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• American passenger arrested after fight on flight from Japan

  02-05-2017 23:27
  A Japanese media reports that the man was drunk and choked an employee before the other passenger stepped in.
  
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• $75 Mother's Day coupon from Bed Bath & Beyond is a scam

  02-05-2017 23:25
  
  Another coupon scam targeting Facebook users has appeared, this time using fake Bed Bath & Beyond coupons.
  
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• Border Patrol snags casket stuffed with marijuana near Tombstone, Arizona

  02-05-2017 23:23
  
  Border Patrol agents have seen numerous ways people try to smuggle drugs across the Arizona border in recent years. They can now add marijuana hidden in a casket to the list.
  
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• Two dead, one airlifted after crash on the HWY 168 four-lanes

  02-05-2017 22:44
  A disoriented victim told rescue crews the vehicle had gone over the cliff about eight days ago.
  
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• 16 units displace, 1 injured, cat rescued in Southeast Fresno apartment fire

  02-05-2017 22:21
  A fire has gutted four apartments and damaged a dozen others in Southeast Fresno.
  
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• Fresno accordionist Dick Continto gets a New York Times tribute

  02-05-2017 21:38
  Furthering my argument that the late accordionist Dick Contino is one of most famous musician to come out of Fresno, there is this obit from New York Times writer Richard Sandomir. The story, which ran in yesterday's print edition, proves Contino had a reach well beyond his hometown, or even Las Vegas, where he spent much of his heyday.
  
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• This Disney princess-inspired maternity shoot is the stuff of fairytales

  02-05-2017 21:11
  A pair of photographers in Texas took unbelievably amazing maternity photos of women dressed as Disney princesses.
  
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• Fire crews battle an apartment fire in Southeast Fresno

  02-05-2017 19:28
  The Fresno Fire Department said they are battling an apartment fire on Winery north of Kings Canyon Road.
  
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• Video shows San Diego gunman during deadly shooting spree

  02-05-2017 19:05
  A gunman distraught over a recent breakup calmly reclined in a pool chair as he shot strangers at a birthday party and phoned his ex-girlfriend so she could hear the gunfire and screams of terror, San Diego police said Monday.
  
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• No Uber to airport. Janet Jackson concert. Farmers market tips. Your Morning Scoop

  02-05-2017 17:04
  Cheerful and enthusiastic greetings! It's Tuesday, May 2, 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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• Clovis Spring Wine Walk

  02-05-2017 15:58
  It's a chance to shop, sip and taste your way through Clovis.
  
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• Tony Awards 2017: See who's nominated this year

  02-05-2017 15:51
  
  Nominations for Broadway's biggest night, the Tony Awards, were announced Tuesday.
  
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• Mexico captures Sinaloa cartel leader Damaso Lopez

  02-05-2017 15:31
  
  Mexican prosecutors say they have captured one of the Sinaloa cartel leaders who launched a struggle for control of the gang following the re-arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
  
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• Drake, Ed Sheeran, Celine Dion Among Billboard Music Awards Performers

  02-05-2017 15:31
  
  The 2017 Billboard Music Awards performers include Drake, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Nicki Minaj, Celine Dion and more
  
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• Man steals $35K in bee hives, authorities say

  02-05-2017 15:02
  A Sacramento man is accused of stealing 32 pallets of bee hives from an orchard in Madera County in March.
  
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• Sonoma shines at Fresno FAA event

  02-05-2017 12:25
  SVHS staffer Edyta Jacobsen was announced as winner of the state honor in front of an audience of 7,000. After being nominated by students this spring, Sonoma Valley High School support staffer Edyta Jacobson went on to win the FFA's local and then regional "Star Support Staffer" of the year competitions.
  
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• 'Dancing with the Stars' sees 2 eliminations on movie night

  02-05-2017 08:56
  "Dancing with the Stars" has whittled its performers down to five couples after celebrating "a night at the movies."
  
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• With fire season looming, CAL FIRE urges Fresno County residents to prepare

  02-05-2017 08:30
  Crews say clearing defensible space around your property could spell the difference from an intact home and devastation, and the time to prepare is now.
  
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• Hundreds in Fresno join nationwide May Day protests

  02-05-2017 08:12
  Many marched for their families, some to protect the agriculture industry and others say they're here simply because we are all immigrants.
  
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• Book this September night: Janet Jackson tour coming to Fresno

  02-05-2017 07:59
  The global music icon will performance Sept. 24 at the Save Mart Center as part of her "State of the World" tour.
  
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• Action Newsroom: 05/01/17

  02-05-2017 07:28
  Watch this video to get caught up on all of today's big stories
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel opens up about newborn son in emotional monologue

  02-05-2017 07:06
  
  During an emotional and heartfelt monologue, Jimmy Kimmel opened up about his new baby boy's birth and health complications.
  
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• Teenage pizza shop employee robbed, beaten in Visalia during delivery

  02-05-2017 05:05
  Visalia police believe two men made an order to the Pizza Factory, saying they only had a $100 bill and needed change. When the employee arrived, they beat him - stealing the cash and his phone.
  
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• Police still searching for leads after Merced man shot in front of children

  02-05-2017 03:55
  Police say Jose Mireles was shot and killed in front of his young children after an argument with several men, and no arrests have been made yet.
  
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• Triple murder of Fresno brothers remains a mystery 15 years later

  02-05-2017 03:52
  Since 2002, a $50,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the murder of three brothers in Southeast Fresno. And the family is asking someone, somewhere for help in giving them closure.
  
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• California population grows to 39.5 million

  02-05-2017 03:42
  
  California's population rose to 39.5 million in 2016, while Los Angeles grew to just over 4 million people.
  
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• Hundreds join May Day march through Fresno toward Courthouse Park rally

  02-05-2017 03:37
  A May Day march through Fresno Monday drew more than 200 people waving flags and chanting as they moved along Ventura Avenue toward downtown's Courthouse Park, where a rally is planned for 5 p.m. The multi-generational throng of marchers were waving American, Mexican and United Farm Worker flags as they moved down Ventura. Traffic officers with the Fresno Police Department were visible along the route.
  
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• Action News Investigates: A tale of two Tides

  02-05-2017 03:32
  A five-gallon bucket of Tide detergent, with Vietnamese text, is $24. While a standard box is just one-third the size and sells for $13. The bucket ends up being a 40 percent discount. Quite a bargain, right? But there's a catch.
  
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• Stars attend glittery Met Gala to kick off Rei Kawakubo show

  02-05-2017 02:35
  
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute held a benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2017, in New York.
  
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• Sierra Nevada snowpack almost double of average, survey says

  02-05-2017 02:28
  A third of the water used by all Californians comes from the Sierras, and surveyors say the water content in the snowpack is at 190 percent of normal. Now the concern is to make sure it all doesn't melt too quickly.
  
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• Sunnyside High School art project showcases campus diversity

  02-05-2017 02:23
  Students arrived on campus to be greeted by some of their own smiling faces, three months were spent putting together the guerilla-style art project.
  
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• Former homicide detective caught up in 'stealing from deceased' scandal

  02-05-2017 02:19
  DeWayne Chatman spent about 20 years in law enforcement working crime scenes all over the county. But as the scandal at the public administrator's office unfolded, investigators believe they found evidence of his involvement, and then they found even more.
  
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• Portion of Downtown Fresno to be closed off for 2 years during high-speed rail construction

  02-05-2017 01:49
  Beginning in June, Tulare Street between F and H Streets will be closed to make room for high-speed rail, and some shop owners in the area say it could kill their business.
  
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• Firefighters discover marijuana grow inside Fresno home

  02-05-2017 01:17
  A house fire in West-Central Fresno that has been burning for hours has now been put out.
  
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• Heading out to a farmers market? Herea s 5 things you should know

  02-05-2017 01:16
  Farmers markets are an oasis of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and homemade goods. And this time of the year, nearly a dozen of the central San Joaquin Valley's seasonal markets are preparing to open or already have.
  
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• Missing 18-year-old Woodlake man found dead

  02-05-2017 01:13
  
  Search and Rescue crews were called after reports that Tomas Martinez had fallen into the Kaweah River behind the headquarters of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
  
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