Fresno news

• How much should it cost to park in downtown Fresno? City leaders look for answer

  01-12-2016 23:59
  Del Estabrooke, Fresno's Development and Resource Management Department manager, stands next to water damage in the Spiral Garage in this February photo. Close to $10 million over the next 10 years is needed for everything from preventative maintenance to emergency repairs to keep the garages safe.
  
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• Project Endure runners make their way through the Valley

  01-12-2016 23:30
  Two LAPD officers are running from Los Angeles to Sacramento to honor those police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
  
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• Shelter dog gets happy ending after old family passes her by

  01-12-2016 21:32
  A German shepherd named Zuzu has found a new family after an animal shelter volunteer said they witnessed Zuzu's old family pass her over.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Mitt Romney

  01-12-2016 21:27
  Here's what you need to know about Mitt Romney, top contender for Donald Trump's secretary of state.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin

  01-12-2016 21:26
  Here's what you need to know about Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the treasury.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Transportation Secretary nominee Elaine Chao

  01-12-2016 21:26
  Here's what you need to know about Elaine Chao, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of transportation.
  
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• Everything you need to know about Commerce Secretary nominee Wilbur Ross

  01-12-2016 21:26
  Here's what you need to know about Wilbur Ross, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of commerce.
  
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• Make-A-Wish fulfills sick 12-year-old's wish to 'blow stuff up'

  01-12-2016 20:31
  Declan, a boy battling leukemia, was able to test out explosives with police officers.
  
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• Both escaped Santa Clara County inmates back in custody

  01-12-2016 20:21
  Two escaped inmates are back in custody Thursday morning after cutting through the bars at the Santa Clara County Main Jail and rappelling down using sheets.
  
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• Johnny Mathis gets a Fresno sounda with drummer Joe Lizama

  01-12-2016 19:48
  Joe Lizama bought his first drum set in the eighth grade. It was a blue sparkle Ludwig set - the biggest in the catalog.
  
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• Downtown Fresno Cultural Arts District Park opens Thursday night

  01-12-2016 19:48
  Cultural Arts District Park in downtown Fresno will have its official opening ceremony Thursday night, and Mayor Ashley Swearengin will be on hand. Swearengin, along with Fresno City Councilman Oliver Baines, local leaders and members of Fresno's arts community, will be at the event at the corner of Fulton and Calaveras streets at 5 p.m. The park project, which broke ground in May, cost $1.4 million, with most of the funds covered by state grants, the city said.
  
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• Rep Xavier Becerra nominated for California attorney general

  01-12-2016 18:06
  
  California Gov. Jerry Brown has chosen U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra to succeed Kamala Harris as state attorney general.
  
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• December 2016/January 2017 - Fresno Unified School District - Building Futures

  01-12-2016 17:31
  
  Preparing Career Ready Graduates - A publication of the Fresno Unified School District
  
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• Christmas Tree Lane opens Saturday with walk night

  01-12-2016 16:45
  Organizers are putting the finishing touches on one of the Valley's longest running holiday traditions that makes Fresno shine a little brighter.
  
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• Fat Boys Tires now offers U-Haul trucks

  01-12-2016 15:29
  Fat Boys Tires in east-central Fresno is now a U-Haul provider, renting out trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items and providing in-store pick-up for boxes, announced Heather McCoskey with U-Haul external communications. Fat Boys Tires owner Rosalia Cazares-Lopez is excited to team up with U-Haul to serve the Fresno community, said McCoskey.
  
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• Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, evacuated from South Pole

  01-12-2016 15:12
  
  Officials say former American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon, has been evacuated by plane from the South Pole for medical reasons.
  
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• Watch this adorable dog experience her first snowfall

  01-12-2016 12:55
  Loki, an 11-month-old Australian cattle dog, is having a blast in the winter weather.
  
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• Steve Aoki wona t headline Fresnoa s Life in Color tour stop after all

  01-12-2016 11:03
  The electronic dance musician will not be performing his headlining slot at the carnival style rave concert due to personal issues, according to a release from the tour. The concert will continue with a new lineup that includes the Canadian duo Adventure Club , progressive house DJ 3Lau , DJ producer Solano and the duo Donnie X Clyde .
  
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• One Fresno shelter is helping the homeless stay warm this winter

  01-12-2016 09:32
  At 52 degrees a homeless person started a fire in Downtown Fresno. Other than blankets, it is one of few things to help keep the men and women who live on the streets warm.
  
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• Police identify woman whose body was found in Central Fresno, suspect in custody

  01-12-2016 09:14
  Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer revealed that Martha Mendiola was killed in the garage of her home in Northwest Fresno-- stabbed in the back after a struggle.
  
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• Fresno man confesses to punching baby to death for crying while mother was away

  01-12-2016 08:34
  Apartment one is vacant now-- the blinds are down, the door is locked. But just two weeks ago a playful one-year-old boy and his family lived inside.
  
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• Why are Fresno teachers considering a strike?

  01-12-2016 07:08
  The Fresno Teachers Association hasn't gone on strike since 1978. But some of their concerns are similar to those they had back then.
  
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• Fresno Unified dealing with growing shortage of school nurses

  01-12-2016 03:58
  Pam Larios loves her job, she's been a school nurse with Fresno Unified for 18 years.
  
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• Obama administration lays out plan to reverse the drug overdose epidemic

  01-12-2016 03:53
  During his final state of the union address, President Barack Obama put the opioid and heroin epidemic front and center for the nation to hear.
  
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• New trend in holiday lights across the Valley

  01-12-2016 03:48
  Walking into Lowes in north Fresno, you will find yourself surrounded by Christmas in their holiday shop.
  
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• Fight at Fresno Christian spotlights bullying

  01-12-2016 03:34
  A fight on the Fresno Christian campus is shining a spotlight on the issue of bullying.
  
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• How should West Fresno grow? City Council seeks answers to old question

  01-12-2016 03:13
  A pair of long-awaited plans - one to guide planning and development in southwest Fresno, the other to serve as a playbook for park construction and maintenance - will take big steps forward if the Fresno City Council approves them on Thursday. Council members will consider formally initiating a review process for a new Southwest Fresno Specific Plan, a proposed document to steer how more than 3,200 acres west of Highway 99 and south of Highway 180 - an area long known by residents as "West Fres
  
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• Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer discusses suspected domestic violence death

  01-12-2016 03:13
  Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer discusses the death of Martha Mendiola, who was found stabbed to death Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in central Fresno. Her husband has been arrested in connection with the slaying.
  
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• A baby and a wife are dead, and now two men are in jail for those separate slayings

  01-12-2016 03:13
  Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer Wednesday reported the arrests of two men in unrelated murders that took place in the city in the last two weeks - one of a 14-month-old baby who died of internal trauma and the second a 50-year-old woman who was stabbed in the back. Dyer said Johnson was taken into custody after he confessed Tuesday evening to the death of the child, which took place Nov. 20. Police became aware of the child's death when they were called to Saint Agnes Medical Center, where the ch
  
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• Holiday decorating do's and don'ts from 'The Great Christmas Light Fight' judges

  01-12-2016 02:57
  The show is back with celebrity judges Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak for its fourth season on Monday, December 5th on ABC!
  
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• Police identify woman who's body was found in Central Fresno, suspect in custody

  01-12-2016 02:34
  Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer revealed that Martha Mendiola was killed in the garage of her home in Northwest Fresno-- stabbed in the back after a struggle.
  
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• Fresno LGBT advocate has been invited to bring his work to the White House

  01-12-2016 02:16
  Justin Kamimoto is gearing up for the trip of a lifetime. It may be the Fresno State grads first time in Washington DC, but like most business done at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he will be a part of history.
  
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• Fresno mayor-elect assembles transition team that will help him develop public policy

  01-12-2016 01:52
  Lee Brand's transition team illustrates the diverse support he received in winning the race for Fresno mayor.
  
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• UC Merced coach killed after motorcycle crash

  01-12-2016 01:26
  A university is now in mourning after a UC Merced coach was killed in a motorcycle accident.
  
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• Fresno State holding baby race

  01-12-2016 01:23
  
  It is never too early to become a part of the redwave. And an event next weekend is giving local babies a chance to show their Fresno State spirit.
  
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• Fresno Mayor-elect Brand turns to familiar faces to fill top administration posts

  01-12-2016 01:06
  Fresno Mayor-elect Lee Brand is turning to his campaign consultant and a former competitor to fill two key positions in his new administration. Tim Orman, a longtime local Republican political consultant, will be Brand's chief of staff.
  
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• Fresno man suspected in carjacking gets nabbed hundreds of miles away

  01-12-2016 01:06
  A Fresno man was arrested after a traffic stop Sunday in Southern California on suspicion of carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Fresno four days earlier, police said. Detectives arrested Edward Gonzalez, 18, who was one of four men in a vehicle that was stopped by the CHP in Cathedral City, southeast of Palm Springs.
  
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• Blickenstaff heads home from Broadway for Fresno Phil concert

  01-12-2016 01:06
  You can't get much more truth in advertising than the title of the Fresno Philharmonic's "Home for the Holidays" concert. The evening's guest artist, Broadway star Heidi Blickenstaff, is literally coming home - back to the place where, in her childhood, she grew to love the theater.
  
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