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• Santa Cruz deputy on leave after shooting 15-year-old on LSD

  22-11-2016 22:29
  A teenage stabbing suspect, who was fatally shot by a Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy, had taken LSD.
  
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• Fresno Police need help identifying an armed robbery suspect

  22-11-2016 22:18
  Video from a security camera at Dan's Liquor on Marks Avenue and Ashlan Avenue shows the suspect walk in and immediately rush behind the counter.
  
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• 'Calexit': Proposal submitted for California to secede from US

  22-11-2016 22:04
  A group calling for California to secede from the United States submitted a proposed petition Monday seeking a ballot measure that would strip the state constitution of language that says California is an inseparable part of the nation.
  
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• Curb Appeal: Modern Madera home has 180-degree view of Fresnoa s Palm Bluffs

  22-11-2016 21:46
  Shannon Martin, broker at Mid State Realty in Fresno and owner of November's Curb Appeal home, gives a tour of the 3-bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 3-story, 4-level, 3,400 square foot home which features a 180 degree view of the San Joaquin River bottom and Sycamore Island from Madera County. The home was built over a 20-year period by architect Rik Richards.
  
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• How do astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving?

  22-11-2016 20:32
  The crew of the International Space Station will be eating Thanksgiving dinners prepared at Texas A&M University.
  
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• Police: Drug dealer with assault rifle arrested in SW Fresno

  22-11-2016 19:43
  Fresno police Monday arrested a man selling narcotics while armed with an assault rifle at Elm and North avenues in southwest Fresno. Sgt. Walter Boston identified the man as Brandon Brown, 33. The arrest took place about 9:30 a.m. after officers received complaints about an armed drug dealer.
  
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• Liquor store clerk struggles with armed robber

  22-11-2016 19:43
  Fresno police have asked for help in identifying a man who robbed a liquor store at knifepoint November 16, 2016. The robbery happened at Dan's Liquor in the 4000 block of North Marks Avenue.
  
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• Father accused of drowning daughter outside Healdsburg church

  22-11-2016 18:01
  Police arrested a man accused of drowning his 4-year-old daughter in a baptismal pool at Healdsburg's St. Johns Church.
  
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• Unfair fee hike

  22-11-2016 17:37
  The Madera County Board of Supervisors is talking about raising trash collection fees by 12% to raise about $1.1 million dollars annually. Depending where you live that is an extra $29 to $75 a year for residential customers at minimum service rates.
  
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• How to avoid political debates at your Thanksgiving table

  22-11-2016 16:53
  Family gatherings can be a stressful time. This year, differences over the outcome of the election could make gathering at the Thanksgiving table even more emotional.
  
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• Texas A&M serving up Thanksgiving dinner in space

  22-11-2016 16:45
  The crew of the International Space Station will be eating Thanksgiving dinners prepared by some Aggie scientists.
  
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• Here are the best stores to shop on Black Friday, according to WalletHub

  22-11-2016 16:34
  
  WalletHub analyzed deals from 35 major retailers and ranked their Black Friday deals.
  
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• Fire causes major damage at Tower District home

  22-11-2016 16:12
  Fresno firefighters are working to put out a Central Fresno house fire.
  
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• Global Winter Wonderland returns to the Tulare County Fairgrounds

  22-11-2016 16:09
  Experience the magic of the seasons with one of the largest light displays in the world.
  
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• Donald Trump aide suggests he will not pursue charges against Hillary Clinton

  22-11-2016 15:27
  
  A top adviser to Donald Trump is suggesting that the president-elect is going to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and not pursue a probe of her private email server.
  
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• Woolly bear caterpillar believed to predict harshness of winter

  22-11-2016 13:55
  Here's how some believe these furry little creatures predict how mild or harsh winter will be.
  
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• Blindness isn't stopping one 90-year-old from leading walks as a proud - pedal pusher'

  22-11-2016 13:32
  Pedal Pushers volunteer Anne Mose, 90, left, who is legally blind, visits with resident Flora "Flo" Burgess, 92, while pushing her wheelchair during a walk around campus at The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens in Fresno. Pedal Pushers is a group of volunteers at the senior living campus who lead less-mobile neighbors on walks.
  
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• Residential fire burns down electrical line, neighbors may experience power outages

  22-11-2016 09:17
  Homes near a residential fire in central Fresno may experience a power outage after an electrical line above the home burned down Monday night, Fresno Fire Battalion Chief Bob Van Tassel said. Pacific Gas and Electric officials responded to a home near McKinley and Arthur avenues after 8:15 p.m., when the fallen line prevented fire fighters from putting out the flames, Van Tassel said.
  
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• Raider Nation out strong in Fresno during Monday Night Football

  22-11-2016 08:19
  The Raiders are 8-2, and it wasn't just a big night for Fresno State's former quarterback. The game was the first NFL matchup in Mexico City since 2005.
  
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• Police crack down on Northwest Fresno street racing

  22-11-2016 08:13
  The wide roads of Herndon Avenue serve as a busy corridor for most of the day but after the sun sets young car enthusiasts roar onto the scene. Now, Fresno Police is making a point to put on the brakes.
  
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• Night 1 of 'Dancing with the Stars' finale sees plenty of perfect scores

  22-11-2016 07:11
  
  The final four are whittled down to the top three on "Dancing with the Stars" after freestyle routines filled the ballroom with perfect scores.
  
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• Kanye West cancels remaining Saint Pablo Tour dates

  22-11-2016 06:53
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• Kanye West hospitalized after canceling Saint Pablo Tour

  22-11-2016 04:57
  
  West canceled the remaining shows of his Saint Pablo Tour, including a stop in Fresno, earlier in the day.
  
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• DNA testing offers window into family ancestry

  22-11-2016 04:55
  Scientists look for common strands in your DNA and the DNA of people who are native to 26 regions around the world. Those similarities determine your ethnicity and where your ancestors once lived.
  
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• Penalty portion of South Valley murder trial continues; prosecution challenges testimony from Cheary's mother

  22-11-2016 03:56
  Last week, a Tulare County jury agreed that Christopher Cheary raped, killed, and tortured three-year-old Sophia Acosta in May of 2011.
  
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• Prosecutors say Tower District cameras prove Fresno attack was murder

  22-11-2016 03:24
  Davin Rodriguez, 25, admits to killing Jerald Riley two years ago, but his attorney says Rodriguez only acted to save himself.
  
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• Merced church turns to community for help after burglary

  22-11-2016 03:19
  The pastor says two speakers, a mixing board and a projector were stolen out of the church's sanctuary.
  
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• L.A. rape suspect caught in Fresno by U.S. marshals

  22-11-2016 02:36
  A man wanted for alleged rape in Los Angeles County was arrested by U.S. marshals in Fresno, authorities said. Salvador Martinez was arrested by a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force near Fresno on Friday afternoon, just days after Los Angeles County sheriff's officials released his photograph to the public and named him a suspect in the Nov. 13 rape in Maywood, authorities said in a news release.
  
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• In the giving spirit? Fresnoa s charities receiving fewer donations this Thanksgiving

  22-11-2016 02:36
  Area Save Mart and Food Maxx supermarkets promote "Give. Share. Care!" donation cards to help fill the pantries at Community Food Bank, Fresno.
  
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• Fresno blood center CEO: A promise made has been a fulfilleda

  22-11-2016 02:36
  Dean Eller has spent the past 21 years honoring a commitment he made to his dying daughter to carry on her passion for blood donation. Now the 69-year-old president and executive director of the Central California Blood Center - and the face of blood donation in the central San Joaquin Valley - is ready to find a successor to continue his mission.
  
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• Fresno authorities investigating increasingly violent robberies

  22-11-2016 02:23
  The clerk, a 47-year-old man with a wife and two kids was shot twice after two masked men entered the store.
  
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• Long lines a thing of the past at one Fresno medical center pharmacy

  22-11-2016 02:15
  From shelves of overflowing orders to a streamlined state-of-the-art system Kaiser Permanente Pharmacies in the Valley are filling prescriptions for patients who no longer lose their patience waiting in line.
  
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• Japan lifts tsunami warning after magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Fukushima coast

  22-11-2016 02:10
  
  An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck Tuesday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan. A tsunami warning for waves of up to three meters (10 feet) was issued.
  
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• Official: 6 dead in Chattanooga elementary school bus crash

  22-11-2016 02:08
  
  Multiple people were killed Monday when a Chattanooga school bus with 35 young children aboard crashed, turned on its side and wrapped around a tree, police said.
  
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• Kanye West fans in the Valley disappointed to hear hip hop star canceled rest of tour

  22-11-2016 01:44
  Instead of lining up to see Kanye West at the Save Mart Center this week fans like Shannon Gonzales lined up for their ticket refund.
  
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• Dozens of dogs rescued during Central Fresno house fire

  22-11-2016 01:23
  As firefighters rushed to put out a house fire on Grant Avenue in central Fresno, they realized they needed the SPCA to help treat and account for everyone who lived there.
  
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• At least 6 students dead in Chattanooga school bus crash

  22-11-2016 00:49
  
  Multiple people were killed Monday when a Chattanooga school bus with 35 young children aboard crashed, turned on its side and wrapped around a tree, police said.
  
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• More than 30 animals rescued from burning home

  22-11-2016 00:31
  A firefighter hands a cat to a man after saving it from a burning home in central Fresno on Monday morning, Nov. 21, 2016. Lt. Brian Winter of Visalia Police Department briefs the media about a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting Thursday night, November 17, 2016, that fatally injured a pregnant woman.
  
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• He told detectives he shot the farmer, but jury decides it wasna t first-degree murder

  22-11-2016 00:31
  The man accused of fatally shooting Biola raisin farmer George Salwasser Jr. in May 2014 was found not guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder, but the Fresno County Superior Court jury was hung on second-degree murder or manslaughter charges. The jury was sent back to continue deliberating to see whether they could reach agreement on lesser charges against Jose Canas, 34. After his arrest, Canas confessed to sheriff's detectives that he had shot Salwasser twice in the neck and upper back.
  
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• Fresno firefighters save dogs and cats

  22-11-2016 00:31
  Fresno firefighters who arrived at a burning duplex in southeast Fresno on Monday, Nov. 21 rescued dozens of dogs and cats that were trapped inside. There are around 16,000 English learners in Fresno Unified alone.
  
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