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• Covered CA says ACA replacement would raise premiums for some in Fresno County

  15-03-2017 22:59
  A House Republican plan to replace health insurance subsidies available through the Affordable Care Act with tax credits based solely on age could make coverage unaffordable to older and lower- to middle-income Californians, according to Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange. An analysis by Covered California said the proposed American Health Care Act would cut support to buy health insurance by 40 percent in 2020.
  
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• Religious articles, stolen from Bishop Ochoa, returned

  15-03-2017 22:38
  
  The wooden Crosier and oil stock that was taken from Bishop Ochoa's car, while he was at a restaurant in Los Banos on Sunday, have been returned.
  
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• Walmart ends plans for distribution center in Merced, city says

  15-03-2017 21:42
  
  The company cited changes in the nature of retail since they announced the plans 12 years ago, according to the City of Merced.
  
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• Royal Robbins, legendary Yosemite climber and clothing manufacturer, has died

  15-03-2017 21:22
  
  The founder of Royal Robbins outdoor clothing company and Yosemite Valley rock climbing pioneer Royal Robins died on Tuesday after a long illness, according to the clothing company's website. He was 82 years old.
  
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• Find out the most popular Disney princesses by state

  15-03-2017 20:47
  
  A new post from Decluttr shows what each state's favorite Disney princess is.
  
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• Stunning bioluminescence lights up Tasmania beaches

  15-03-2017 20:30
  Beachgoers have been sharing stunning images of a bright blue glow on the Tasmania's northwest coast.
  
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• The Moment This 5-Year-Old Learns He's Getting a New Heart Is Bringing the Internet to Tears

  15-03-2017 20:23
  
  Brave 5-year-old Ari was a little scared and very excited to learn he was receiving a new heart.
  
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• Gang member arrested on weapons charges, Fresno Police say

  15-03-2017 19:27
  Police in Central Fresno have arrested an active gang member, 28-year-old Kenneth Haisch, while officers conducted a probation compliance check.
  
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• Mexico travel warning remains in place ahead of spring break

  15-03-2017 18:48
  
  A travel warning for Americans headed to Mexico remains in place as many are making spring break plans to travel south of the border.
  
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• Pair arrested after burglary, pursuit in NE Fresno identified

  15-03-2017 18:41
  Fresno police identified two men arrested in connection with burglaries that took place Tuesday in northeast Fresno as Daniel Borchardt, 35, and Angel Sanchez, 25. The pair were arrested following the pursuit of a stolen car that began just before 4 a.m. near East Champlain Drive and East Shepard Avenue, according to Sgt. Michael Landon.
  
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• Kids Day raises a record $628,611 for Valley Children's Hospital

  15-03-2017 18:22
  The Kids Day fundraiser for Valley Children's Hospital has broken records this year.
  
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• Donald Trump tweets back after Snoop Dogg aims gun at him in new video

  15-03-2017 18:00
  
  The video was posted Sunday. In it, Snoop Dogg shoots at Trump a gun that releases the word "bang."
  
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• Texas dad gets 30 years for forcing teen daughter into prostitution

  15-03-2017 17:22
  Scott Rodney Robinson's 16-year-old daughter told authorities that her father forced her to work for him as a prostitute as punishment for her having sex with boys.
  
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• Truck plunges through ice while driving on frozen lake

  15-03-2017 16:54
  The passengers escaped unharmed.
  
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• Texas woman in midst of modeling shoot when struck by train

  15-03-2017 16:51
  
  The 19-year-old moved out of the way of one train only to be struck by another train on the other track.
  
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• Double bill of folk, blues at Bozzini's in Chilliwack Friday

  15-03-2017 16:27
  Come and discover the gritty blues of Fresno, California's Lance Canales, who will be making his Canadian debut that night, as well as special guest Rob Moir of Toronto. Lance Canales was born and raised in an agricultural community in the southern foothills of California's San Joaquin Valley where he literally lived the life so many folk and blues artists have written songs about since the birth of roots music, hard labour, one-room shacks and taunting ghosts whispering of a better life, owning
  
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• Convoy leads toddler to medical procedure during Pennsylvania snowstorm

  15-03-2017 16:05
  
  The coordination between different agencies during Tuesday's winter storm helped get a young child to a lifesaving medical procedure.
  
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• Wild-life team working to rescue sea lion trapped in Vacaville creek

  15-03-2017 15:05
  A wild life rescue team is working to rescue a sea lion that may be trapped inside a drainage pipe inside a Vacaville creek Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Strengthening your shoulders

  15-03-2017 14:56
  Fitness expert Rhonda Murphy shows us a few moves to keep them in tip-top shape.
  
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• Student Cupboard holds fundraiser to fight student hunger

  15-03-2017 14:35
  Fresno State's March Match Up campaign to fight student hunger is in full swing.
  
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• Renovation work to begin on the Pismo Beach pier

  15-03-2017 14:14
  The Pismo Beach pier is about to get a massive, multi-million dollar makeover.
  
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• This dog gets so excited for the park

  15-03-2017 12:25
  This dog loses her mind when she hears the words "dog park."
  
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• Police: Young robbers preyed on merchants who tried to beat a cigarette tax increase

  15-03-2017 12:15
  A suspect flees with a box of cigarettes stolen from a merchant near First Street and Herndon Avenue on Feb. 8, in what police say was one of a string of such thefts. Fresno police say three people from Stockton have been arrested in the thefts.
  
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• Poverello House breaks ground on new expansion

  15-03-2017 08:48
  After nearly 40 years the Poverello House is ready to raise the roof by breaking ground on a new expansion project.
  
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• Car burglaries on the rise in Northeast Fresno

  15-03-2017 08:42
  Surveillance video caught what was clearly a classic crime of opportunity; thieves in the wee hours of the morning, walking around neighborhoods, looking through car windows for things to steal.
  
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• There was no way Audra McDonald was go to say a noa to a Beauty and the Beasta role

  15-03-2017 08:18
  Audra McDonald, who grew up in Fresno, plays Madame Garderobe, the opera singer-turned-furniture piece, in "Beauty in the Beast.." She talks about singing the in the new live-action movie from Disney, which opens Friday, March 17, 2017.
  
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• Local non-profit group uses grant to expand medical services at hospital in Afghanistan

  15-03-2017 07:59
  A local non-profit organization is expanding its medical services on the other side of the world. New equipment was installed at Afshar Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  
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• Parents open free library in Southeast Fresno in memory of son who passed away from cancer

  15-03-2017 07:27
  It was a celebration on Tuesday in Southeast Fresno at Cedar Courts. A free library was opened thanks to a generous donation from Murray and Francine Farber.
  
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• Family suing Fresno County Sheriff's Office and Clovis PD over SWAT standoff

  15-03-2017 07:20
  A Fresno County family is suing the Sheriff's Office and Clovis Police Department over a SWAT standoff that destroyed their home.
  
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• Police asking residents to watch their belongings as car burglaries on the rise in Northeast Fresno

  15-03-2017 07:18
  Surveillance video caught what was clearly a classic crime of opportunity; thieves in the wee hours of the morning, walking around neighborhoods, looking through car windows for things to steal.
  
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• Woman who thought she had weight problem learns she had 140-pound tumor

  15-03-2017 06:12
  
  What doctors found astounded them: A cyst in one of Mary Clancey's ovaries had grown into a 140-pound tumor.
  
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• Warm weather melting snow quickly causing water and concerns along the Kings River to rise

  15-03-2017 06:09
  The heavy snow in the Sierra is melting fast, and the water is filling up and pouring out of Pine Flat Dam.
  
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• Did a Fresno County sheriffa s SWAT team destroy a couplea s home?

  15-03-2017 04:14
  Fresno County Sheriff's deputies arrested Chanly Un, 37, after a SWAT standoff at the 2100 block of South Rolinda. A Fresno County family has now filed a lawsuit claiming that the team destroyed their home in a search for a homeless man who went inside to get food.
  
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• Accident kept him from Fresno, but determined musician ready to make up concert

  15-03-2017 04:14
  Tollberry Theater's production of 'Hello, Dolly!' features Kozmo Marjala, top left, as Barnaby Tucker and Megan Ashley as Irene Molloy; and Connor Dunkle, bottom left, as Cornelius Hackl and Peyton Perrien as Minnie Fay. In my arts picks for the week: an injured professional trumpet player finally makes it to Fresno, a local percussion quartet closes out the Pacific Artist Series season; and Tollberry Community Theatre says hello to a gal named Dolly.
  
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• Porterville plant to close within two years, affecting 150 employees

  15-03-2017 03:02
  Below a busy Highway 190 in Porterville, is a 100,000 square-foot facility that Beckman Coulter has occupied for years.
  
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• Local movie theater adds reclining chairs to keep patrons comfortable

  15-03-2017 02:38
  Word has quickly spread-- the long lines at the Regal Cinemas at Manchester Center are not just for the latest movies. Customers are drawn to the reclining seats inside.
  
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• Woman accused of killing a former Merced County Commissioner in DUI crash now facing trial

  15-03-2017 02:27
  Jacquline Calixtro, the woman accused of crashing a car, while allegedly driving under the influence, and killing a former Merced County Commissioner, stood in front of a judge on Tuesday.
  
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• Fresno Police arrest trio of accused cigarette thieves

  15-03-2017 02:24
  Surveillance video taken from Village Liquor showed the suspects carting away cases of smokes.
  
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• More than 1,000 pray for Fresnoa s elected, appointed leaders in annual prayer breakfast

  15-03-2017 02:13
  Members of the Fresno Police Department, including chief Jerry Dyer, second from left, stand as a special prayer is held for first responders attending the annual Fresno/Clovis Prayer Breakfast held at Valdez Hall in Fresno on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. The Rev.
  
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• Area faithful fill Valdez Hall for traditional Fresno/Clovis prayer breakfast

  15-03-2017 02:13
  Congregants lit menorahs in celebration of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, at Temple Beth Israel in northwest Fresno on Friday. The candelabras are lit during the eight-day holiday, which celebrates the Maccabees' victory over the Syrians in the second century B.C. Raj Singh Badhesha, a legal advisory board member with the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education organization, talks about how social media and resolutions like the one adopted in Kerman this week can help spread informat
  
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• White House releases Trump tax info ahead of TV report

  15-03-2017 02:08
  
  The White House says President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year.
  
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• Warm weather melting snow quickly causing rivers and concerns along the Kings River to rise

  15-03-2017 01:38
  The heavy snow in the Sierra is melting fast, and the water is filling up and pouring out of Pine Flat Dam.
  
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• Valley music teacher admits sex crimes with girls under 14

  15-03-2017 01:24
  Two families are feeling relief as a former Valley music teacher confessed to sex crimes with victims under the age of 14.
  
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• Mother who allegedly abandoned child at Riverside Food 4 Less arrested

  15-03-2017 01:16
  Riverside police have arrested the woman who they say intentionally abandoned her 2-year-old daughter at a Food 4 Less.
  
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• Poverello House breaking ground on new expansion

  15-03-2017 01:12
  After nearly 40 years the Poverello House is ready to raise the roof by breaking ground on a new expansion project.
  
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• Fresno State program helping veterans go back to school

  15-03-2017 00:24
  In one classroom at Fresno State you will find papers and patriotism.
  
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