Fresno news

• Buses filled with elves to deliver toys to hundreds of kids with serious illnesses

  18-12-2020 23:14
  Check out this decked-out holiday bus that delivers gifts to kids with serious illnesses across Long Island.
  
  Read more

• Hot chocolate bombs transform ordinary winter favorite into explosion of fun

  18-12-2020 22:04
  
  The viral food fad of 2020 is hot chocolate bombs!
  
  Read more

• The year in pictures: National Geographic looks back at 2020 for better or worse

  18-12-2020 21:40
  Can you really put the year 2020 in words? National Geographic decided to try something new and put the year into pictures.
  
  Read more

• Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell get COVID-19 vaccine, urge others to do so

  18-12-2020 20:30
  
  The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive the coronavirus vaccine, with both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell getting the shot on Friday
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to receive first dose of Pfizer vaccine

  18-12-2020 20:26
  
  Joe Biden and wife Jill will receive the dose on Monday, while Kamala Harris and husband Doug would receive their vaccinations the following week.
  
  Read more

• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi receives COVID-19 vaccine as it rolls out in Congress

  18-12-2020 20:10
  
  The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive the coronavirus vaccine, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi getting the shot on Friday.
  
  Read more

• Newly released video sheds light on timeline of Thousand Oaks mass shooting

  18-12-2020 20:07
  An analysis finds two officers acted justifiably when they fired their weapons as they responded to the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks in 2018.
  
  Read more

• Take a stroll down the Lights of North Francisco in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood

  18-12-2020 19:53
  
  One Chicago neighborhood is a little brighter this holiday season!
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Know the Road with the CHP: If I'm driving the speed limit, do I still need to use turnouts?

  18-12-2020 19:44
  An ABC30 viewer wanted to know: if I'm driving the speed limit but there are cars lined up behind me, am I supposed to use a turnout?
  
  Read more

• Here and Now in Downtown LA's Arts District is surviving the pandemic with a little luck and creativity.

  18-12-2020 19:39
  
  The bar and restaurant, Here and Now,is surviving the pandemic with a little luck and creativity.
  
  Read more

• Illinois' only Black-owned brewery strives to bring attention to traditionally under-represented causes

  18-12-2020 19:33
  
  Take a tour of the only Black-owned brewery in Illinois.
  
  Read more

• Experience zero-gravity without going to space

  18-12-2020 19:22
  
  Float like an astronaut without making the journey to space.
  
  Read more

• First COVID-19 vaccine administered at Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia

  18-12-2020 19:07
  Kaweah Delta Medical Center began administering its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its most at-risk healthcare workers on Friday morning.
  
  Read more

• NYC 11-year-old writes book about self-love to help lift children's spirits during pandemic

  18-12-2020 19:03
  An 11-year-old boy from New York City used his downtime during the coronavirus pandemic to write a book.
  
  Read more

• Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks as leaders work to finalize stimulus deal

  18-12-2020 18:38
  Lawmakers were told to expect to be in session and voting this weekend.
  
  Read more

• Powerball to crown 2021's first millionaire during 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' on ABC

  18-12-2020 17:47
  Just after midnight, Jessie James Decker will announce which finalist won the payout of a lifetime on "New Year's Rockin' Eve."
  
  Read more

• Teen takes exams in hazmat suit as family says school district won't take COVID-19 seriously

  18-12-2020 17:27
  To keep his family safe from COVID-19, a Houston student took his final exam in a hazmat suit after the school wouldn't waive his requirement.
  
  Read more

• 'I've never seen so many code blues.' Doctor describes saving 10 COVID-19 patients in 1 shift

  18-12-2020 17:08
  "We were successfully able to get them back, but it's critical right now. This is kind of like being in war," Dr. Raman Dhillon said
  
  Read more

• California unemployment: Fraudulent claims filed in name of US Senator Dianne Feinstein

  18-12-2020 16:16
  Federal prosecutors in California have accused four women of filing fraudulent unemployment benefits, including $21,000 that went to an address under the name and Social Security number of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
  
  Read more

• Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature

  18-12-2020 16:14
  The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the census.
  
  Read more

• Accuweather Forecast: Dry And Mild Weekend

  18-12-2020 16:05
  Dry with above average temperatures this weekend. Meteorologist Madeline Evans will have your Accuweather Forecast on Action News.
  
  Read more

• North Carolina frat members charged federally in 'large-scale' drug ring involving 3 universities

  18-12-2020 15:52
  "These are 21 hardened drug dealers," U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin said at a news conference.
  
  Read more

• US college student jailed for breaking quarantine in Cayman Islands

  18-12-2020 15:42
  An attorney for a U.S. college student and her boyfriend who have been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands for violating strict COVID-19 measures says he plans to appeal the recent ruling.
  
  Read more

• Homicide investigation underway in southeast Fresno, police say

  18-12-2020 15:21
  Investigators said a male victim was found in the area of Anna and Woodward, near Van Ness and California Avenues just after 4 a.m.
  
  Read more

• From job losses to tequila sales: Numbers shows how the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives

  18-12-2020 15:19
  28.8% of small businesses remain closed, and 400 million school lunches went unserved this spring.
  
  Read more

• VP Mike Pence, wife Karen, surgeon general get COVID-19 vaccines on-camera

  18-12-2020 14:57
  Pence, the highest-profile official yet to receive the vaccine, has taken an increasingly visible role in highlighting the safety of the shot.
  
  Read more

• Chicago mayor apologizes to woman whose home was wrongly raided by police

  18-12-2020 14:49
  "To have to deal with police officers yelling at me, pointing guns at me. No one should have to experience that," social worker Anjanette Young said
  
  Read more

• Stimulus update: Leaders struggle to finalize COVID-19 relief deal

  18-12-2020 14:38
  A top lawmaker warned that a government shutdown this weekend can't be ruled out.
  
  Read more

• VP Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on-camera | WATCH LIVE

  18-12-2020 14:19
  
  The Trump administration says this is part of federal efforts to build confidence among the public in the vaccine's safety and efficacy.
  
  Read more

• Man shot multiple times outside southeast Fresno home

  18-12-2020 14:12
  Investigators say the man was standing outside a home with several people when a van pulled up, and someone inside opened fire.
  
  Read more

• VP Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on-camera

  18-12-2020 14:11
  The Trump administration says this is part of federal efforts to build confidence among the public in the vaccine's safety and efficacy.
  
  Read more

• HHS Secretary: FDA expected to greenlight Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

  18-12-2020 13:37
  FDA advisers, in a 20-0 vote, agreed the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks for those 18 years old and up.
  
  Read more

• Walgreens to begin vaccinating nursing home residents today

  18-12-2020 13:32
  The pharmacy chain joins its competitor, CVS, to administer on-site vaccinations in two states before rolling out the efforts nationwide.
  
  Read more

• Pence to receive COVID-19 vaccine on-camera Friday morning

  18-12-2020 13:00
  The Trump administration says this is part of federal efforts to build confidence among the public in the vaccine's safety and efficacy.
  
  Read more

• COVID-19 vaccines administered in Mariposa County to cheers, sighs of relief

  18-12-2020 08:24
  Mariposa County received nearly 200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday and the first shots were administered at the John C. Fremont Healthcare District.
  
  Read more

• Children First: Wise Up

  18-12-2020 06:41
  Students choose a career, set up a household, and budget as part of a program that gives them a reality check on what it takes to pay bills.
  
  Read more

• Children First: Sierra Unified

  18-12-2020 06:41
  Students and educators at Sierra Unified who've lost homes due to the Creek Fire are showing they are Mountain Strong.
  
  Read more

• Madera doctors receive first COVID-19 vaccinations, urge public to get them when available

  18-12-2020 05:10
  Doctors and staff at Madera Community Hospital received their first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Language, technology could be barriers for minority-owned businesses during COVID-19

  18-12-2020 05:09
  As this pandemic continues, the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation hopes to help more Valley businesses access grants to help them stay afloat.
  
  Read more

• Kepler Neighborhood School switches back to distance learning

  18-12-2020 05:08
  When the COVID-19 case rate started to rise, Kepler Neighborhood School staff decided it was time for students to once again return to remote learning.
  
  Read more

• In-Shape Gyms files for bankruptcy

  18-12-2020 05:08
  Anyone with a membership at In-Shape Gyms still has one and rates have not changed, but the chain is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  
  Read more

• Kings County receives first COVID-19 vaccine shipment, will be delivered to Adventist hospital on Friday

  18-12-2020 05:07
  Officials at Kings County Public Health say the vaccine will be a powerful tool in the fight against COVID-19.
  
  Read more

• 'It's a big deal for America': Fresno Kaiser doctor fights back tears after receiving COVID-19 vaccine

  18-12-2020 05:07
  On Thursday, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fresno gave the first shots from its supply to frontline care providers including nurses, physicians, and respiratory therapists.
  
  Read more

• Central Unified to delay in-person classes until Fresno County is in 'red tier'

  18-12-2020 05:07
  The Central Unified School District will wait until COVID-19 cases sharply fall before bringing kids back to campuses.
  
  Read more

• Woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for DUI crash that killed elderly couple in Fresno County

  18-12-2020 05:06
  California Highway Patrol officers say Silvia Gonzales was high on meth and marijuana when she hit and killed Nick and Janie Flocchini outside Tranquility in November 2019.
  
  Read more

• SF woman who will have fingers amputated after nearly dying from COVID-19, still hesitant about vaccine

  18-12-2020 03:32
  Doctors told Martha she had only a 10% chance of surviving. While in a coma, they considered amputating her legs after COVID-19 triggered a cluster of blood clots throughout her body.
  
  Read more

• California's next COVID-19 vaccine shipment will be smaller than expected, Newsom says

  18-12-2020 02:20
  
  California will receive 160,000 fewer vaccine doses than state officials had anticipated next week, a roughly 40% reduction.
  
  Read more

• Fresno's sales tax could go up next month after court rules Measure P passed, two years after election

  18-12-2020 01:55
  
  A court has ruled that Fresno's Measure P, a 2018 parks funding measure, should be considered passed.
  
  Read more

• Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first 'Star Wars' trilogy, dies at 75

  18-12-2020 01:37
  
  Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, died Thursday. He was 75.
  
  Read more

• Man arrested for allegedly injuring Kingsburg fire captain in hit-and-run crash

  18-12-2020 01:18
  
  A 53-year-old Selma man has been arrested for allegedly injuring a Kingsburg fire captain in a hit-and-run crash last week.
  
  Read more

Follow @Fresno_News_ on Twitter!