A big change is coming to the Big Fresno Fair. Starting this year, unaccompanied minors will not be allowed into the fair after 7 o’clock on Friday and Saturday nights. Stacy Rianda with the fair says the change of rules is in reaction to occasional violence that has broken out …
Read More »Before Fresno visit, Arpaio continues shooting from the hip
Coming up on his Fresno visit, controversial former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has doubled down on his law enforcement policies and right-wing mission. In an interview with the Bay Area … Click to Continue »
Read More »Allegiant Jet Fills With Smoke At Fresno Yosemite Airport
Passengers on an Allegiant Airlines plane had to exit onto the Tarmac at the Fresno Yosemite Airport today after the cabin of their plane filled with smoke. Flight AAY514 landed shortly after noon today on one of Allegiant’s daily runs from Vegas to Fresno. Shortly after landing the plane ran …
Read More »Interview: Garry Bredefeld On Fresno Pot Sales Ban, Concealed Weapons
The first eight months of Garry Bredefeld’s return to Fresno City Hall have been eventful. Some of his proposals, like adding a display of the nation’s motto “In God We Trust” to the city council chambers, and a ban on marijuana dispensaries have either become law, or are on their …
Read More »Murphy Fire (Fresno County)
Murphy Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 22, 2017 11:41 am Date/Time Started: September 19, 2017 7:47 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit County: Fresno County Location: Hwy 33 & Shell Rd, north of Coalinga Estimated – Containment: 237 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Shaver Fire (Fresno County)
Shaver Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 15, 2017 7:02 am FINAL Date/Time Started: September 11, 2017 10:00 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE / Fresno County Fire County: Fresno County Location: Indian Rock Rd and Musick Creek Lane, Community of Shaver Lake Estimated – Containment: 9 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Fresno Police Announce Bulldog Gang Arrest
Fresno Police say they have made a significant arrest of a number of high-level Bulldog gang members. More than a dozen suspected gang members were arrested in an early Friday morning raids. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the arrests stem from a month’s long multi-agency investigation that included roughly 300 …
Read More »In 2016, Fresno County Ag Profits Dropped By $482 Million, Drought And Global Prices To Blame
T he total value of agricultural goods sold last year in Fresno County dropped in value by around $ 482 million compared to 2015 according to the 2016 Annual Crop and Livestock Production Report released in mid-August by Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner Les Wright. Wright blames the lack of surface …
Read More »Coalinga Fire (Fresno County)
Coalinga Fire: Updated: August 30, 2017 10:15 pm County: Fresno County Location: Mendota Road and Interstate 5, 12 miles north of Coalinga Acres Burned – Containment: 102 acres – 100% contained
Read More »Bill McEwen Leaves Fresno Bee For GVWire.com
Longtime Fresno Bee reporter, columnist and editor Bill McEwen has a new job as news director for GVWire.com, a news website run by Fresno-based housing developer Granville Homes. After 37 years in the local news business, McEwen joined us on Valley Edition to talk about his role in this new …
Read More »Hill Fire (Fresno County)
Hill Fire: more info… Updated: August 28, 2017 7:16 am County: Fresno County Location: Hwy 180 from Hills Valley to Ruth Hill Acres Burned – Containment: 2 fires totaling 68 acres – 20% contained
Read More »Flat Fire (Fresno County)
Flat Fire: more info… Updated: August 28, 2017 7:12 am County: Fresno County Location: Oak Flat Lane and Sales Creek Rd., 5 miles south of Tollhouse Acres Burned – Containment: 111 acres – 60% contained
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