Academy and California called police to report people on the property. Sanger Police responded to the call and noticed group around a homeless encampment. One …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Fresno’s VA hospital will soon be seeing more doctors.<br /><br />An additional $20 million will allow the hospital to increase staff and improve access for veterans. The funding is part of $15 billion that the government has pledged to veterans in light of last year’s VA hospital scandal …

<div class="StoryBlock"> <p>CHP officers are searching for 36-year-old Ruben Perez of Fresno, a suspect in a fatal hit and run crash that killed a Reedley woman. Officers said Perez had been involved in two other hit and runs before the fatal crash.</p><p>Perez was driving recklessly on eastbound Hwy 180 Sunday …

<div class="StoryBlock"> New water restrictions may be headed our way. The State Water Resources Board meets tomorrow.<br /><br />And they’re considering tougher restrictions. It could impact how much you water your lawn, to your experience at a restaurant.<br /><br />Those who live in areas where restrictions are in place would …

<div class="StoryBlock"> The California Dancing Raisins could be making a comeback. <br /><br />Rusty Citron, the President of the Actors Hall of Fame Foundation made a presentation on Saturday at the Raisin Bargaining Association meeting in downtown Fresno. <br /><br />They’re considering a partnership to bring back the raisins in …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson was one of a few superintendents invited to meet with the Commander in Chief Monday. The meeting was put on by Council of the Great City Schools, a public-school advocacy group.</div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> National Safe Place week kicked off Monday and in honor of it, the Fresno Housing Authority dedicated its Parc Grove Commons complex as a new safe place for troubled teens.&nbsp; The Fresno Safe Place program is getting national recognition.<br /><br /> There are 1,500 Safe Place communities across …

<div class="StoryBlock"> Today two people walked away with no injuries after their medical helicopter made an emergency landing.<br /><br />It happened at Avenue Four and Road 256 in Kings County. Officials say a warning light came on inside the SkyLife chopper and the pilot made the landing, as a precaution. …

<div class="StoryBlock"> We’ll check out the youth sports program organizers say, is growing each year. It’s made possible through the City of Fresno and is teaching more than 100 kids how to play basketball.<br /><br /></div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> Scout Island offers Fresno County students a variety of hands-on learning opportunities, all in an outdoor setting.<br /><br /></div>

<div class="StoryBlock"> Merced Police made a huge drug bust at a home near a middle school Saturday. <br /><br />Police arrested 29-year-old Lindsey Manzanedo for possession of meth, heroin, marijuana and mushrooms. They served a search warrant after receiving complaints about possible drug activity at the home near Weaver Middle …

<div class="StoryBlock"> More than 400 people were busted after a statewide effort to prevent underage drinking. <br /><br />About 100 agencies participated, including police from Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Selma. The &quot;shoulder tap&quot; operation uses an underage volunteer decoy. The decoys ask adults to buy alcohol for them. <br /><br …