Fresno news

• Central Unified graffiti threat suspect has been arrested, school district says

  05-04-2017 21:46
  
  The Central Unified School District has sent mass notifications to parents saying the female student, believed to be responsible for the graffiti threat in the girls' restroom at Central West, has been arrested.
  
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• Einstein the parrot celebrates 30th birthday

  05-04-2017 21:23
  Happy "hatch day" to Einstein, a parrot at Zoo Knoxville.
  
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• Mountain View baby girl found safe after AMBER Alert

  05-04-2017 21:06
  A missing 4-month-old girl from Mountain View was located safely according to her family after an AMBER Alert was issued when police say she was taken by her father, 45-year-old Michael Wallin.
  
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• Keyboard Concerts welcomes Polish pianist, and Fresnoa s Gina Lene debuts new album

  05-04-2017 21:03
  My arts picks for the week feature an acclaimed young Polish pianist and a group of Grammy winners helping celebrate the release of a Fresno pianist's new album. The event: Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz brings his dynamic piano presence to Fresno State's Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts series.
  
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• This high school girls bathroom doesn't have mirrors - only affirmations

  05-04-2017 18:52
  
  Laguna Hills High School in California has covered its bathroom walls with messages of love and support.
  
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• Bicycle buddies. Heroes save drowning child. Coach Patricka s 709th. Your Morning Scoop

  05-04-2017 18:41
  Salutations! It's Wednesday, April 5, 2017 and here's your Morning Scoop of news and other stuff. Subscribe to add the Scoop to your email inbox.
  
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• Donald Trump removes Steve Bannon from National Security Council

  05-04-2017 18:22
  
  President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing a controversial early decision to give Bannon access to the high-level meetings.
  
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• Susan Rice denies using intel to spy on Trump advisers

  05-04-2017 17:52
  Susan Rice, Barack Obama's national security adviser and the latest target for Donald Trump's embattled defenders, firmly denied on Tuesday that she or other Obama officials used secret intelligence reports to spy on Trump associates for political purposes.
  
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• Student asks Emma Stone to prom with elaborate 'La La Land' promposal

  05-04-2017 17:25
  
  This promposal is truly Oscar-worthy.
  
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• Pilot safe after F-16 crashes in Maryland, Air Force says

  05-04-2017 17:12
  
  The Air Force says a pilot is safe after an F-16 crashed in Maryland.
  
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• What you need to know about the dangers of distracted driving

  05-04-2017 16:42
  Each day in the U.S., at least 8 people are killed in distracted driving related accidents, more than 11-hundred are injured -- and those are just the crashes that are reported as distracted driving.
  
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• Body Fat Blitz

  05-04-2017 16:35
  It's time to make a change in your body.
  
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• Threatening graffiti found in bathroom on Central High West Campus

  05-04-2017 16:19
  Central Unified School District is on high alert after threatening graffiti was found in a girl's restroom. The graffiti was found on the Central High West Campus.
  
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• LIVE GIRAFFE CAM | April the Giraffe is still pregnant, for now

  05-04-2017 15:22
  
  April the Giraffe is having a baby, and she's ready to give birth at any moment!
  
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• Squatters blamed for house fire in Mendota

  05-04-2017 14:56
  A fire consumed a home on 6th and Stamoules streets.
  
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• This year, the waterfalls of Yosemite are a special treat

  05-04-2017 13:54
  Bigger than a sprout but smaller than a baby green, microgreens have all the nutrition and flavor of a mature plant concentrated into a tiny size. They're a relatively new crop and Ala Goodman of North Fork is one of just a few microgreen growers in the Valley.
  
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• Emu dad babysits 40 chicks

  05-04-2017 12:45
  This emu dad makes wrangling his 40 chicks look easy.
  
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• New technology at UC Merced is taking visitors on a trip around the world

  05-04-2017 10:06
  The pyramids in Egypt, or the coast of Greece, these exciting places many want to visit-- including some we can't even get to, like Mars-- but thanks to new technology at UC Merced you can travel to them all with just a click of a button.
  
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• Aunt accused of suffocating 4-year-old girl intentionally to death in Porterville

  05-04-2017 09:48
  
  Sophia Caraveo's aunt, 20-year-old Santa Pablo, is accused of murdering the child by suffocating her to death.
  
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• Fresno PD need help identifying woman found wandering in Fresno County

  05-04-2017 09:41
  
  Police need help identifying a woman who was picked up walking down the middle of Millerton Road south of Table Mountain Casino in Fresno County. Police said the woman claimed to be a mermaid named Joanna.
  
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• Family has parrot returned to them after being stolen from Fresno County home

  05-04-2017 09:36
  A heartwarming reunion for a woman and her parrot; in less than 24 hours the parrot was stolen, sold, and returned home. Delia Torres credits social media for his return.
  
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• Most Valley water agencies saved more in February amid drenching rains. Two didna t.

  05-04-2017 09:20
  The central San Joaquin Valley did a better job conserving water this February than it did in February 2016, according to state data released Tuesday. The savings came in a month with drenching rains across the region that have helped fill the state's reservoirs .
  
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• Fresno Unified will maintain after-school programs threatened by Trumpa s budget

  05-04-2017 09:20
  Fresno Unified will maintain its after-school programs and other federally funded resources threatened by President Donald Trump's proposed budget regardless of what happens in the White House. While Trump wants to eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which annually contributes $825,000 to create after-school programs at five Fresno Unified schools, FUSD Chief Financial Officer Ruthie Quinto says those programs will go untouched.
  
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• Police: Woman found wet and nearly naked, claiming to be a mermaid

  05-04-2017 07:01
  Local authorities are asking for help identifying a nearly naked woman found wandering down a Fresno, California street Tuesday morning. The woman's hair was wet when she was found around 3 a.m., and she told officers that she was a mermaid, and that her name was Joanna, according to the Fresno Police Department.
  
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• Fresno proves OG as Tupac-themed pop-up cafe opens in New York City

  05-04-2017 07:01
  Just in time for his induction into the Rock and Roll Fall of Fame this weekend, Tupac Shakur's concept restaurant, Powamekka Cafe, will open for a two-day run in New York City. This is according to Billboard , and a ton of other media, who are reporting the story as if its a completely original idea that has not been done before.
  
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• Fresno gang member sentenced 9 years for shooting gun at party

  05-04-2017 07:01
  A Fresno gang member was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm after shooting his gun at a party at the Fresno Fairgrounds in December. Shots rang out at the party the night of Dec. 5, and Fresno police saw Tremayne Beard, 34, driving off the parking lot of the fairgrounds at a high speed of rate, said U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert.
  
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• Meet Jos -Luis Novo, the Fresno Philharmonica s final conductor candidate

  05-04-2017 04:40
  Novo is spending the week doing media interviews, rehearsing with the musicians, and meeting with audience members, musicians, patrons and students. His visit culminates Sunday with an appearance at the "Words on Music" pre-concert lecture and then conducting a Masterworks concert.
  
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• Hanford still receiving interest from medical marijuana companies as it moves forward with ordinance change

  05-04-2017 04:38
  Tuesday night, leaders of one South Valley city are continuing the conversation about medical marijuana.
  
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• Survey shows Congressman Devin Nunes still has strong support among constituents

  05-04-2017 04:33
  Congressman Devin Nunes may be taking heat from all sides in Washington DC but you would not know it from the latest Action News poll conducted in Nunes' home district.
  
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• Kings County begins needle exchange program for drug users

  05-04-2017 03:05
  
  The Kings County Public Health Department held their first needle exchange event Tuesday.
  
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• China Peak officials expecting a busy Spring Break to cap off successful season

  05-04-2017 02:32
  Now might be the best time of the year to hit the slopes at China Peak.
  
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• Hinds Hospice Thrift Store in Clovis gets new look and new location

  05-04-2017 02:28
  Known to many as the former Old Navy, the new Hinds Hospice Thrift Store is open for business.
  
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• "Sanctuary state" law could cost Valley police millions

  05-04-2017 02:14
  California legislators are a step closer to a showdown with the Trump administration over immigration enforcement.
  
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• Aunt of 4-year-old girl found dead in Porterville arrested for allegedly suffocating her

  05-04-2017 02:10
  Police determined that the child's aunt, Santa Christina Pablo, allegedly intentionally suffocated the child-- the motive is still under investigation.
  
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• Sheriff's detectives investigating a body found on a river bank near Mendota

  05-04-2017 02:06
  The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said a dead body was found on a river bank near Whitesbridge and San Mateo Avenue east of Mendota.
  
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• Joel Gonzalez, sought in connection with David Vang death, arrested...

  05-04-2017 02:01
  Joel Gonzalez, 35, sought in connection with the death of David Vang in central Fresno, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he tried to flee from officers on a skateboard. The arrest took place about 1 p.m. after Gonzalez was spotted by police near Shields and Maroa avenues, close to the neighborhood where Vang was found injured on March 16, said homicide Sgt.
  
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• Prices for a home in Fresno going up for the first time in years

  05-04-2017 01:33
  After the housing market burst back in the recession of 2008 the market is coming back to life.
  
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