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• 3-year-old boy believed to be youngest recipient of 3-D printed hand

  28-06-2017 23:29
  Three-year-old Isaac Cruz can do a lot even without hands, but thanks to the efforts of a pioneering doctor, he may be the youngest person to make use of a 3-D printed prosthetic.
  
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• Man retrieves massive crab from hole

  28-06-2017 22:49
  Wildlife enthusiast Beau Greaves dug deep to retrieve the big crab.
  
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• 'A' for effort, but wrong letter used for 'Reggae' promotion in Northwest Fresno

  28-06-2017 22:45
  
  Logan's Roadhouse in Northwest Fresno is really excited about their new Wednesday night promotion "Jamaican Me Nuts - Reggae and Tropical Music."
  
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• Watermelon 'dresses' are the fruity new social media fashion trend

  28-06-2017 21:46
  Social media users have been creating funny images with the fruit appearing to be clothing.
  
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• Cigarette thieves distract store clerk, but still they're caught on camera

  28-06-2017 21:21
  Fresno Police Department seeks your help in identifying two suspects shown on surveillance video taking cigarettes from an AM-PM mini-mart on Shields Ave., Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The Fresno Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying burglary suspects who were caught on camera stealing several bottles of promethazine with codeine plus $1000 in cash.
  
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• Colorful umbrellas decorate Italian commune

  28-06-2017 20:52
  The council of Iglesias, Sardinia install these stunning umbrellas each year.
  
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• Tioga Pass through Yosemite National Park to open on Thursday

  28-06-2017 20:43
  
  Tioga Road, Highway 120, which connects Lee Vining and Mono Lake to Yosemite National Park, will open on Thursday, June 29th at 8 a.m.
  
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• Hank Oliver, Choinumni Tribe Patriarch, dies at 91

  28-06-2017 20:00
  
  "Indian" Hank Oliver, who is described as a Patriarch of the Choinumni Tribe and singer/songwriter, has died at the age of 91.
  
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• 1 month old child dead, Tulare County mother arrested

  28-06-2017 19:51
  
  Tulare County Deputies responded to a residence on Avenue 248 near Avenue 72, outside the community of Terra Bella, for a report of a non-responsive child on Saturday night.
  
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• Watch as this dog balances two fidget spinners on his head

  28-06-2017 19:27
  Buddy, the "Balancing Wonder Dog," has no trouble keeping fidget spinners in place on his head.
  
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• Ingredient in Roundup weed killer going on California list as cancerous

  28-06-2017 18:27
  Monsanto introduced it in 1974 as an effective way of killing weeds while leaving crops and plants intact.
  
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• Dolphins spotted swimming near surfers

  28-06-2017 18:18
  The animals were seen alongside surfers in Durban, South Africa.
  
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• A new island has popped up along North Carolina's coast!

  28-06-2017 18:18
  
  A new island has appeared off our coast and it is exciting local water-loving North Carolinians and tourists alike!
  
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• Baby wombat gets hemp oil massage

  28-06-2017 17:06
  To make sure their skin doesn't dry out, baby wombats need massages with lubricant throughout the day.
  
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• 5 Things To Do Today, Wednesday, June 28 | Music, movies and melodrama

  28-06-2017 16:47
  Bruce Logan has more than 30 years experience as a director of photography and has worked on films and television shows including "Star Wars," "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Fresno State, John Wright Theatre, 5201 N. Maple Ave., Fresno, 559-278-2216 , blogs.calstate.edu/summerarts/events , $8-$10.
  
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• Rory Feek of Joey + Rory will perform for first time since wife died

  28-06-2017 15:57
  Rory Feek announced that his first public performance since Joey Feek's death will benefit the nonprofit that helped them during her cancer treatments.
  
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• FBI agent indicted in "LaVoy" Finicum shooting during ranching standoff

  28-06-2017 15:47
  
  An FBI agent has been indicted on accusations that he lied about firing at Robert "LaVoy" Finicum in 2016 when officers arrested leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon.
  
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• Activists take step to recall judge in Stanford University sex assault case

  28-06-2017 15:32
  
  Activists seeking to recall a judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman say they believe voters will still support the effort even if it appears on the ballot two years after the trial.
  
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• Fresno PD awaiting more detailed reports before filing charges after death of 6-month-old

  28-06-2017 14:43
  Friends said Jazzalynn Dixon was a healthy baby girl who was adored by families in the apartment complex where she lived with her mother.
  
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• Want to know how to make healthy ice cream? Here are some tips

  28-06-2017 12:14
  Shayna Telesmanic, owner of Young Chef's Academy in Fresno, said nice cream is super simple to make, having made it several times with her two young daughters, Alexandria and Caroline. They demonstrate here.
  
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• Highland fire burns 900 acres; closures, evacuations lifted

  28-06-2017 10:05
  Evacuations and road closures, including Highway 330, were lifted Tuesday night after a fast-moving wildfire burned 900 acres in the Highland area of San Bernardino County.
  
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• High temperatures causing issues for firefighters battling blazes throughout California

  28-06-2017 09:46
  Just as firefighters were beginning to contain an out-of-control wildfire raging in riverside county-- another one started near San Bernardino Tuesday afternoon. Both fires are threatening structures and homes.
  
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• Excess water from the Kings River bringing old waterways back to life

  28-06-2017 09:46
  In Kings County, south of Kingsburg, water is flowing where it hasn't in years. It has turned Buel Gustafson's small almond farm into somewhat of an island.
  
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• Guide dog training takes over Fig Garden in Northwest Fresno

  28-06-2017 09:45
  Fig Garden Village became a training ground Tuesday night for a group of guide dogs.
  
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• Army Reserve military police train to remain the 'Force of Choice'

  28-06-2017 08:01
  A U.S. Army Reserve military police with the 325th Military Police Company, out of Fresno, California, checks identification cards at an entry control point during Guardian Justice at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, June 24. Guardian Justice is a functional exercise, broken down into two-week cycles, centered on squad and team-level training with a focus on internment, resettlement, detainee operations and combat support. During each two-week cycle, Soldiers train on internment operations, weapons qualif
  
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• California sheriff deputy shot in face; condition unknown

  28-06-2017 07:30
  
  Authorities say a transit deputy was shot in the face Monday at a light rail station in Sacramento after getting into a fight with a suspect.
  
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• Photo of dad remaining calm while toddler throws tantrum goes viral

  28-06-2017 06:01
  This viral Facebook post from actor Justin Baldoni has parents all over the globe sharing it in solidarity because, if you've ever had a toddler - you've probably been there.
  
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• Law enforcement officer shot in the face in Sacramento

  28-06-2017 05:34
  
  Authorities say a transit deputy was shot in the face Monday at a light rail station in Sacramento after getting into a fight with a suspect.
  
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• Work is wrapping outside Madera on the Fresno River Viaduct for high speed rail

  28-06-2017 03:58
  This May update from the California High Speed Rail Authority shows progress on various construction projects in and around Fresno including two viaducts and the Tuolumne Street bridge near downtown Fresno. Demolition is underway of the old downtown Fresno Greyhound bus station on H Street.
  
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• Finding friends: Lonely elephant arrives at Los Angeles Zoo

  28-06-2017 03:58
  This undated photo provided by the Fresno Chaffee Zoo shows Shaunzi in her compound at the zoo in Fresno, Calif. Shaunzi was born in Thailand and spent much of her youth in a circus before arriving in Fresno with another elephant named Kara.
  
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• Valley Children's Hospital is expanding access to all Valley families with campus in Clovis

  28-06-2017 03:55
  Valley Children's facilities are moving in to two more locations here in the Central Valley.
  
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• California Governor and senators speak out against GOP health care bill

  28-06-2017 03:55
  Planned Parenthood would be removed from the Federal Medicaid system under the senate healthcare proposal. The facility in Central Fresno serves 31,000 patients a year. Services include everything from family planning to cancer screening.
  
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• Fresno PD awaiting more detailed reports before filing homicide charges after death of 6-month-old

  28-06-2017 03:54
  Friends said Jazzalynn Dixon was a healthy baby girl who was adored by families in the apartment complex where she lived with her mother.
  
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• Tulare County officials downgrade some mandatory evacuations along Kings River

  28-06-2017 03:02
  
  Tulare County officials announced Tuesday that they have downgraded some mandatory evacuations along the Kings River to voluntary.
  
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• As costs climb, Tulare County assessing damage from Kings River flooding

  28-06-2017 02:36
  Tuesday, Tulare County employees walked a neighborhood next to Kings River Golf Course and Country Club. They checked with homeowners about any environmental issues because of the flooding.
  
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• Highland brush fire closes Highway 330; structures threatened

  28-06-2017 02:29
  A brush fire moving at high speeds in Highland has prompted a closure of Highway 330 and is threatening structures in the area on Tuesday.
  
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• Sheriff calling for better funding after Inmate dies after assault at Merced County Jail

  28-06-2017 02:21
  A 31-year-old Los Banos inmate is dead after being assaulted by two other inmates in his cell. Deputies said Aaron Bonilla was attacked by inmates Steven Rincon and Reyes Carrillo about two weeks ago.
  
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• Clovis man arrested after being accused of exposing himself at Wild Water Adventure Park

  28-06-2017 02:17
  Fresno County Sheriff deputies have arrested a man suspected of exposing himself at Wild Water Adventure Park in Clovis. He is 52-year-old Robert King of Clovis.
  
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• The Valley's extreme heat wave took its toll on plants and trees

  28-06-2017 02:15
  The extreme heat that hit the Valley with triple digit temperatures last week dried out the life expectancy on some plants and trees.
  
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• Fresno's proposed aquarium one step closer to happening

  28-06-2017 02:15
  When you hear the word aquarium, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a tank. But you likely did not think of one that is not used to store aquatic animals.
  
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• Oh, baby! South Carolina newborn weighs whopping 14 pounds

  28-06-2017 02:01
  A boy born last week in South Carolina weighed in at a whopping 14 pounds, which is about as much as infants four to five months older than him.
  
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• Beekeepers Feel The Sting Of California's Great Hive Heist

  28-06-2017 01:35
  Seventy-one million. That's the number of bees Max Nikolaychuk tends in the rolling hills east of Fresno, Calif.
  
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• Flood waters along Kings River leave behind breeding grounds for mosquitoes

  28-06-2017 01:30
  Michelle Fraser is hard at work erasing the damage floodwaters created in the River Bend RV Park. A bridge connecting two sections of the park is visible again for the first time in a week and she's making sure the dirt road through the park takes shape again.
  
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• Fireworks officially go on sale on Wednesday

  28-06-2017 00:00
  The 4th of July may be a week away, but people are already preparing for the big day with fireworks.
  
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