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• Home Depot volunteers transform Hospitality House for Central Valley veterans

  08-03-2018 23:44
  Team Home Depot is helping the organization Central Valley Veterans transform lives and their doing it by giving one of their resources a face lift.
  
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• 2 people sent to the hospital after a shooting on a canal bank in East Central Fresno

  08-03-2018 23:06
  A typical walk along this canal near a home on Argyle Avenue turned into a scary situation for a man in his 70's.
  
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• Tiny house business growing in Fresno

  08-03-2018 23:00
  You only have one chance to make a first impression and the owners of Seabreeze Tiny Homes are hoping to make a big impression, despite a small space.
  
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• Great Day Kitchen, 3/8/18 - Bierocks new

  08-03-2018 22:54
  Chef Carolyn Ocheltree, from Tree of Life CafA© & Bakery, located at 2139 Kern St. in downtown Fresno, visited the Great Day Kitchen to prepare some delicious food. Allow the mixture to rest for about 5 minutes, or until bubbly.
  
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• New legislation aims to increase the purchase age of long guns to 21 in California

  08-03-2018 22:45
  Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and anti-gun violence groups announced legislation to raise purchase age of long guns to 21 in California.
  
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• What Will $700 Rent You In Fresno, Right Now?

  08-03-2018 22:03
  Here's what $700 will get you on an apartment rental in Fresno.
  
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• Mr. Food Test Kitchen recipes

  08-03-2018 21:53
  "Ohh it's so good!!" The latest recipes from Howard and the Mr. Food Test Kitchen.
  
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• A Times Square proposal in the snow

  08-03-2018 21:50
  AccuWeather's cameras were rolling when a man from Germany proposed to his girlfriend in New York's Times Square in the snow.
  
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• California jobless rate falls to 4.4 percent in January

  08-03-2018 21:44
  California's unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in January - the lowest figure since 1976.
  
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• Allentown police: Man got girl out of school 10 times; now both missing

  08-03-2018 21:17
  A 45-year-old man managed to sign a 16-year-old girl out of her school 10 times in the last few months, and now the two are missing, police said.
  
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• Former state appellate justice believes California sanctuary laws lawsuit will be heard by Supreme Court

  08-03-2018 21:01
  A war of words between the trump administration and California has escalated into a lawsuit.
  
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• Study reveals babies who look more like their dad are healthier

  08-03-2018 20:25
  You may be happy to have your mother's eyes, but it could be better for your if you looked a little more like your dad, according to new research.
  
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• Man in his 70's shoots 22-year-old in self-defense on canal bank in East Central Fresno

  08-03-2018 20:14
  According to Fresno Police, a man in his 70's shot a 22-year-old man in self-defense on a canal bank at Argyle Avenue in East Central Fresno.
  
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• High Speed Rail construction worker injured in Madera County

  08-03-2018 19:35
  A construction worker on the High Speed Rail project was injured on the job in Madera County.
  
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• Ida B. Wells, Sylvia Plath and more get New York Times obituaries on International Women's Day

  08-03-2018 19:07
  In a section they call ''overlooked,'' the paper acknowledged that ''Since 1981, obituaries in the New York Times have been dominated by white men,'' and shared obituaries for influential women who never got them.
  
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• Downtown Fresno swoons as college district buys landmark to be new HQ

  08-03-2018 18:12
  State Center Community College District is moving its headquarters to downtown Fresno so a new math and science building can be built at Fresno City College. Meanwhile, boosters of downtown Fresno are hailing the pending move as an affirmation that downtown revitalization efforts are paying dividends.
  
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• Chaffee Zoo using fairy tales to teach about amphibians and reptiles

  08-03-2018 16:17
  Fairy tales are coming to life at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.
  
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• Fresno police arrest man after recovering stolen handgun

  08-03-2018 15:37
  A gang investigation leads to the recovery of a stolen handgun and multiple arrests.
  
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• International Women's Day 2018: Celebrate women of history

  08-03-2018 14:18
  Celebrate great women of history and present day in honor of International Women's Day.
  
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• Five Things To Do Today, Thursday, March 8 | The Rogue Festival continues

  08-03-2018 13:41
  The award-winning Portland trio Box of Clowns will investigate the alleged haunting of the bookstore, complete with psychic readings, as part of this year's Rogue Festival. Hart's Haven, 950 N. Van Ness Ave., Fresno, www.boxofclowns.com , $10.
  
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• He liked the test drive of the BMW so much, police say came back and stole it

  08-03-2018 08:51
  A Fresno man was booked by auto theft detectives after he returned to a car dealership following a test drive and made off with the 2001 BMW 325i. Sgt. Doug Goertzen said Moises Maciel, 23, went on the test drive with a salesman Tuesday.
  
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• Central Valley students participating in nationwide walkout to raise gun violence awareness

  08-03-2018 08:43
  March 14 will mark one month since the deadly school shooting in Parkland Florida and it will be the day many students across the country take a stance against gun violence with a walkout.
  
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• Former federal judge believes California sanctuary laws lawsuit will be heard by Supreme Court

  08-03-2018 08:26
  A war of words between the trump administration and California has escalated into a lawsuit.
  
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• Unpopular decision by Yosemite Unified trustees to save district results in layoffs

  08-03-2018 05:10
  In an effort to slash deficit spending and get Yosemite Unified operating in the black again. School board trustees voted this week to cut 17 positions for the upcoming school year, saving the district $1.1 million.
  
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• This man could receive the longest prison sentence in Fresno Superior Court history

  08-03-2018 04:33
  A Fresno Superior Court jury on Wednesday convicted a man of 36 counts in a child molestation and child porn case, which will carry a potential sentence of 1,882 years to life in prison. Cornelio Jimenez, 42, was found guilty of 34 counts of child molestation on two girls who at the time were ages 4 and 7. He also was found guilty of possessing more than 600 images of child porn and using a child to produce porn.
  
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• Fresno Police Department celebrates opening of new northwest substation

  08-03-2018 04:13
  This is the new substation for the Fresno Police Department's northwest district.
  
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• Troy Tirapelle Interview

  08-03-2018 03:47
  Buchanan has won 3 straight CIF State Championships
  
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• Justice Department's lawsuit against California claims three state laws unconstitutional

  08-03-2018 03:36
  The three state laws under attack in part bar state and local authorities from enforcing federal immigration law.
  
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• Proposed ordinance before Merced City Council could mean a misdemeanor for disrupting council meetings

  08-03-2018 03:10
  A proposed ordinance in the City of Merced could mean changes to the way citizens can voice their concerns.
  
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• CHP investigating a hit and run crash that killed 56-year-old Visalia man

  08-03-2018 02:58
  The California Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run crash in Tulare County that killed 56-year-old Visalia man
  
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• New video from Fresno County jail shooting and victim's perspective as trial opens

  08-03-2018 02:31
  Dramatic video was presented in court Wednesday showing the moment a man opened fire at the Fresno County Jail-- critically injuring two correctional officers.
  
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• Amazon's Alexa devices are scaring people with out-of-the-blue cackles

  08-03-2018 02:24
  Social media is awash with reports of Amazon's popular personal assistant chortling and chuckling at unexpected times, sometimes in the middle of the night.
  
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• Will Trump visit Fresno on his upcoming California visit?

  08-03-2018 02:21
  With President Donald Trump scheduled to visit California next week, local politicians and activists suspect he will make a stop in Fresno. While White House staff has only confirmed that Trump will make appearances in San Diego regarding his proposed border wall and in Beverly Hills to attend a Republican fundraiser, rumors swirled Wednesday that he will also visit Fresno alongside Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, on March 14, a day after his other planned events in the state.
  
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• Trial starts in jail lobby shooting. Gunman's drug use made him paranoid, lawyer says

  08-03-2018 02:21
  Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, honored Fresno County correctional officers Juanita Davila and Toamalama Scanlan, who were shot and wounded in a jailhouse confrontation with a convicted felon in 2016. Also honored w Paranoid and high on methamphetamine, a Fresno man didn't intend to shoot two unarmed correctional officers during a gunfight inside the lobby of the Fresno County Jail in September 2016, a defense lawyer said Wednesday in opening statements of the def
  
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• Local dog shelters and groomers taking precautions due to growing number of canine flu cases

  08-03-2018 02:21
  Dr. Linda Porter has been treating pets at her northwest Fresno office for 26 years.
  
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• Convicted Fresno child molester facing 1,882 years in prison

  08-03-2018 02:21
  Jimenez was charged in 2015 with sexually assaulting two girls, ages 4 and 7, who were the children of a family he lived with. The crimes happened June 2014 to June 2015 and Jimenez recorded some of the acts, which led to charges of child pornography and producing child pornography.
  
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• Police release name of victim in fatal stabbing in Selma

  08-03-2018 01:45
  The Fresno County Coroner's Office has released the name of the victim in a deadly stabbing in Selma.
  
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• Why activists in Mexico are marrying trees

  08-03-2018 01:15
  Women married trees in Oaxaca Mexico, to protest illegal logging.
  
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• Fundraiser honoring late school cafeteria supervisor pays off students' lunch debt

  08-03-2018 01:02
  A fundraising campaign honoring a school cafeteria supervisor who was shot and killed by an officer has raised enough money to pay the debt for students enrolled in a school lunch program. in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  
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• CHP investigate hit and run crash that killed 56-year-old Visalia man

  08-03-2018 00:53
  The California Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run crash in Tulare County that killed 56-year-old Visalia man
  
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• Tulare County Greyhound bus stabbing suspect charged

  08-03-2018 00:44
  The Tulare County District Attorney's Office filed criminal charges againstTeresa Ann Madrigal, 48, related to an incident on a Greyhound bus passing through Tulare County Monday.
  
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• Yosemite cross-country skiing trails to reopen

  08-03-2018 00:26
  Some of the most scenic cross-country skiing trails in the nation are about to reopen.
  
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• 'I'm inspired by all of you': Basketball star Dwyane Wade visits students at Stoneman Douglas High School

  08-03-2018 00:10
  Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat visited students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, site of the Valentine's Day mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.
  
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• Motorcyclist arrested after 140 mph trip through Fresno ends at downtown courthouse

  08-03-2018 00:07
  A motorcyclist was arrested on felony charges Wednesday morning after a lengthy pursuit by police as he topped 140 mph on freeways and city streets. At one point he weaved between students on the Fresno State campus in a bid to elude a helicopter.
  
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• Motorcyclist arrested after 140 mph chase through Fresno

  08-03-2018 00:07
  Janessa Ramirez's mother Stacey Gonzales and Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer talk after the sentencing of Brian Cooks, outside Superior Court, Monday morning. Cooks was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
  
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