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FRESNO – Fresno State Director of Athletics Jim Bartko announced Friday that Bulldog Stadium will be receiving a new $ 892,000 high definition LED video and ribbon boards that will be installed in time for the 2015 season. ANC Sports Enterprises, LLC will be in charge of the design, construction …

Farmers and rural communities are again being hit hard by the latest round of water cuts–this one affecting senior water right holders with rights that date back to 1903. The State Water Board has ordered 114 senior water right holders to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin, Sacramento and Delta watersheds, …

There is a new U.S. Poet Laureate and he is right here in the valley. He is in the same company as Robert Frost and Philip Levine. Retired Fresno State professor Juan Felipe Herrera is the first Latino, U-S Poet Laureate. His experience growing up in the fields of the …

A bulldog puppy will make his debut this week as the new mascot of Fresno State. Victor E. Bulldog II passed away suddenly earlier this year when he was stung by a bee. The sweet guy who was so full of life and energy will never be forgotten. Now, university …

Clint Olivier Announces Run for State Assembly

In 1996 California voters legalized the medical use of marijuana. Since then many people throughout the state have been concerned about how it’s regulated. A reason why many showed up to the public forum held at fresno state. Over the years a growing number of bills have popped up in …

Fresno’s Mayor shared the city’s accomplishments, opportunities and special plans on Wednesday during the State of City luncheon but one member of the city council is angry. He says the city’s policies are hurting revitalization efforts in his district and is going on the record saying the city has it’s …

A forum at Fresno State will take a closer look at legalizing marijuana in California. The Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy, chaired by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, is preparing the state for a 2016 ballot incintive that would legalize the sale and use of marijuana, like alcohol, in the state …

Farmers are always trying to do more with less.  Tonight, many met at Fresno City Hall to hear about a program that encourages innovation. The California Energy Commission explained its new "Water Energy Technology" program (WET), a way to provide funding for innovative technologies.  Here in Fresno, the state wanted …

This was the classroom of not so long ago, a teacher lecturing her class, using such tools as chalk and a chalk board. Fast forward to the classroom of today, the chalkboard has been replaced with a Promethean or smart board; it’s the teachers computer. Students have all but replaced …

Every year fresno state students produce massive amounts of sweet corn and year after year, people line up and wait hours to get their hands on it.With their shopping carts ready the moment the doors opened at Gibson market, folks were already filling their bags. Before opening at 8:00 this …

There were long lines at Fresno State this morning as a valley favorite returned just in time for summer. People lined up hours before doors opened at the Gibson Farm Market to be the first to get their hands on some sweet corn. Last year, the corn sold out in …

It’s grown on campus.  It’s sold on campus.  And it benefits students on campus.  Fresno State’s famous sweet corn is back, and workers at the Gibson Farm Market say they are ready. "We are definitely prepared for tomorrow which will hopefully be more than 22 bins and will hopefully last …