Fresno news

• Barber in her 80's continues to serve the Fresno community

  12-01-2018 23:03
  A Fresno woman has served her community cutting hair for over four decades and she does not have plans to stop anytime soon.
  
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• Sick of folding laundry? This machine will do it for you

  12-01-2018 22:16
  Laundry folding machine FoldiMate made a splash at CES. Its creators say it can fold an entire load of laundry in less than five minutes.
  
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• Large tree crushes Lodgepole employees cars in Sequoia National Park

  12-01-2018 22:16
  A downed tree in Sequoia National Park came down onto some cars at Lodgepole.
  
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• Authorities search for driver the hit and killed Orosi man in Tulare County

  12-01-2018 22:16
  A man is dead after a hit and run accident in Tulare County. It happened around seven Thursday night on State Route 63 near Avenue 404.
  
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• Elly, Miguel, Peluchin and Rigatoni are looking for new homes

  12-01-2018 21:50
  Elly is a 3-year-old, female and is a little territorial around other animals, but is loving and sweet. She is available through the Cat House on the Kings Adoption Center at Petco, 4144 N. Blackstone Ave. in Fresno, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily .
  
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• CHP officers rescue 2-year-old after mom allegedly kidnaps her in Modesto

  12-01-2018 21:38
  CHP officers are being hailed as heroes after they rescue a 2-year-old who had been allegedly abducted by her mother in Modesto.
  
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• Flying Fairy toy sparks concerns after catching fire

  12-01-2018 20:51
  "She just blew up. There was no pre-warning of something smelling hot; I saw no smoke - just erupted into flames."
  
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• VIDEO: What to do if a mudslide hits

  12-01-2018 20:37
  The CDC says landslides and debris flows result in 25 to 50 deaths a year in the United States. Here's what you can do to keep you and your family safe.
  
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• CDC says it's shaping up to be a bad flu season in new report

  12-01-2018 20:14
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report Friday regarding the latest flu outbreak.
  
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• Twitter users tell Trump no one wants to leave Norway for the U.S.

  12-01-2018 19:56
  After President Donald Trump made vulgar comments about immigration from countries like Haiti and the nations of Africa, Twitter users were quick to point out that people from Norway, from which Trump wanted immigration, have no desire to come to the U.S.
  
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• Facebook making big changes to your news feed

  12-01-2018 18:17
  Facebook is tweaking what people see to make their time on it more "meaningful" in a move that could hurt publishers and news organizations that rely on it to spread their content.
  
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• Drunk man crashes armored vehicle into Russian store, steals booze

  12-01-2018 18:00
  A drunken man commandeered an armored vehicle and crashed it into a store's window in Russia. He was taking a bottle of alcohol from the shelf at the moment that police arrived.
  
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• Commercial leases and developments for Jan. 12

  12-01-2018 17:16
  Michael Arfsten and Nick Frechou were the agents. 2,200 square feet of retail space at 331 W. Olive Ave. in Madera from First Priority Funding LLC and White Lane Crossing LLC to Randstad.
  
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• One of oldest people in U.S. is 'very happy and very grateful' to celebrate 112th birthday

  12-01-2018 17:14
  Isabel Castano's life is anything but conventional. For one, it began when Theodore Roosevelt was president.She was born in 1906.
  
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• Driver recalls terrifying muddy ride down Burbank road

  12-01-2018 16:47
  Desionne Franklin and his girlfriend were in his Prius when a river of mud picked up the car and swept it down the Burbank road like a bobsled.
  
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• 250 drones fly above Las Vegas' Bellagio fountains in spectacular light show

  12-01-2018 16:14
  Intel Corp., maker of semiconductors, flew 250 light-emitting drones over the Fountains at Bellagio in Las Vegas for CES 2018.
  
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• Man recovering from head wound after an argument turned into an assault in Northwest Fresno

  12-01-2018 15:58
  A man is recovering from a head wound after an argument turned into an assault in the Pinedale area of Northwest Fresno. It happened just after 11:30 Thursday night at Pinedale and College Avenues.
  
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• Valley Yemeni families watch in horror of manmade humanitarian disaster

  12-01-2018 12:27
  Yemenis present documents in order to receive food rations provided by a local charity, in Sanaa, Yemen. Speaking to The Associated Press by telephone from Sanaa, the head of the World Food Program, Stephen Anderson, warned Nov. 20 that millions of Yemenis are at risk and will face more deaths as the humanitarian situation deteriorates and deliveries remain blocked from getting to those most needy.
  
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• Dry cleaning employee speaks after thief snatches purse

  12-01-2018 09:23
  It was a warm Friday afternoon outside Martinizing Cleaners in Southeast Fresno.Liz Gutierrez was eating lunch when her purse was snatched in the blink of an eye.
  
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• Fundraiser held for family of man killed by drunk driver

  12-01-2018 08:56
  Like most restaurants, people at Chronic Tacos in Northwest Fresno waited in line to place their orders Thursday night. It was not just the menu that drew people out, but the desire to support a family in need.
  
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• Clovis East, Reyburn Intermediate closed Friday after mercury exposure

  12-01-2018 08:53
  Clovis Unified School District said Clovis East High School and Reyburn Intermediate School will both be closed Friday after a student brought loose mercury to Reyburn Thursday.
  
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• With plenty of space available, Visalia's industrial park continues to grow

  12-01-2018 08:16
  The Visalia-Porterville area has made some major strides in terms of economic strength, year over year growth, and what's considered a prime workforce.
  
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• Surgeon in medical malpractice trial left the operating room too soon, attorney says

  12-01-2018 07:56
  The medical malpractice civil trial of heart surgeon Dr. Pervaiz Chaudhry in Fresno County Superior Court began Thursday with opening statements by the plaintiff's attorney about how an operation left a patient in a vegetative state. When heart patient Silvino Perez, 76, developed a bleeding problem, he lost so much blood that his brain was starved of oxygen and now he's permanently comatose, attorney Ricardo Echeverria of Claremont said.
  
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• Madera County business owners preparing for this year's storms

  12-01-2018 07:36
  Record-breaking rains drenched parts of the Madera County Foothills. Kathleen Frye says there was so much water, some of the yurts on her property floated down the river.
  
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• Caleb Kelly Interview

  12-01-2018 06:44
  Chris Alvarez interviews Oklahoma linebacker Caleb Kelly (Clovis West HS)
  
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• 'Wonder Woman' star Gal Gadot honored for female representation in media

  12-01-2018 06:09
  As women's issues continue to take center stage, "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot was honored with the #SEEHER award for female representation in media at the Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday.
  
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• Travel scam alert

  12-01-2018 05:13
  Flights, hotels, rental cars, even entire trips all for sale. Not by regular travel agents, but by criminals setting up shop offering stolen rewards points.
  
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• Color returns to the red carpet at Critics' Choice Awards

  12-01-2018 04:26
  After a Golden Globe Awards that saw nearly all celebrities ditching their colorful gowns and bold suits in a stand against sexual misconduct, colorful hues began to seep back into stars' wardrobe at the Critics' Choice Awards.
  
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• Valley search and rescue teams fighting with time in desperate search for mudslide survivors

  12-01-2018 03:54
  Twenty-seven members from the Clovis, Fresno County, Selma and Tulare fire departments were called in Wednesday night to lend support in the Montecito mudslides.
  
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• Law enforcement experts say Central Valley has become active hub to human trafficking

  12-01-2018 03:52
  The pledge to stop human trafficking is a day where local leaders and law enforcement take to the streets to raise awareness that is traveling through cities across the country.
  
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• Fresno State president says one the university's main concern is to protect Dream students

  12-01-2018 03:42
  Before Fresno State's President Joseph Castro began his speech, he asked everyone attending at the Save Mart Center to take a moment of silence for student Omar Nemeth who died last week.
  
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• Human trafficking plagues the Valley. People raised thousands of dollars to fight it

  12-01-2018 03:31
  Denise Wyatt, right, joins in the fight against sex trafficking during the second annual Stop Traffic to Stop Trafficking event, to raise awareness and funds, Thursday morning, Jan. 11, 2018, at Shaw and Blackstone avenues in central Fresno. Dozens of advocates, volunteers and public officials gathered along Blackstone Avenue on Thursday to raise money for the fight against human trafficking, one of the most prevalent and least understood crimes in Fresno County.
  
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• Fresno Police are investigating a shooting in Southwest Fresno

  12-01-2018 03:18
  Fresno Police are investigating a shooting at Jones Avenue and Fresno Street in Southwest Fresno.
  
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• Owner of pregnant dog that froze to death identified

  12-01-2018 02:17
  Wayne County Animal Control is investigating after a pregnant dog was found frozen to death on the side of the road.
  
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• Fresno State president says university's main concern is to protect Dream students

  12-01-2018 02:05
  Before Fresno State's President Joseph Castro began his speech, he asked everyone attending at the Save Mart Center to take a moment of silence for student Omar Nemeth who died last week.
  
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• Here's your full list of Critics' Choice Awards winners

  12-01-2018 01:56
  These are the stars, movies and shows that took home awards at the Critics' Choice Awards in order of announcement.
  
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• Fresno's Anti-Slum Enforcement Team making effort to prevent substandard housing

  12-01-2018 01:32
  The boarded-up apartment complex on University Avenue in Southeast Fresno is one of the blighted properties targeted by Fresno's anti-slum enforcement team. ASET Deputy City Attorney Christina Roberson outlined the problems to the City Council.
  
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• Want to work for the Fresno Grizzlies? Job fair is coming up

  12-01-2018 01:06
  The jobs will include ticket takers, promotions, ticket office, ushers and video crew for baseball, soccer and special events in 2018. The job fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Chukchansi Park, 1800 Tulare St., Fresno.
  
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• Dog trekked 20 miles twice to find family that could not keep her

  12-01-2018 01:00
  Cathleen the dog missed her old family so much she trekked 20 miles to find them on two different occasions.
  
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• PHOTOS: Red carpet fashion at the Critics' Choice Awards

  12-01-2018 00:57
  Check out what your favorite celebrities are wearing on the red carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards
  
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