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• Fresno fake check ring bust leads to toddler in San Luis Obispo hotel surrounded by meth

  13-04-2017 23:14
  
  The San Luis Obispo Police Department said it arrested three Fresno residents after a fraudulent check complaint led to a toddler being found in a hotel room with methamphetamine and drug smoking equipment readily accessible to her.
  
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• Tickets are still available for the Fresno Real Estate Forecast

  13-04-2017 23:07
  Tickets are still available for the 14th annual Real Estate Forecast presented by the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County on April 19. The event brings together real estate experts to share their knowledge of the residential, commercial, agricultural, investment and multifamily markets and where each industry is headed in the new year. The forecast begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs to 7 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Fresno Convention Center, 2233 Ventura St., in do
  
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• Motorcycle rider beheaded in San Bernardino freak accident

  13-04-2017 23:07
  
  A 27-year-old motorcyclist has been identified after he was decapitated in a bizarre accident at an intersection in San Bernardino, authorities said.
  
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• Life-size Belle created for Maryland Peep art contest

  13-04-2017 22:55
  Here's a little eye candy for ''Beauty and the Beast'' fans just in time for Easter: a life-size Belle made of Peeps.
  
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• President Trump says Planned Parenthood funding is now a states issue

  13-04-2017 22:06
  
  President Donald Trump has signed legislation that lets states withhold federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 missing after being swept into Tule River

  13-04-2017 21:57
  The Tulare County Swift Water Rescue Team has been called out to Coffee Camp Campgrounds, between Springville and Camp Nelson in the Sequoia National Forest, after two females were reportedly swept into the Tule River.
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla will reveal a Semi Truck

  13-04-2017 21:25
  
  Elon Musk, the co-founder and CEO of Tesla Inc. announced that the company will unveil a Semi truck in September of 2017.
  
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• Rescue teams deployed after 2 people reportedly swept into the Tule River

  13-04-2017 20:15
  The Tulare County Swift Water Rescue Team has been called out to Coffee Camp Campgrounds, between Springville and Camp Nelson in the Sequoia National Forest, after two people were reportedly swept into the Tule River.
  
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• US dropped largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan, Pentagon says

  13-04-2017 19:29
  
  The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military's largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan.
  
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• Weather disasters so far in 2017 have been costly

  13-04-2017 19:22
  The year has started with five costly weather disasters.
  
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• Mom writes heartbreaking tribute to 4-year-old son's final days

  13-04-2017 18:33
  
  A mother whose son died of cancer wrote a heartbreaking reflection about her son's final days.
  
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• Your Morning Scoop a " Fresno love and messy town hall meetings

  13-04-2017 17:39
  Hi, ho! It's Thursday, April 13, 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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• Service dog joins North Carolina baseball team

  13-04-2017 17:26
  The newest member of the North Carolina baseball team is a good boy.
  
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• LIVE GIRAFFE CAM | April the Giraffe is getting ready to welcome a little calf

  13-04-2017 16:56
  
  April the Giraffe is having a baby, and she's ready to give birth at any moment!
  
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• Visalia Rawhide first homestand kicks off the season

  13-04-2017 15:43
  The South Valley is breaking out the peanuts and Cracker Jacks because baseball is back.
  
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• Ready for a detour? Highway 99 to close two nights for high-speed rail work.

  13-04-2017 13:01
  Highway 99 in Fresno will be closed going both directions overnight for two days next week as part of the realignment project for the high-speed rail program. Detours will be in place for both northbound and southbound traffic as crews demolish the three bridge columns in the center divide of the highway that supported the Clinton Avenue overpass, which crews started to demolish this week .
  
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• Police looking for man wanted after a shooting in Los Banos

  13-04-2017 09:52
  Los Banos Police need help tracking down a shooting suspect who they say is armed and dangerous.
  
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• Fresno Police opening satellite offices in Tower District and Northeast Fresno

  13-04-2017 09:44
  News of Fresno PD's return to the Tower District quickly carried beyond the doors of the Fresno Music Academy and Arts.
  
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• SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Clerk at a Madera gas station gets into fist fight with robber

  13-04-2017 09:43
  Five seconds is all it took on a Monday night in Madera for a gas station robbery to go from bad to worse. Police said an aggressive robber wanted fast cash, but this clerk wouldn't give up the till without a fight.
  
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• Man in Sacramento seen in viral video of officer beating has connection to Fresno

  13-04-2017 09:43
  The viral video of an officer beating a man in Sacramento is gaining national attention. Nandi Cain Jr. was caught on camera walking away from police after allegedly jaywalking.
  
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• Part of Highway 99 closed due to ongoing demolition of Clinton overpass

  13-04-2017 09:26
  Traffic is closed in both directions for a portion on Highway 99 in Fresno.
  
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• Sikhs hope new ads will end hate-fueled attacks

  13-04-2017 07:35
  Sikhs in the U.S. are launching a million-dollar awareness campaign that aims to stop hate-fueled attacks by explaining more about who they are and what they believe.
  
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• Bicyclist killed after being hit by car in Fresno County

  13-04-2017 07:32
  
  According to CHP, a bicyclist has died after being hit by a car at Academy and Belmont in Fresno County.
  
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• News Minute: 04/12/17

  13-04-2017 05:56
  NewsMinute -- Watch this 1-minute video to get caught up on all of today's big stories
  
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• Boy, 8, obeys traffic laws, drives dad's van to get McDonald's cheeseburger

  13-04-2017 05:51
  
  A craving for a McDonald's cheeseburger apparently prompted an 8-year-old Ohio boy to take his 4-year-old sister for a ride in his dad's van, which he learned to drive on the internet.
  
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• Bay area home buyers flocking to the North Valley in search of a lower price tag

  13-04-2017 03:48
  Housing in the bay area is expensive and now more and more of those potential home buyers are looking to Los Banos to live for their affordability and proximity to the bay.
  
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• Raging water bringing new life to the Kings River

  13-04-2017 03:26
  A rush of cold water and adrenaline tucked deep within Kings Canyon; it's safe to say Casey Cornell is addicted.
  
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• Thieves breaking into cars at record pace but Fresno Police say residents can stop the crime wave

  13-04-2017 03:25
  Fresno Police are getting reports of more than a dozen car burglaries every day.
  
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• Rail project forces relocation for Fresno Rescue Mission

  13-04-2017 03:02
  Fresno Rescue Mission CEO Don Eskes discusses how the nonprofit, facing displacement by California's high-speed rail project, is building a new interim facility on G Street to which it will relocate by the end of 2017. Fresno Rescue Mission CEO Don Eskes discusses the relocation of the nonprofit ministry a construction site on G Street south of Ventura Street.
  
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• New chief of emergency medicine named for UCSF Fresno

  13-04-2017 03:02
  Dr. Jim Comes has been appointed chief of emergency medicine at UCSF Fresno and vice chairman of emergency medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. Comes also has been named the Gene W. Kallsen endowed chair in emergency medicine at UCSF Fresno.
  
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• Jaywalker in Sacramento police takedown video had Fresno arrest warrant

  13-04-2017 03:02
  A Sacramento officer, attempting to stop a man for jaywalking in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood, was caught on video tackling the man after he refused to obey the officer's commands. This police dashcam video contains language viewers may find offensive.
  
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• Valley Ag groups critical of diesel tax hike included in plan to fix CA roads

  13-04-2017 02:23
  The talk of California's new gas tax has largely revolved around what it will mean for everyday drivers and how much they will pay at the pump. But the Transportation Funding Bill, designed to fix California's deteriorating roads, also includes tax hikes on diesel.
  
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• Victims' families feeling relieved as former Fresno music teacher is sentenced for child molestation

  13-04-2017 02:18
  Wednesday, former music teacher, Gabriel Argote, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for molesting two girls.
  
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• New collaborative work space opened in Downtown Fresno

  13-04-2017 02:17
  The old Hotel Virginia building continues to draw more people into Downtown Fresno.
  
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• 9-year-old injured in San Bernardino school shooting 'recovering well'

  13-04-2017 02:04
  
  The 9-year-old boy injured in a murder-suicide shooting at North Park Elementary in San Bernardino is recovering, according to his parents.
  
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• AG leaders gather at Fresno State for symposium on the future of water in the Valley

  13-04-2017 01:51
  On Wednesday, dozens of Ag industry leaders gathered at Fresno State to talk about the future of water in our Valley.
  
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• Part of Fresno Rescue Mission to be demolished and moved due to High-Speed Rail

  13-04-2017 01:21
  Major changes are coming to the Fresno Rescue Mission in Downtown Fresno.
  
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• Fresno hip hop duo responds to police department's R.E.S.P.E.C.T. rap

  13-04-2017 00:35
  Hip hop duo Alpha Force said the song and lyric video are meant to be a response to the earlier video released by the Fresno Police Department that featured members of the police force. Santos Garcia of the Central Labor Council talks about the demonstration outside Sheriff Margaret Mims' office in downtown Fresno on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, protesting the sheriff's collaboration with ICE in deportations.
  
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• 'Caravan Against Fear' stops in Fresno to support immigrants' rights

  13-04-2017 00:35
  The "Caravan Against Fear" stopped in Fresno Wednesday morning to protest in front of the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. The group is traveling from California to Texas to defend immigration rights.
  
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• Cat poses with Easter Bunny

  13-04-2017 00:23
  This cat loves to be the center of attention.
  
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