Spending on jails and prisons increased by 324 percent Texas hiked incarceration spending by 850 percent More than two thirds of state prison inmates are high school dropouts … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced veteran urges others to donate for last Honor Flight
Dan Child took trip in 2014, called it ‘one of the greatest trips I ever had’ Central Valley Honor Flight struggling to raise money for October trip As donations wane, Honor Flight marks October trip as the last … Click to Continue »
Read More »Chowchilla High graduation sends off ‘last of our arrows’
Graduating class of 2016 is last to have Redskins as mascot School will decide on new mascot after its centennial anniversary in October Tulare, Gustine and Calaveras high schools also forced to change mascots … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced unemployment up from December, down from last year
The 12.8 percent jobless rate in January rose compared to December, but fell compared to a year ago The county lost 2,600 jobs between December and January … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mobile home destroyed in fire last night
Crews are trying to figure out how a fire started that destroyed a mobile home last night. It happened in the area of Lincoln and Del Rey Avenues. Firefighters say no one was home when the fire started. Crews from Sanger, Fresno County and a Cal-Fire unit were called out …
Read More »Funeral holograms: do you have last words to say?
Holograms are being used at funerals, as a way for the dead to make one last appearance. The technology can make a person reappear, even posthumously Do you have last words you’d like to say?
Read More »Fresno Police Notice 30-Percent Increase in Robberies from This Time Last Year
A disturbing trend is hitting Fresno. The Police Department said more and more robberies are occurring. Chief Jerry Dyer said in a press conference on Sunday that at this time last year, there were 293 robberies, and as of now, there are 380 robberies in the City of Fresno. That …
Read More »Fresno man missing since last week
The family of a Fresno man is asking for your help. He’s been missing since Wednesday. Jose Rios, 63, has signs of early Alzheimer’s. He was last seen in the area of Parkway and Shields. His family has filed a missing persons report. If you have seen Jose Rios or …
Read More »Police looking for suspects in last night’s armed carjacking
A man calls 9-1-1 and tells the dispatcher, "They’re going to shoot me." Fresno Police say two armed men pistol-whipped him and took his car at gunpoint, locking the man in the trunk. It happened around 2:30 this morning at Roy and Fig. When they pulled over, after a short …
Read More »Sang Pediatric Re-opens After Last Week’s Murder-Suicide
Family, friends, and business neighbors dropped by Sang Pediatric Tuesday morning for a spiritual Buddhist ceremony honoring the life of Vyang Vang. Buddhist Monks from a local Temple performed a symbolic ceremony in which the names of the souls lost are written on a piece of paper and burned. "It’s …
Read More »William Saroyan’s Last Fresno Home Up For Auction
A former home of Fresno icon William Saroyan may soon be up for auction. After years of what neighbors call poor upkeep and a revolving door of tenants, the home on West Griffith way in Central Fresno is now in foreclosure. It’s where the author lived until his passing and …
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