Teachers often give their time and money in ways that are hard to quantify. But this year, one Fresno teacher has been recognized by the Milken Family Foundation for her work with the Sunnyside High School Video Production Academy. Katie McQuone is one of 40 teachers nationwide to receive this …
Read More »When Police Make The Decision To Shoot: New Transparency Law Gives Insight
It’s November 27, 2017 at about 3 p.m. when Hanford Police Officer Jeff Davis first hears a dispatch about a deadly shooting in the small Central Valley town of Lemoore. Minutes later, he notices a blue Dodge Charger at a traffic stop. He checks the license plate numbers against those …
Read More »Can Anyone Sing Opera? Fresno State’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ Gives Students And Faculty The Chance
This weekend, Fresno State’s Music Department will be performing the opera, “Madama Butterfly.” The hundred-year-old show is about the convoluted marriage of an American naval officer and a Japanese geisha known as Madama Butterfly. To learn more about the performance, and navigating racial stereotypes, we sat down with director and …
Read More »Frazier Park Author Gives Voice To Family Of Those Caught Up In Substance Use Disorders
We’ve become more familiar with stories and reports about how widespread the opioid crisis has become, but what about the loved ones of those caught in addiction — their family and friends? In her first book, Central Valley author Tina Hogan Grant writes about this from her own perspective. Her …
Read More »EPA chief Pruitt overrules staff, gives Wisconsin’s Walker, Foxconn big break on smog
The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted most of southeast Wisconsin from the latest federal limits on lung-damaging smog pollution, delivering a political victory to Gov. Scott Walker as he makes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Akron Zoo’s Big Hanna gives new life to garbage
There’s a new resident at the Akron Zoo and she has a pretty voracious appetite. She will eat tons of just about anything. The enclosure for “Big Hanna” – the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced judge gives max sentence to child molester
Lonnie Lee Poslof Jr., 37, was sentenced Monday in Merced Superior Court to 27 years to life in prison for committing three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and one … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interior Department gives Trump list of ‘a handful’ of national monuments to shrink
The White House is getting ready to move on a contentious plan to shrink public lands in the West, which could involve the redrawing of borders at several national monuments … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Humiliating’: School gives teen with ADHD ‘most likely to not pay attention’ award
Middle school awards are typically a source of pride for the students and their parents. But Nicole Edwards was not happy about the award her 14-year-old daughter received Tuesday. Two … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced parent gives guitar to student whose house burned, was burglarized
Alejandro Baez gifted his guitar to his daughter’s classmate at Chenoweth Elementary School so 12-year-old Joe Tapetillo III could pursue his dream to be a musician after his guitar was stolen when his house caught fire last year. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Citizens’ academy gives locals a chance to experience Merced police training
The Merced Police Department has begun it’s newest session of the Citizens Police Academy, a chance to experience parts of the same training that police officers go through and learn … Click to Continue »
Read More »Saturday sunshine gives Merced County residents prep time for predicted storms
Stacey and Robert Hardcastle filled up white bags with sand at the corner of Santa Fe and Jackson in Le Grand on Saturday, hoping water wouldn’t force its way into … Click to Continue »
Read More »CHP officer gives details about chain-reaction crash on Highway 198
John Tyler, a public information officer for California Highway Patrol, said less than 10 people were injured in a chain-reaction crash on Highway 198 in heavy fog that involved about 50 vehicles Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. … Click to Continue »
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