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• Watch Snoop Dogg sing along to Fashawna s a Californiaa

  05-07-2017 23:37
  Very likely, you've never given much thought to what Snoop Dogg listens to in his car while driving around on the Fourth of July. But the rap icon put up a series of videos on his Instagram yesterday, so now we know: It's Fresno rapper Fashawn.
  
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• Funeral and memorial services announced for Mike "Papa Mike" McGarvin

  05-07-2017 23:03
  
  The Poverello House founder, known as Papa Mike, got his start helping the homeless by serving peanut butter and jelly sandwiches out of the back of his car.He died Saturday at the age of 73.
  
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• At Goodwill flag center, hundreds of people with disabilities help create American flags

  05-07-2017 21:33
  At a Goodwill center in south Florida, more than 900 employees help craft hundreds of American flags every day. About 96 percent of them are living with disabilities.
  
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• 102 shot, 14 fatally, in Chicago over July 4 holiday weekend

  05-07-2017 21:20
  The violence plaguing Chicago made international headlines Wednesday, after a violent and bloody Fourth of July weekend.
  
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• Animal control lures escaped pigs back with Doritos and Cheetos

  05-07-2017 21:18
  Cedar Park Animal Control used potato chips to round up a family of pigs that escaped from a barn.
  
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• Clever cat knows how to flush the toilet

  05-07-2017 20:20
  This feline can follow basic standards of bathroom cleanliness.
  
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• Solar Panda Power Plant is as cute as it is green

  05-07-2017 19:58
  
  The first solar Panda Power Plant is now operational in Datong, China.
  
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• He was 15 and on parole for robbery when police found him with a sawed-off shotgun

  05-07-2017 19:08
  A 15-year-old boy with a sawed-off shotgun was booked into juvenile hall Monday after police received calls from citizens in southwest Fresno, police reported.
  
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• NYPD officer 'assassinated' in the Bronx; suspect killed

  05-07-2017 18:33
  An NYPD officer has died after being shot while in a police command post vehicle in the Tremont section of the Bronx early Wednesday.
  
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• Working your midsection

  05-07-2017 18:21
  Fitness expert Rhonda Murphy shows us some moves that will help you work all those muscles.
  
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• Pedestrian lying on road, run over near Turlock

  05-07-2017 18:09
  
  CHP officers responded to a call of a vehicle versus a pedestrian westbound of Oakdale Road.
  
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• Bear spotted taking a swim near whale-watching tour

  05-07-2017 18:01
  Whale watchers were "beary" surprised to see the furry animal!
  
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• Details about 2-alarm apartment fire in Fresno

  05-07-2017 16:48
  Brian Price, battalion chief for the Fresno Fire Department, gives information about a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in the 800 block of East Church Avenue on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. A passenger aboard a San Francisco Whale Tours trip captured this video of a humpback whale surfacing at Mile Light in San Francisco Bay.
  
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• Fireworks blamed for grass fire in East Central Fresno

  05-07-2017 15:45
  Firefighters say fireworks caused a blaze at Clovis and Olive avenues.
  
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• Improperly extinguished firework causes garage fire in Madera, authorities say

  05-07-2017 15:38
  Authorities say fireworks are to blame for an early morning blaze in Madera.
  
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• Illegal fireworks blamed for fire that damages two homes in Atwater

  05-07-2017 15:11
  Two families in Atwater are looking for a place to stay after an illegal firework landed between their homes, and sparked a fire.
  
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• Happy Birthday, Bubby! Decorated World War II vet turns 100 on July 4th

  05-07-2017 15:00
  Veteran Leon "Bubby" Minvielle Jr. shares a birthday with his country, and this year he turned 100.
  
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• Residents escape as fire destroys Southwest Fresno apartments

  05-07-2017 14:53
  The fire started at around 5 a.m. this morning at an apartment complex near Martin Luther King and Church. Fire crews are now at the apartment trying to battle the flames.
  
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• Fourth of July traditions reign at the park and the lake

  05-07-2017 11:58
  Geeno Mendez, 4, from Fresno, is all smiles as he and family cool off while enjoy the Fourth of July at Millerton Lake park Tuesday. Check out more on how Fresno-area folks planned to spend their holiday afternoon and evening, 3A Plenty of central San Joaquin Valley families took advantage of nearby parks and lakes on the Fourth of July, proving that a staycation isn't so bad.
  
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• Man critically injured after being shot in Central Fresno

  05-07-2017 10:18
  One person has been shot and the police department's shot-spotter technology picked up the gunfire.
  
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• Man in critically injured after being shot in Central Fresno

  05-07-2017 10:11
  One person has been shot and the police department's shot-spotter technology picked up the gunfire.
  
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• 10-year-old recovering after nearly drowning in family pool in East Central Fresno

  05-07-2017 10:11
  A 10-year-old is recovering after nearly drowning in a family pool. It happened at Fountain and Vahe around 7:30 Tuesday night in East Central Fresno.
  
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• Illegal fireworks take over the Fresno skyline

  05-07-2017 10:09
  People flocked to Chukchansi Park for the fourth every year to see a spectacular aerial display of fireworks. But some people like to have their own fireworks show which in some cases is illegal.
  
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• Large crowd packs stadium for Clovis Freedom Fest

  05-07-2017 10:08
  Waving American flags, family and friends sat around in the heat as they waited for the big Fourth of July show in Clovis. Some played cards and basked in the sun, while others hid under tents and used portable fans with misters to stay cool.
  
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• Drone over AT&T tower in Friant one day will help engineers spot equipment defects

  05-07-2017 07:51
  AT&T Labs and its drone team came to Friant recently to demonstrate how drones and artificial intelligence software can be used to diagnose problems atop 100-foot towers. Over the weekend, engineers on the ground remotely operated the International Space Station's robotic arm to remove the Roll-Out Solar Array from the trunk of SpaceX's Dragon cargo vehicle.
  
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• Villa Italian Kitchen offers $10,000 pizza bikini

  05-07-2017 05:48
  The company will celebrate National Bikini Day on July 5 by offering a bikini made entirely out of pizza, called a "Pizza-Kini."
  
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• Puppy abandoned in airport alongside note from 'abused' owner

  05-07-2017 05:20
  A three-month-old puppy was abandoned inside McCarren Airport at Las Vegas airport over the weekend, with its former owner leaving a handwritten note detailing her tale of domestic abuse.
  
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• Local woman goes to national park every 4th of July to remember a lost loved one

  05-07-2017 05:01
  On Independence Day Kings Canyon National Park shows its true colors. There are no fireworks allowed up there, just a show of nature. A place where people like Beverly Eckley can walk among giants.
  
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• More than 20 people in Merced are left without a home after city condemns apartment complex

  05-07-2017 05:00
  Starve or stay on the street are the choices Donald Wendover says he has now left with. Just a little more than a week ago his home was a unit at apartments along Highway 59 in Merced.
  
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• Fresno Fire spending 4th of July keeping the city safe from firework dangers

  05-07-2017 04:59
  Firefighters are cracking down on people possessing or setting off illegal fireworks all year round-- but especially on July 4th. They say they have already had a busy holiday weekend.
  
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• Fire crews contain 'Freedom fire' in Sanger

  05-07-2017 03:44
  The flames broke out near Shaw and Zediker in Sanger. It caused a huge plume of smoke on this sizzling Fourth of July.
  
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• Backyard fire ignites carport, then home in Fresno

  05-07-2017 03:44
  A two-alarm fire that began in the backyard of a vacant home Tuesday afternoon quickly lit a carport on fire and spread into the house, said Fresno Fire Department Battalion Chief Brian Price. No injuries were reported after debris caught fire at 436 Fresno St., Price said.
  
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• Thanks to generous donations, Visalia to put on first fireworks show in three years

  05-07-2017 02:23
  Those in the South Valley have a reason to celebrate, because for the first time in three years, there will be a Fourth of July celebration in Visalia, including fireworks.
  
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• Valley family seeks justice a year after hit and run driver killed ROTC student

  05-07-2017 02:22
  A Valley family is searching for justice a year after a hit-and-run driver killed their teenage son. Matthew Swepston, 17, died on the Fourth of July weekend last year.
  
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• Fire at Central Fresno assisted living center caused by potato chip bag being lit on fire

  05-07-2017 02:21
  We now know the cause of a fire at an assisted living center in Central Fresno that left a man in critical condition. It happened Monday night at the Glen Agnes Elderly Housing Center.
  
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• Fourth of July spending is on the rise nationwide

  05-07-2017 02:20
  Nothing says 'All American Barbecue' like tossing a tri-tip on the grill. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend more than $7-billion on their 4th of July celebrations.
  
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• Many in the Valley celebrating the 4th on Millerton Lake

  05-07-2017 02:04
  This holiday on Millerton Lake is the time to have fun and show the flag. For Kelly Laspade of Fresno, being on a boat on Millerton Lake with her dad is a great way to spend this holiday.
  
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• Evacuations lifted for residents near wildfire in Mariposa County

  05-07-2017 01:43
  Firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire south of Mariposa. Evacuations were lifted at eleven Tuesday morning for area residents.
  
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• Residents of Clovis expected to come out in droves to celebrate the 4th at Freedom Fest

  05-07-2017 01:42
  It is a tedious process to get the fireworks ready for Tuesday night's Freedom Fest in Clovis. About half a dozen crew members have spent the last two days carefully loading mortars into tubes and connecting the fire wires in time for the 9:00 p.m. display.
  
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• BIG VIDEO: Music video that uses 2 local locations celebrates America

  05-07-2017 00:23
  
  This Big Video will put you in a patriotic spirit this 4th of July.
  
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