Fresno news

• Smile South Central organization helps bring art to local neighborhoods with murals.

  16-12-2020 23:59
  
  Smile South Central is an organization that helps bring art to local neighborhoods with murals. Septerhed, one of the artists associated with the group, donated his time and paint to create a mural.
  
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• SF startup 'Feastin' revolutionizes food delivery service to keep Bay Area restaurants in business

  16-12-2020 23:46
  
  Feastin delivers restaurant prepared meals, meal kits, and more from local purveyors and farmers to help keep Bay Area restaurant owners in business.
  
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• Tulare County receives first doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  16-12-2020 23:18
  Three cases of the vaccine, close to 3,000 doses, were delivered to an undisclosed Tulare County facility. For security reasons, the county is not releasing the location of the facility.
  
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• Trump administration relaxes regulations governing water from showerheads, a POTUS pet peeve

  16-12-2020 23:18
  
  "So showerheads - you take a shower, the water doesn't come out," Trump said last summer. "You want to wash your hands? The water doesn't come out."
  
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• Fresno State adds 14 new players on national signing day

  16-12-2020 23:01
  
  Wednesday, the Fresno State football team received 14 National Letters of Intent at the start of the early signing period
  
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• NFL to invite COVID-19-vaccinated health care workers to Super Bowl 55

  16-12-2020 22:41
  Goodell wants to "honor and thank health care workers for their extraordinary service during the pandemic" and promote vaccination and masking.
  
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• Negro Leagues now recognized as part of Major League Baseball

  16-12-2020 21:33
  This means the statistics and records of greats like Willie Mays, Josh Gibson and roughly 3,400 other players are set to join MLB's books.
  
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• California breaks records with more than 53,000 new COVID-19 cases, 293 deaths on Tuesday

  16-12-2020 21:19
  
  The number of COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday is the most California has seen in a single day since the pandemic began.
  
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• Group of CA senators ask Gov. Newsom to reclassify restaurants as essential businesses

  16-12-2020 20:52
  A bipartisan group of eleven state senators, including two from the Valley, are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to classify restaurants as an essential business and allow them to reopen.
  
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• Find out how many people may get a COVID-19 vaccine before you

  16-12-2020 20:13
  Many states are prioritizing groups like frontline workers and people in nursing homes for COVID-19 vaccination. See where you are in line.
  
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• Tom Cruise reportedly scolds 'Mission: Impossible' crew for COVID-19 violations

  16-12-2020 19:58
  "I don't ever want to see it again, ever! And if you don't do it you're fired, if I see you do it again you're [expletive] gone," Cruise is heard saying.
  
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• Cinnamon rolls now on sale during drive-thru holiday lights show at Fresno fairgrounds

  16-12-2020 19:57
  Those who head out to the Big Fresno Fair's Holiday Fantasy of Lights can now also enjoy some warm cinnamon rolls during the drive-thru event.
  
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• Here's a list of how the Moderna & Pfizer vaccines compare

  16-12-2020 19:20
  ABC13 has some answers regarding how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines compare. Here's what we know.
  
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• Bay Area family's display, Mattos Orchard Lights, to be highlighted on ABC's 'The Great Christmas Light Fight'

  16-12-2020 19:13
  A Bay Area apricot orchard transforms into a winter wonderland every year with more than thousands of lights and hundreds of blow molds.
  
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• Joe Biden introduces Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary

  16-12-2020 18:26
  Buttigieg, 38, would be the youngest pick yet for Biden's cabinet and the first openly gay cabinet secretary approved by the U.S. Senate.
  
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• West Virginia school district tells students to 'go build a snowman' on 1st snow day, rather than attending virtual class

  16-12-2020 18:09
  "For just a moment, we can all let go of the worry of making up for the many things we missed by making sure this is one thing our kids won't lose this year," the superintendent said.
  
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• Joe Biden introduces Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary | WATCH LIVE

  16-12-2020 18:06
  
  Buttigieg, 38, would be the youngest pick yet for Biden's cabinet and the first openly gay cabinet secretary approved by the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Valley Children's administers COVID-19 vaccine to hospital healthcare workers

  16-12-2020 17:39
  Video posted to Instagram shows Dr. Peter Witt, Valley Children's Medical Director of Plastic Surgery cheering as he receives his vaccination.
  
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• Joe Biden set to introduce Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary

  16-12-2020 17:24
  Buttigieg, 38, would be the youngest pick yet for Biden's cabinet and the first openly gay cabinet secretary approved by the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Valley native following acting dream lands role on Netflix's 'Selena: The Series'

  16-12-2020 16:38
  Hunter Reese Pena, who is from the North Valley, portrays Ricky Vela, a keyboard player and songwriter behind some of Selena's biggest hits.
  
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• Accuweather Forecast: Rain And Snow On The Way

  16-12-2020 16:13
  Rain for the Valley and snow for the mountains tomorrow. Meteorologist Madeline Evans will have your Accuweather Forecast on Action News.
  
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• Trump Organization ordered to give New York investigators evidence related to suburban estate

  16-12-2020 15:59
  Michael Cohen told Congress last year that Trump had repeatedly inflated the value of his assets to obtain more favorable terms for loans.
  
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• Oosterhouse, Nayak talk 'Heavyweights' on 'The Great Christmas Light Fight' on ABC

  16-12-2020 15:52
  ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight" brings the holiday cheer with its "Heavyweights" episode tonight!
  
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• California city passes resolution giving grocery workers extra $4 per hour in hazard pay amid COVID-19 pandemic

  16-12-2020 15:42
  The planned urgency ordinance would order grocery store employees to pay their frontline employees an additional $4 an hour in hazard pay wages.
  
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• 2nd round of stimulus checks now expected in new COVID-19 relief deal that's nearly reached

  16-12-2020 15:24
  A second round of stimulus checks for lower-income Americans is expected in the nearing COVID-19 relief deal, sources told ABC News Wednesday.
  
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• Kamala Harris interview: VP-elect on her historic win, COVID-19 stimulus, Trump

  16-12-2020 15:17
  She said lawmakers need to stop "living in a bubble" and come together to pass a stimulus bill for Americans suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• First nurse to get COVID-19 vaccine in CA initially didn't want it; here's what changed her mind

  16-12-2020 15:04
  She did not want to take the COVID-19 vaccine, but she became the first person in California to get it. The nurse from Southern California explains why she changed her mind.
  
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• Southwest Airlines to offer flights at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in spring 2021

  16-12-2020 14:55
  
  Southwest Airlines will begin offering flights at Fresno Yosemite International Airport this spring, airline officials announced on Wednesday.
  
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• FDA study could lead to removal of blood donation restrictions for gay men in US

  16-12-2020 14:24
  The agency exclusively shared with ABC News that the goal is to gather and present data for review by late 2021.
  
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• Republicans acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect after Electoral College vote cements 2020 election victory

  16-12-2020 14:15
  There's still one very big holdout: President Donald Trump hasn't conceded.
  
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• Stimulus update: Negotiators report progress on new COVID-19 relief bill

  16-12-2020 13:54
  The uptick in activity could be a sign that an agreement is near, though COVID-19 relief talks have been notoriously difficult.
  
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• Actor Kirk Cameron's Christmas caroling protest in California sparks backlash

  16-12-2020 13:46
  Actor Kirk Cameron is facing criticism after hosting a gathering of carolers in Ventura County with few people wearing masks in the middle of a massive COVID-19 surge.
  
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• US COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up as Moderna shot nears authorization

  16-12-2020 13:39
  An expert panel will publicly review the Moderna vaccine on Thursday, and clearance from the FDA is expected soon afterward.
  
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• Honda recalls 1.4M US vehicles for software, other problems

  16-12-2020 13:11
  Honda is recalling over 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to repair drive shafts that can break, window switches that can overheat and a software flaw.
  
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• Extra body bags, refrigeration trucks: Valley agencies are preparing for the rising COVID-19 death toll

  16-12-2020 08:38
  Central Valley agencies are preparing for an influx of COVID-19 deaths as California activates the Mass Fatality Program.
  
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• Available hospital beds, staff dangerously low in Central Valley

  16-12-2020 08:31
  Though the COVID-19 vaccine has finally arrived in the Valley, the near future looks grim as cases surge and hospital bed space is dangerously low.
  
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• The French Laundry got more than $2.4M in PPP funding; 17x more than average Bay Area restaurants

  16-12-2020 07:03
  'I'M ANGRY': The luxury restaurant where Gov. Newsom and SF Mayor London Breed were notoriously spotted dining during a COVID-19 surge, reportedly received more than $2.4 million in PPP funding. That's 17x more than what the average Bay Area restaurant received.
  
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• Children First: Special Education

  16-12-2020 06:03
  The pandemic has thousands of children in the Valley learning from a distance, but the journey for kids with special needs can be extra challenging.
  
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• French Laundry got more than $2.4M in federal funding intended for small businesses, data shows

  16-12-2020 05:09
  'I'M ANGRY': The luxury restaurant where Gov. Newsom and SF Mayor London Breed were notoriously spotted dining during a COVID-19 surge, reportedly received more than $2.4 million in PPP funding. That's 17x more than what the average Bay Area restaurant received.
  
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• 'The Bachelorette' Tayshia makes shocking 'hometown' date elimination

  16-12-2020 04:26
  Tayshia finally got to meet her final four men's families and learn more about them on "The Bachelorette." These "hometown" dates were not actually in the men's hometowns, they were held at the resort and the show flew their families there and made them quarantine due to the pandemic.
  
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• Toy sales boost during pandemic, good news for small toy stores

  16-12-2020 03:59
  The toy industry has seen a 20 percent increase in sales. Experts point to people's spending and the pandemic.
  
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• Fresno man sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for stabbing girlfriend

  16-12-2020 03:40
  Victor Dominguez-Gomez came armed with a kitchen knife and bludgeoned the woman he claimed to love, Rocio Gomez.
  
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• Waukena community grieves for market owner shot and killed during robbery

  16-12-2020 02:39
  At the center of that community was Manuel Martin, the happy and helpful co-owner of the market.
  
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• Fresno restaurant turns indoor dining space into makers market

  16-12-2020 02:37
  Indoor dining may be at a halt, but the indoor artisan makers market at The Patio Cafe is thriving.
  
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• Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine

  16-12-2020 02:18
  
  Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett will go down in history for leading the effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Fresno Christian High School's journalism students receive high praise

  16-12-2020 02:08
  The Feather Online, the school's online paper, has stayed up and running amid the pandemic.
  
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• Family entertainment businesses hoping vaccines lead to earlier re-openings

  16-12-2020 01:49
  For generations, Storyland-Playland has helped create joyous memories for countless Central Valley families.
  
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• QB&A with Trent Dilfer: Why Josh Allen's body language is a big deal & what Fresno St needs to change to contend

  16-12-2020 00:39
  Each week, Fresno State legend and Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer joins Sports Director Stephen Hicks to talk hot topics in the NFL, Fresno State football, and anything else in the football world.
  
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