Fresno news

• Feds: Drought kills 66 million trees in California's Sierra

  22-06-2016 23:50
  This June 6, 2016 photo shows patches of dead and dying trees near Cressman, Calif. The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday, June 22, 2016, that the number of trees in California's Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought and a bark beetle epidemic has dramatically increased since last year.
  
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• Fresno Philharmonic season an extended job search

  22-06-2016 21:40
  After a big media event last fall , we already know the names of the six candidates who are finalists for the new music director of the Fresno Philharmonic. Now, with the announcement of the orchestra's 2016-17 season, which serves as an extended job tryout, we know what those candidates will be conducting and who their guest artists will be.
  
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• Chief Dyer on shooting death of toddler: 'This family is absolutely broken'

  22-06-2016 21:40
  At an emotional news conference Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer react to the death of a 20-month-old boy in an overnight shooting. Police Sgt.
  
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• Shooting in Southeast Fresno leaves a child dead and sends 2 men to the hospital

  22-06-2016 20:31
  
  A young boy has died following a late night shooting in Southeast Fresno.
  
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• Adorable sloth babies playing in a basket to brighten your day

  22-06-2016 20:22
  While sloths are generally known for their idle nature, these two babies are bursting with playtime energy.
  
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• These boys saw an elderly man struggling with yardwork and immediately saved the day

  22-06-2016 19:43
  
  A group of young boys in southeast Australia won their rugby game on Friday, which is a great accomplishment by itself. But what they did after the game is gaining them praise from not only the school principal, but thousands of people online.
  
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• Waiting for TSA a " and not only in airport lines

  22-06-2016 19:15
  A sandwich board sign announces the IdentoGo / Fresno Drug Testing storefront office where TSA Pre-Check applicants go through interviews and fingerprinting. The office is in a strip mall with a massage parlor and a liquor store on Bullard Avenue near Fresno Street in northeast Fresno.
  
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• The weird world of expensive wine

  22-06-2016 19:13
  
  Take a look into the strange world of expensive wines.
  
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• Sports Report: June 21, 2016

  22-06-2016 19:12
  The best HS soccer players gear up for all-star game, Tacos win again
  
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• Triple shooting in Central Fresno leaves a child dead and sends 2 men to the hospital

  22-06-2016 18:31
  
  A shooting in Central Fresno sent two people to the hospital and killed a young child. It happened late Tuesday night near First and Platt.
  
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• VIDEO: Reckless driving caught on camera on LIE leads to arrest

  22-06-2016 17:13
  The incident happened Sunday, June 12, about 11:30 a.m. on the Long Island Expressway in Woodbury. It was captured on video and caught the eye of police, who checked it out.
  
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• 3 found with weapons cache in Holland Tunnel wanted to 'rescue' girl, officials say

  22-06-2016 17:12
  A Pennsylvania man who lost his daughter to a heroin overdose earlier this year was arrested with two other people after they were stopped while trying to drive through the Holland Tunnel with a cache of weapons.
  
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• 400 birds, turtles seized in Bellmore animal cruelty case

  22-06-2016 17:10
  Nassau County SPCA spokesman Gary Rogers said officers with the Animal Crime Unit executed a search warrant at the home on Ocean Avenue in Bellmore Tuesday morning and found the animals living in unsanitary conditions.
  
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• Family plans to destroy $5 million inheritance in Pacific Palisades

  22-06-2016 17:07
  Los Angeles police uncovered a stockpile of weapons worth millions of dollars following a mysterious man's death in Pacific Palisades.
  
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• 2 Anaheim men convicted of conspiring to fight for ISIS

  22-06-2016 17:04
  Two Anaheim men face 35 years or more in federal prison after a conviction for conspiring to join ISIS.
  
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• Man claims Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was his gay lover

  22-06-2016 17:02
  A man has claimed he met Orlando shooter Omar Mateen on the gay dating app Grindr and the two quickly became intimate.
  
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• Dad gets matching tattoo of son's surgery scar

  22-06-2016 16:47
  
  Josh Marshall got a vivid, realistic scar to match his son Gabriel's surgery scar to help the young boy's confidence as he battles a rare form of brain cancer, ABC News reports.
  
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• Artist creates mesmerizing optical illusion makeup displays

  22-06-2016 16:09
  You'll have to look twice at these visually-stunning makeup displays from Korean artist Dain Yoon.
  
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• Triple shooting in Central Fresno sends 2 men and a toddler to the hospital

  22-06-2016 15:03
  A shooting in Central Fresno sent threepeople to the hospital, including a toddler. It happened late Tuesday night near First and Platt.
  
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• HICAP program could be cut

  22-06-2016 14:51
  Email www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me. a Sen. Barbara Boxer, 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290, Fresno, CA 93721, Phone: 497-510, Fax: 228-3864.
  
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• Sweet basil and the bee: Nectarine love

  22-06-2016 10:33
  Nectarines have a firm grip on their pits. Slicing off the "cheeks" is the best way to free the fruit from the seed.
  
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• Money woes continue for Fresno Grizzlies, audit shows

  22-06-2016 08:27
  For the ninth straight year, the Grizzlies have been operating at a deficit in its short 14-year stay at Chukchansi Park.
  
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• CHP officer seriously injured in Highway 180 collision

  22-06-2016 08:22
  The California Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be cautious, after one of their own is hit by a truck on Highway 180 in Fresno.
  
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• Fresno council wants $2.1 million for road repairs, maintenance

  22-06-2016 06:24
  Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin already has proposed $293.2 million in general fund spending in the city's 2016-17 budget. But that's not quite enough to do all the things that the Fresno City Council wants to accomplish in the fiscal year that begins July 1. City Council members voted Tuesday to spend an extra $2.1 million from the general fund - the pot of money from which most of the city's discretionary bills are paid.
  
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• Popular Mexican restaurant expands in Clovis

  22-06-2016 05:59
  La Kebrada's owners celebrated the grand opening of their second location in Clovis on Tuesday.
  
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• Fresno County gets funding boost for veteran care

  22-06-2016 05:55
  The Board of Supervisors approved several contracts totaling millions of dollars to expand drug and mental health treatment and housingfor veterans, immigrants and the homeless.
  
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• Fresno-based website has mission to help charities

  22-06-2016 05:50
  Square Heart Shops latest fundraiser raised more than $6,000 to send 20 students with the People's Church on a mission trip to Kenya.
  
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• When Fresno gets hot, outdoor laborers work hard to stay cool

  22-06-2016 04:20
  Miguel Lunar of Madco Electric takes a swig of cold water during work at McKinley and Palm avenues to install traffic sensors under the roadway surface Tuesday. A construction worker momentarily removes his hardhat to adjust his sweat rag during construction on the new Tuolumne Street bridge in downtown Fresno Tuesday.
  
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• Research: California years away from making drought recovery

  22-06-2016 04:20
  In this March 30, 2016 file photo, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources, checks the snowpack depth while performing the snow survey at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Calif. It could take California four years to recover from the most severe drought on record, even if the next several winters bring above-normal snowfall to the Sierra Nevada, researchers said Tuesday, June 21, 2016, releasing a study.
  
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• Fresno County nursing home neglected elderly woman, lawsuit claims

  22-06-2016 04:19
  An elderly Fresno woman was denied assistance in using the restroom by employees of a nursing home located south of Easton, resulting in injuries that ultimately led to her death, a Long Beach attorney alleges in a lawsuit. According to the 20-page complaint filed June 14 by Stephen Garcia in Fresno County Superior Court, Rosario Navarro in February was taken to the bathroom, placed on the toilet and left unattended by staff at Manning Gardens Care Center, near Manning and Cedar avenues.
  
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• Voters asked to resolve dispute between Fresno County and superior court

  22-06-2016 03:29
  Chief probation officer Rick Chavez was suspended with pay more than two months ago while allegations of misconduct were investigated by the Superior Court.
  
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• Highway 180 shutdown at Clovis Avenue due to crash involving CHP officer

  22-06-2016 03:08
  
  Highway 180 shutdown at Clovis Avenue due to crash involving CHP officer
  
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• Vets urge pet owners to be watchful during triple digit weather

  22-06-2016 02:26
  Over the summer, doctors at the Pet ER say they see tons of cats and dogs suffering from heat stroke, and pets also come in with burned and blistering paws.
  
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• Mexico-California summit on trade set for Fresno

  22-06-2016 02:15
  A half-day summit to discuss trade and the relationship between California and Mexico will be held Wednesday in Fresno, hosted by ProMexico, Consulate of Mexico and Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. Nearly 20 organizations are expected to participate in the discussion, including Fresno State University and the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
  
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• Outdoor workers brave another day of heat in Fresno

  22-06-2016 02:14
  One worker was geared up for the heat from head to toe and on a day like this he says he'll drink at least two gallons of water.
  
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• American Legion members hope to breathe new life into old building in West Fresno

  22-06-2016 02:10
  Members said a run-down facility in West Fresno has been closed to the public for two years, but meetings have recently resumed at American Legion Post 511.
  
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• Valley Children's ranked one of the top in the country for neonatology

  22-06-2016 01:48
  Valley Children's hospital was just named one of the top children's hospitals in the country in the area of neonatology-- the care of newborns.
  
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• High heat impacting Valley farmworkers

  22-06-2016 01:26
  This week's triple digit heat is already having an impact on some farming operations in the Valley.
  
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• Extreme heat in Arizona cooks an egg on street

  22-06-2016 00:59
  Man shares video of an egg cooking on the street in Arizona due to excessive heat.
  
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• The scientific secret to perfectly foamed eggs

  22-06-2016 00:57
  
  FiveThirtyEight looked at the science behind perfectly foamed eggs.
  
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• Millions exercise together for International Yoga Day

  22-06-2016 00:44
  
  Millions of people twisted their bodies in complex positions in celebration of International Yoga Day on Tuesday.
  
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• 'They're the reason our children are here today'

  22-06-2016 00:09
  Families get out of the heat to enjoy Father's Day racing go-karts at Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis. With temperatures in the mid-90s in the Fresno area, indoor activities were an appealing option for fathers and kids.
  
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