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• President Obama signs $10 billion water bill

  16-12-2016 23:11
  
  The bill authorizes $558 million to provide drought relief to California.
  
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• Birth of Jesus and Prophet Muhammad celebrated together in Fresno

  16-12-2016 22:46
  The birthdays of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad are being celebrated together on Saturday in Fresno - a reminder that the "similarities are huge" between the prophets, said Reza Nekumanesh, director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno sponsoring the event. The Christian celebration of Christmas, marking the birth of Jesus, and the Muslim celebration of Muhammad's birth are around 10 days apart this year, Nekumanesh said.
  
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• The calm after the storm

  16-12-2016 20:58
  Following a day of pounding rain, overnight snow and flood watches, the streets are drying off.
  
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• Fresno man arrested for alleged sex crimes against Kingsburg girl

  16-12-2016 20:42
  The Tulare County Sheriff's Department said Ramon Flores, 29, was arrested Thursday after an investigation determined he had been engaging in the acts with the girl. She lived outside of Kingsburg in Tulare County.
  
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• Ryan Reynolds gets Walk of Fame star alongside adorable family

  16-12-2016 20:02
  Actor Ryan Reynolds got upstaged at his own Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Thursday, but he did not seem to mind.
  
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• China Peak gets over a foot of snow at the summit

  16-12-2016 19:42
  Due to rain at the base, the resort will remain closed on Friday, but they are pushing to open the top of the mountain on Saturday.
  
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• Is feeling cold contagious?

  16-12-2016 18:59
  Seeing other people get chilly might make yourself cold as well.
  
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• Roads into Yosemite National Park are back open

  16-12-2016 18:30
  
  All roads into Yosemite Valley are back open after being closed overnight due to flooding concerns.
  
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• All roads are back open after Ammonia leak in Sanger

  16-12-2016 18:19
  A roof collapse caused an ammonia leak at a Sanger business on Thursday night.
  
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• Lemon drop cookies

  16-12-2016 17:16
  Impress the guests at your next holiday gathering with delicious, home-made cookies.
  
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• The 102 million dead trees in California's forests are turning tree cutters into millionaires

  16-12-2016 16:24
  Each pull of a starter handle and squeeze of a throttle is punctuated by the crack of splintering wood as another dead tree falls in a forest that's changing all too rapidly. Niles Kant stands at the base of a red fir.
  
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• Community Food Bank volunteer opportunities

  16-12-2016 15:19
  'Tis the season of giving and there are plenty of volunteer opportunities you can take advantage of throughout the Valley.
  
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• Retailers offer Christmas Eve delivery for Free Shipping Day

  16-12-2016 14:53
  
  In an effort to give shoppers one final chance to order online with guaranteed delivery before Santa comes, more than 1,000 retailers are participating in Free Shipping Day on Friday, Dec. 16.
  
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• Celebrities share why they love 'Star Wars'

  16-12-2016 12:12
  We asked the stars at the "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" premiere what Star Wars has meant to their lives.
  
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• Largest storm system of the season headed for central San Joaquin Valley, Sierra

  16-12-2016 11:40
  Commuters, jogging enthusiasts, rabid Christmas shoppers and anyone else planning to leave their homes Thursday afternoon should expect to get pretty wet. The National Weather Service in Hanford said the largest storm system so far in the young rain and snow season will hit the entire central San Joaquin Valley around noon and could last into Friday morning.
  
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• Santa recruits Fresno elves to help him answer letters

  16-12-2016 10:12
  With Christmas fast approaching you can find magic oozing out of the Valley.
  
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• Fresno City Council approves the purchase of 270 assault rifles for Fresno PD despite public criticism

  16-12-2016 09:58
  A Fresno Police Department plan to buy nearly 300 assault rifles drew criticism at city hall.
  
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• Alarming cluster of youth suicides in Fresno County commanding attention of parents

  16-12-2016 09:57
  Just two weeks after losing a student to suicide another wave of darkness passed over Clovis West High School-- digging at Kristine Bernardoni old scars turning them into fresh wounds.
  
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• Yosemite National Park closes all roads in and out of park amid fears of flooding

  16-12-2016 09:49
  Possible flooding caused park officials to close roads going in and out of the park at 5:00 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• Roof collapse causes ammonia leak at Sanger business

  16-12-2016 09:13
  Rainy weather making it harder for fire crews to contain an ammonia leak in Sanger.
  
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• Fresno woman hospitalized after jumping from burning apartment

  16-12-2016 07:27
  A woman was transported to the hospital Thursday night after she jumped out of the second story window of her burning apartment in central Fresno, said acting Fresno fire Battalion Chief Dan Perkins. Around 7 p.m., firefighters said they found an injured woman on the ground next to her burning apartment building on the 4700 block of North Cedar Avenue, between Shaw and Gettysburg avenues.
  
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• News Minute: 12/15/16

  16-12-2016 07:12
  #NewsMinute -- Watch this 1-minute video to get caught up on all of today's big stories
  
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• People across the country are spending serious cash for this Christmas' hottest toy

  16-12-2016 06:23
  Hatchimals are breaking out as the must have toy this Christmas.
  
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• More firepower, horsepower approved for Fresno police

  16-12-2016 05:11
  Fresno police officers will be getting more firepower and more horsepower under a pair of purchase contracts approved Thursday by the Fresno City Council for new patrol rifles and new patrol vehicles. The council approved an urgency request from the police department to buy 270 Colt Manufacturing patrol rifles that will be issued to uniformed officers.
  
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• Stranded salmon found in the San Joaquin River getting transported to Fresno by the truckload

  16-12-2016 04:32
  According to biologists, Fresno contains the perfect habitat for fish to reproduce-- most notably the Chinook Salmon.
  
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• Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin says she is leaving city heading in the right direction

  16-12-2016 04:32
  As Fresno prepares for a mayoral transition we took a walk down memory lane with Mayor Ashley Swearengin. She took office in January of 2009.
  
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• Fresno City Council may be getting involved in police decisions to release body cam footage

  16-12-2016 04:31
  City Council Member Oliver Baines, a former police officer, introduced a measure to clarify policies on when body cam video can be released to the public.
  
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• Two Fresno farming companies get another shot at gaining protections from penalties

  16-12-2016 03:06
  A federal appeals court is sending a case involving Gerawan Farming and Fowler Packing back to a lower court, saying the two Fresno County companies may have been wrongly excluded from a state statute giving employers protection from lawsuits and penalties when settling claims for back wages. The farming giants have been engaged in a legal battle with the state over a new law that was intended to take care of about $200 million in unpaid wages for thousands of workers, including farm laborers.
  
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• To get homeless out of neighborhoods, Fresno council targets recycling centers

  16-12-2016 03:06
  A proposed law in Fresno will limit where recycling centers can operate within the city, in hopes of reducing problems created by homeless people in residential and commercial neighborhoods. The Fresno City Council on Thursday unanimously voted to initiate the process of crafting an ordinance.
  
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• Woman in Fresno County comes face-to-face with burglar in her house

  16-12-2016 02:49
  At a large corner house on a Fresno County island, deputies believe a burglar likely got into the two story home from an unlocked door.
  
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• Fresno homeowner comes face-to-face with burglar in house

  16-12-2016 02:37
  At a large corner house on a Fresno County island, deputies believe a burglar likely got into the two story home from an unlocked door.
  
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• City of Fresno and residents preparing as major rain storm sweeps through the Valley

  16-12-2016 02:28
  As this heavy storm sweeps through the Central Valley officials are asking people to be prepared for the wet weather.
  
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• Supervisors purchase land for new mental health center in Visalia, to dismay of neighbors

  16-12-2016 01:48
  This week, Tulare County Supervisors approved the $1.2-million-dollar purchase of property on Lovers Lane in Visalia. It will be the future site of a mental health wellness and recovery center.
  
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