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• Florida governor signs gun restrictions 3 weeks after attack

  09-03-2018 23:19
  Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far-reaching school-safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns, cementing his state's break with the National Rifle Association and decades of Republican thinking on gun control in the aftermath of the Parkland high school attack.
  
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• Meet Light Phone 2, the social media-free anti-smartphone that could be a good choice for kids

  09-03-2018 23:11
  Meet the Light Phone 2, an anti-smartphone that can only handle calling, messaging and other essentials.
  
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• Here Are Today's Cheapest Rentals In Woodward Park, Fresno

  09-03-2018 23:03
  Median rents for a 1-bedroom in Woodward Park are hovering around $1,850 — compared to a $1,195 average for Fresno.
  
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• Gunman wearing body armor takes hostages at Yountville veterans home

  09-03-2018 23:01
  A man wearing body armor and armed with an automatic weapon stormed into a Napa County veterans home Friday morning and has taken at least three people hostage, according to authorities at the scene.
  
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• Did ICE derail the prosecution of a violent Fresno crime?

  09-03-2018 22:24
  Pictures taken the same day show Omar Hernandez Huerta, left, and his alleged attacker, Robert Salvador Marquez. Huerta was unable to testify against Marquez because he was being held by ICE.
  
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• Tips for preventing snow shoveling injuries

  09-03-2018 22:18
  A look at tips to help prevent snow shoveling injury or death.
  
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• Man accused of suffocating 92-year-old roommate with pillow in SoHo

  09-03-2018 21:49
  The man, who has cared for the woman for several years, placed the pillow over her face in their Sullivan Street apartment, investigators say.
  
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• CHP helicopter captures 'side show' in Stockton

  09-03-2018 21:41
  Stockton Police say 100 vehicles were processed and 47 citations issued after multiple law enforcement agencies broke an illegal sideshow last weekend.
  
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• Wisconsin governor candidate breastfeeds in campaign ad

  09-03-2018 18:44
  Wisconsin governor hopeful Kelda Helen Roys shared her first campaign ad in which she is seen breastfeeding her 4-month-old daughter.
  
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• Tulare man, Visalia woman sustain major injuries in collision

  09-03-2018 17:34
  A Tulare man and a woman from Visalia sustained major injuries in a collision Thursday evening near Porterville, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash took place as Vicente Meraz, 60, of Fresno was southbound on Highway 65 approaching Avenue 184 in a 2005 Nissan, and Gary Santos, 71, of Tulare, in a 2010 Chevrolet, pulled out from Avenue 184 in front of the Nissan, according to the CHP.
  
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• 911 calls released in Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

  09-03-2018 16:23
  The Broward County Sheriff's Office has released nearly an hour's worth of 911 calls from the day of that deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida last month.
  
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• Monster Jam is back in Fresno

  09-03-2018 16:14
  Trucks, racing, and wheelies are coming to the Save Mart Center as monster trucks including Zombie, Earthquake and Grave Digger face off in head-to-head competition.
  
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• Habit Burger is offering a free cheeseburger to people who sign up for its

  09-03-2018 15:11
  There are deals on St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day and even the first day of spring. A few other freebies are available throughout the month.
  
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• Hiring surge added 313K jobs in February, most in 1½ years

  09-03-2018 15:10
  U.S. employers went on a hiring binge in February, adding 313,000 jobs, the most in any month since July 2016, and drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market.
  
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• New ABC show 'Deception' uses magic to fight crime

  09-03-2018 14:29
  The premiere of "Deception" on ABC seems to have something for everyone. It has magic, crime fighting, and huge pyrotechnic explosions. It's like watching a blockbuster movie!
  
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• California bullet train plan to show updated cost, timeline

  09-03-2018 10:25
  In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, a full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. The California High-Speed Rail Authority will release its latest business plan for the bullet train, which has been beset by delays and cost increases, Friday March 9, 2018.
  
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• President Trump plans to meet Kim Jong Un for nuke talks

  09-03-2018 08:58
  North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump plan to meet for nuclear disarmament talks, a whiplash development that would put two leaders who've repeatedly insulted, threatened and dismissed each other in the same room, possibly in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
  
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• Four masked men break into Fresno County home

  09-03-2018 08:51
  Investigators say that it appears very little was taken from the home
  
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• Former Superintendent Sutton discusses his controversial termination for the first time

  09-03-2018 08:48
  Former Central Unified superintendent Mark Sutton says he's humbled by the community's kindness.
  
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• Family of 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by Fresno Police officer suing the city

  09-03-2018 08:38
  Investigators believe a Fresno Police officer wrongfully shot the teen in the back of the head last April.
  
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• Police: Man got girl out of Pennsylvania school 10 times, now both missing

  09-03-2018 07:50
  Allentown police issued a missing person alert Wednesday for Kevin Esterly and Amy Yu. A warrant for Esterly's arrest for interference with the custody of a child also was issued Wednesday, according to the Allentown Morning Call.
  
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• Fresno mayor says this is good news for downtown Fresno

  09-03-2018 05:51
  Organizers of the festival say that the number one fear of people in the U.S. is public speaking. The Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation helps young students get up and perform poems and written pieces in front of a crowd.
  
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• Young students get a taste of college life

  09-03-2018 04:23
  Fresno State hosted day one of the 60th Annual Peach Blossom Festival today
  
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• Valley students shave heads for a good cause

  09-03-2018 04:09
  Clovis North students and teachers committed to shaving their hair off for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
  
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• Merced city leaders deliberating how to split commercial cannabis tax money

  09-03-2018 04:00
  The Merced City Council is looking at three different options on how to share revenue between police, fire, and parks.
  
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• Hearing starts for three men accused of murdering Visalia teen during drug deal

  09-03-2018 03:48
  Tiffanie and Terry Wade are still dealing with the loss of their son, and at the same time, closely following the cases of each person connected to the murder
  
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• Farmers take a hit after recent statewide cold snap

  09-03-2018 03:45
  It is the middle of their harvest, and farmer Joe Del Bosque is now starting to see the aftermath of a statewide cold snap.
  
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• Video shows Ontario teen striking, killing duck with golf club

  09-03-2018 03:33
  Police arrested a 16-year-old after the teen allegedly struck and killed a duck with a golf club at the Whispering Lakes Golf Course in Ontario.
  
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• President Trump will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, South Korean official says

  09-03-2018 01:44
  South Korean official: Donald Trump says he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May.
  
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• POLITICAL INSIDER: Suing the Sanctuary State

  09-03-2018 01:14
  The on-going feud between the Trump Administration and California's Democratic Leadership is now a showdown heading for court, possibly all the way to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Why residents are suing Fresno over industrial park

  09-03-2018 01:13
  In 2004, Daniel and his family moved into a home on East Central Avenue, just south of Fresno city limits. Daniel's father, Leo, bought the home in the 1960s and lived there almost his entire life.
  
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• Judge gets mad when convicted killer calls Fresno murder he committed 'alleged'

  09-03-2018 01:13
  A Fresno County judge got upset Thursday when one of two men convicted of killing an unarmed man told the victim's father that he "would like to apologize for my alleged actions." "There's no 'alleged actions,'" Superior Court Judge Arlan Harrell scolded 22-year-old Shawn Lamont Brown.
  
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• Get Out There: 4 Events To Check Out In The Fresno Area This Weekend

  09-03-2018 01:04
  Whether you feel like laughing it up at a comedy night, learning more about artisanal coffee, or raising funds to fight cancer at a Sunday Funday brunch, there's something for everyone.
  
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• Mark Hamill receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  09-03-2018 00:47
  Mark Hamill, known for playing Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars," received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  
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• Zuckerberg, Chan give $30 million to Harvard and MIT for literacy

  09-03-2018 00:30
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are giving Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology $30 million to help improve the literacy skills of elementary school students across the nation.
  
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