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Fresno moved a step closer Thursday to fund an unconventional program that aims to reduce gun violence. After a fiery debate, the Fresno City Council voted to partially fund Advance Peace. Three council members voted to allocate $ 200,000 from the budget for the program. The city administration, local leaders, …

A 69-year-old Hilmar man was injured after he allowed the truck he was driving to overturn in rural Merced County on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Larry Peterson … Click to Continue »

A green Honda sedan crashed and caught fire Wednesday while trying to outrun police, the Sun-Star has confirmed. The pursuit ended on Highway 99 north near Winton Parkway in Merced County. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »

A teenager faces charges of vehicular manslaughter in a DUI-related crash Sunday morning that killed a still-unidentified driver Sunday morning several miles west of Turlock. Hayward resident Alejandro Valdovinos, 18, … Click to Continue »

A Chowchilla man was killed early Tuesday in a solo vehicle crash along a Highway 41 interchange in Fresno. The California Highway Patrol said the man – identified later by … Click to Continue »

A driver who ran a stop sign outside of Dos Palos died early Tuesday morning after colliding with a tractor-trailer, sparking a fire in the pickup the California Highway Patrol … Click to Continue »

One man was killed and two other suffered major injuries Monday night just outside Delhi when a suspected drunken driver drove the wrong way on Highway 99 and slammed into … Click to Continue »

Is a solitary eucalyptus tree standing alongside Highway 99 through Madera County an example of deadly negligence by the state of California? One attorney says it is. Los Angeles attorney … Click to Continue »

Ramon Gonzalez, a 19-year-old Delhi man, suffered major injuries – including burns to his head, feet and hands – after crashing his SUV in Turlock late Sunday. After a bystander tried to get him away from the fire, a stunned and confused Gonzalez can be seen here walking back into …

Madera County Supervisor David Rogers speaks with firsthand knowledge about the dangers of Highway 99, a highway that gained notoriety last year as the most dangerous in the United States. … Click to Continue »

Two explosive fires erupted this week after big rigs overturned on Highway 99, a stretch of road in the San Joaquin Valley that in a report last year was named … Click to Continue »

Cell phone video by Chrislyn Curtin shows smoke and flames at the interchange of Highway 152 and Highway 99 where a truck driving west onto Highway 152 from Highway 99 overturned, exploded and started a fire. The voice you hear is that of Chrislyn’s grandmother Linda Anderson, who was driving. …

Two people were killed in a truck that burst into flames after being struck by a big rig on Monday, April 24, 2017. … Click to Continue »