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• Joaquin Arambula talks campaign strategies

  05-04-2016 22:48
  
  Apr 05, 2016 Kingsburg's Joaquin Arambula, with his wife at his side, cast his ballot at the Fresno County Elections Office in downtown Fresno on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Arambula is a candidate in the special election for the 31st Assembly District.
  
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• Paul McCartney adds Denmark, Argentina to his One On One tour

  05-04-2016 18:38
  
  On Monday, Paul McCartney announced four new stops on his rapidly expanding One on One Tour . He'll play three days in mid-May in Argentina, his first shows on the tour in South America, and one in June in Denmark. The new Argentina dates are May 15 at Alberto Kempes Stadium in Co'rdoba and May 17 and 19 at the Estadio Unico de la Plata in Buenos Aires. He'll also play June 27 at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark. One On One shows are available here and also here . The tour will also hit two
  
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• Trees begin coming down for Fulton Mall project

  05-04-2016 14:24
  
  The city issued a notice, effective Monday morning, giving contractors a green light to begin work on the Fulton Street restoration, Mayor Ashley Swearengin said. The section of the mall between Tulare and Inyo streets is the first segment of work to restore Fulton Street to carry trafficfor the first time since the mid-1960s. Among the trees he expects to salvage are olive, carob and Canary Island pine trees. The trees that aren't claimed by Revive will be ground for mulch. "Even if we don't ta
  
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• Touring show addresses bullying, domestic violence in Fresno

  05-04-2016 10:09
  
  Fresno's five mayoral hopefuls answered questions during an hour-long forum Monday, March 21, 2016, hosted by the Fresno Rotary Club. Spees and former Fresno County Supervisor Doug Vagim took questions from moderator Susan Anderson, also a former Fresno County supervisor, on issues ranging from homelessness to parks to high-speed rail.
  
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• Fresno faith, labor groups celebrate California minimum wage increase

  05-04-2016 05:41
  
  "If someone works full time, they should be able provide basic needs - pay rent, buy food and clothing - for their families," Gramaje said. According to the University of California, Berkeley, Labor Center, nearly 300,000 workers in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties will be affected. As part of its report released on March 30, the Labor Center also broke down exactly who will benefit most statewide. More than half of the workers who will receive a pay raise are Latino, as Latinos are mos
  
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• Fresno man identified as Millerton Lake drowning victim

  05-04-2016 04:38
  
  On Saturday Arriving only minutes later, deputies were unable to locate the victim until 6:45 p.m.
  
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• Fresno jail killing trial begins for mentally ill inmate

  05-04-2016 04:38
  
  14, 2012, killing of Phillips. But Fresno defense attorney Antonio Alvarez contends Cuevas is not guilty because he could not form the specific intent to commit murder. The stakes in Judge Timothy Kams' courtroom are high because if found guilty of murder, Cuevas will be sentenced to life in prison. "My neighbor is dead," the voice said. The inmate was told by deputies that Cuevas needed to ask for help himself. When Seymour examined Cuevas in August 2011 and April 2012, he found Cuevas to have
  
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• Fresno civil-rights activist Ben Benav dez dies

  05-04-2016 04:38
  
  Longtime Fresno civil-rights activist Ben Benavi'dez died early Monday at age 69. Benavi'dez was national and state president of the Mexican American Political Association in the 1990s and early 2000s. More recently, he had a heart attack with complications and was in and out of the hospital for the past year, said Juan Avitia, who was president of MAPA until August. "I see my brothers and sisters being arrested and sent to Mexico. Benavi'dez fought up to the end, said Avitia. "I know he's smili
  
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• Drought-stricken California misses water conservation target

  05-04-2016 01:30
  
  Taking a regional approach to saving water in California's drought, state regulators may propose relaxing conservation orders for El Nino-soaked Northern Californians, while keeping in place more strict rules for residents of the drier Southern California. 5, 2016 file photo, Richard Polich holds an umbrella as he crosses a street in the rain in San Francisco. 5, 2016 file photo, Richard Polich holds an umbrella as he crosses a street in the rain in San Francisco.
  
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