Fresno news

• Los Banos Elemenary 1st grade teacher arrested on child porn charges

  17-08-2017 23:26
  The Los Banos Police Department said they have arrested 52-year-old Ernesto Avila Cortez, a first grade teacher at Los Banos Elementary School, after they found multiple pornographic images of underage children on his personal device.
  
  Read more

• ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Barcelona attack

  17-08-2017 22:53
  At least 13 people are dead and 80 more are injured after a van slammed into pedestrians in a busy tourist section of Barcelona, Spain, this afternoon.
  
  Read more

• You can now buy groceries in Fresno without setting foot in a store. Herea s how.

  17-08-2017 21:29
  Valley shoppers can now go grocery shopping from their couches. Two new online grocery shopping services are launching in the Fresno area, letting shoppers get their groceries without ever setting foot in a store.
  
  Read more

• Current Powerball climbs into list of 10 biggest lottery wins in U.S. history

  17-08-2017 21:29
  The next winner will take home at least $510 million. That would put them at number 8 on this list of the 10 biggest lottery winners in U.S. history.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Buying groceries in Fresno is now just a click away

  17-08-2017 21:29
  Droves of job-seekers, the earliest showing up at 5:40 a.m. waiting for the doors to open at 9 a.m., came to the seventh annual Big Fresno Fair Job Fair on Thursday, Aug. 10. Applicants are seeking some 500 positions for the fair, which runs Oct. 4-15. Fair deputy manager Lauri King talks about the various positions to be filled.
  
  Read more

• At least 13 dead, 50 injured in Barcelona terror attack

  17-08-2017 21:00
  A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped down a pedestrian zone in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district Thursday, swerving from side to side as it plowed into tourists and residents.
  
  Read more

• Here's how to look for solar eclipse shadows

  17-08-2017 20:17
  Even if you're not in the path of totality for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, you can look for shadows of the eclipse.
  
  Read more

• Shania Twain returns to Fresno. Youa ll have to wait a year

  17-08-2017 19:12
  While the country music super star announced dates for her upcoming tour, in support of a new album "Now," the tour doesn't kicks off until next May and won't come to Fresno until Aug. 1. So, you'll have just under a year to secure tickets, which are one sale 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at the arena box office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. Prices ranges from $32.95-$152.95.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Shania Twain brings tour to Fresno in 2018

  17-08-2017 19:12
  The show at the Save Mart Center in Fresno is scheduled for August 1, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Ticket prices range from $32.95 to $152.95.
  
  Read more

• Barcelona police treating van incident as terror attack; fatalities confirmed

  17-08-2017 18:43
  A van jumped the sidewalk in Barcelona's Las Ramblas district, crashing into a crowd. Police confirmed people were killed in the crash, which was being investigated as a terror attack.
  
  Read more

• Photos from the scene of struck pedestrians in Barcelona

  17-08-2017 18:33
  A truck plowed through a crowd in Barcelona on Thursday, causing fatalities and injuring several people.
  
  Read more

• Diamond ring lost 13 years ago while gardening found on misshaped carrot

  17-08-2017 17:11
  Mary Grams, 84, said she can't believe the lucky carrot actually grew through and around the diamond ring she had long given up hope of finding.
  
  Read more

• President Trump tweets support for preserving Confederate statues

  17-08-2017 16:29
  President Donald Trump has tweeted that he is siding with people who want to preserve Confederate monuments across the U.S.
  
  Read more

• Pedestrian, believed to be drunk, hit by car, Fresno Police say

  17-08-2017 15:17
  Two people are recovering from injuries after a car hit a pedestrian in Northwest Fresno.
  
  Read more

• Education activist Malala Yousafzai to attend Oxford University

  17-08-2017 14:51
  Malala Yousafzai, known around the world simply as "Malala," announced on Twitter Thursday that she would be attending Oxford University.
  
  Read more

• 5 Things To Do Today, Thursday, Aug. 17 | Country, comedy and tacos

  17-08-2017 14:49
  The country singer and songwriter played harmonica for Lee Brice and has written singles for Tim McGraw and others. Tachi Palace, 17225 Jersey Ave., Lemoore, 866-472-5223 , www.tachipalace.com , $35-$75.
  
  Read more

• Johnny Depp surprises patients at children's hospital

  17-08-2017 13:53
  Patients and families at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada were surprised with a swash-buckling treat: Captain Jack Sparrow himself.
  
  Read more

• Charlotte, Danley and Shaver are looking for new homes

  17-08-2017 10:35
  Charlotte is approximately 4 to 5-years-old American Bulldog mix. She is available through Fresno Humane Animal Services, 760 W. Nielsen Ave. in Fresno.
  
  Read more

• Fresno Police arrest home invasion robbery suspect

  17-08-2017 09:43
  The Fresno Police SWAT team captured a suspect in a home invasion robbery Wednesday morning.
  
  Read more

• Smoke building over Yosemite as South Fork Fire continues to encroach on Wawona

  17-08-2017 09:42
  What used to be a bird's eye of view of Wawona is covered in heavy smoke Wednesday. The town crowded into the community center to hear when the haze will clear.
  
  Read more

• Man dies after bizarre chase, standoff at Port of LA

  17-08-2017 09:01
  A stolen vehicle suspect led authorities on a bizarre chase that ended with the suspect bailing from the vehicle near the waterfront in San Pedro and climbing on structures in the port.
  
  Read more

• Department of Justice orders 500 Club in Clovis to temporarily close

  17-08-2017 08:20
  The Department of Justice has ordered the 500 Club in Clovis to suspend all gambling operations effective immediately.
  
  Read more

• Dog's ashes stolen off Staten Island front porch returned, with apology note

  17-08-2017 05:59
  A woman on Staten Island who was devastated after the ashes of her beloved dog were stolen from her home made a remarkable discovery Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• 2 measures on the ballot in special election to keep police department funded in Mendota

  17-08-2017 05:57
  Voters in Mendota have a choice to make by August 29th.
  
  Read more

• "Futures worth Fighting For," telethon to benefit Valley Children's Hospital

  17-08-2017 05:56
  At Valley Children's Hospital in Madera County specialists like Dr. Clifton Huang love to bring good news to patients. For more than a year and a half 17-year-old Jacob Duran suffered symptoms from a condition called Crohn's Disease.
  
  Read more

• Powerball $430 million jackpot is 9th largest in game's history

  17-08-2017 05:21
  The Powerball jackpot has jumped into top 10 territory, as a winner in Wednesday night's drawing could walk away with an estimated $430 million.
  
  Read more

• 500 Club in Clovis shut down after State Attorney General's Office issues emergency closure order

  17-08-2017 04:23
  The 500 Club has been shut down in Clovis. The card room at Shaw and Willow was served an "emergency closure order" by the State Attorney General's Office Wednesday.
  
  Read more

• He was killed in a helicopter crash. Judge says his family cana t sue for wrongful death

  17-08-2017 04:13
  Fresno paramedic Kyle Juarez, 37, was killed in a helicopter crash in Kern County in December 2015. A Superior Court judge on Monday, Aug. 14, 2015, dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Juarez's widow and children, saying their legal remedy is through California's workers' compensation death benefits system.
  
  Read more

• Fresno millennials organizing anti-white supremacy rally in Tower District

  17-08-2017 04:13
  The rally on Aug. 26 is a counterprotest to rallies they say will promote white supremacy that are reportedly planned for San Francisco on Aug. 26 and another in Berkeley on Aug. 27. Aleisa Rodriguez, 22, said she felt compelled to organize a rally after seeing the video of the white nationalist "Unite the Right" march in Charlottesville , Virginia, on Saturday. A young woman and counterprotester, Heather D. Heyer, 32, was killed and 19 were injured.
  
  Read more

• HCCA Lawyer sends cease and desist letter to TRMC board members

  17-08-2017 04:00
  A Los Angeles lawyer representing the company that manages Tulare Regional Medical Center and its leader recently sent a cease and desist letter to the group called Citizens for Hospital Accountability, as well as three hospital board members.
  
  Read more

• Fresno homeless population increases, no shelter available for most

  17-08-2017 04:00
  Private charities hope to fill the void as a new survey shows Fresno's homeless situation is getting worse.
  
  Read more

• More than 200 fire crews in Yosemite National Park trying suppress the South Fork Fire

  17-08-2017 02:28
  While some visitors are bringing backpacks and hiking gear to Yosemite National Park, more than 200 crews are bringing trucks and tankers as firefighters continue to work on suppressing the South Fork Fire.
  
  Read more

• 3 suspects in the shooting death of Christopher Leon in custody, police asking for help finding 3 more

  17-08-2017 02:25
  The stereo shop and jewelry store was targeted by six teen aged boys on the evening of Saturday August 5th. Three entered the store and made off with a tray of jewelry. Christopher Leon, the owner's son, was wrestling with one of the robbers.
  
  Read more

• FUSD middle school students treated to brand new water filling station

  17-08-2017 02:24
  In an effort to encourage students to choose water over soda and sports drinks Fresno Unified debuted water bottle refilling stations at each of its middle schools.
  
  Read more

• United launches 737 service to San Francisco for early morning Fresno fliers

  17-08-2017 01:54
  United Airlines began increased service Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, using a 166-seat Boeing 737 aircraft between Fresno Yosemite International Airport and San Francisco International. The aircraft replaces a smaller regional jet for the morning peak departure period.
  
  Read more

• Suspects sought in Fresno jewelry store murder

  17-08-2017 01:54
  Tom Steyer, the San Francisco billionaire and environmentalist, came to Fresno to promise his support for a proposed Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to help communities with contaminated water in the San Joaquin Valley. Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a bicyclist at Cedar and Nees avenues in northeast Fresno on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.
  
  Read more

• Police identify a teen they say killed a shopkeepera s son during a jewelry store robbery

  17-08-2017 01:54
  Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer identified two suspects in the slaying of a shopkeeper's son during a robbery of a jewelry store in southeast Fresno on Aug. 5, including the 18-year-old believed to have fired the fatal shot. Fresno police on Wednesday identified the person they believed shot and killed a shopkeeper's son as he tried to detain a bandit during a jewelry store robbery in southeast Fresno nearly two weeks ago, and provided new details about how the crime unfolded.
  
  Read more

• Downtown Fresno changing as renovations continue

  17-08-2017 01:25
  Downtown Fresno is getting a major facelift-- crews are working to get the Fulton Mall open to traffic for the first time in decades, while new businesses and apartment housing continue to move into the area.
  
  Read more

• Belgian town breaks 10,000 eggs to create giant omelette

  17-08-2017 00:52
  A small Belgian town made an omelette with 10,000 eggs for its annual festival, despite concerns about tainted eggs in Europe.
  
  Read more

Follow @Fresno_News_ on Twitter!