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Six fires were reported or found over the weekend within Yosemite National Park. Most fires were due to thunderstorms and lightning activity. The storms were accompanied with rain, hail and light snow.

In news around the State. The oil spill along the coast of Santa Barbara is hurting some store owners this Memorial Day Weekend. More than one hundred thousand gallons of crude oil leaked into the Pacific Ocean. It has impacting a nine-mile stretch of the coastline. A shop owner at …

A ruling on sex education will cost the Clovis Unified School District nearly half a million dollars. A ruling by Fresno Superior Court Judge Donald Black finds that students have a right to "age appropriate" sex education. That includes topics like sex health and AIDS prevention. The decision is the …

The people still hospitalized as a result of the massive gas explosion in Fresno are still being treated for their injuries.  The blast happened on April 17th at a shooting range in northwest Fresno, near Highway 99. At the time 11 people were hurt, some seriously. According to the Fresno …

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office updated the number of people injured and needing treatment at local hospitals immediately following the explosion. 11 people went to area hospitals. 2- Fresno Co. Sheriff’s deputies1- Fresno Co. Public Works employee8 – Fresno Co. Jail inmatesThe two deputies and two of the inmates have …

Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern continues to make positive progress in his recovery. Dern was severely burned while fighting a house fire. Yesterday, he was able stand for a few minutes with the help of physical therapists.

The park will continue the second phase of a prescribed fire in the Wawona area, near the South Entrance, Thursday, March 19.