Fresno news

• Famous private eye Jack Palladino, known for work in Jonestown suicides, gravely injured in robbery

  30-01-2021 22:21
  
  Palladino's stepson says the 70-year-old P.I. is not expected to survive the injury sustained Thursday outside his San Francisco home
  
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• South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice for voting to impeach Donald Trump

  30-01-2021 21:32
  Rice was among 10 GOP representatives who joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump for his role in the violence at the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• Austrian man leaves fortune to French village that saved his family from Nazis

  30-01-2021 21:01
  Erich Schwam bequeathed a sum thought to be at least a few hundred thousand euro to the commune in south-central France.
  
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• Better Business Bureau warns of sharing COVID-19 vaccine cards on social media

  30-01-2021 20:42
  
  Scammers have been caught selling fake vaccination cards online in Great Britain.
  
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• Playing favorites? Hospitals accused of allowing board members, donors to jump lines for COVID vaccines

  30-01-2021 20:32
  One Seattle-area hospital emailed donors an access code to register for vaccine appointments "by invite" only.
  
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• Tomorrow is your last chance at Amazon holiday returns

  30-01-2021 20:06
  Did procrastination get the best of you for holiday returns? Hurry, because tomorrow is your last chance!
  
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• 77-year-old man hit by car in Merced, police say

  30-01-2021 19:23
  
  Police say they found the man laying down on the road when they arrived. The man suffered injuries and was life-flighted to a hospital.
  
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• Biden visits wounded soldiers at Walter Reed, where son died

  30-01-2021 19:03
  President Joe Biden made his first major foray outside the White House on Friday with a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to meet with wounded soldiers.
  
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• NOT REAL NEWS: False stories from this week about Joe Biden, Bill Gates, COVID-19 tests, more

  30-01-2021 18:35
  No, the Biden administration did not direct ICE agents to release all detained immigrants immediately.
  
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• 38-year-old man robbed and stabbed in southeast Fresno, police say

  30-01-2021 18:16
  A 38-year-old man told officers that three men approached him near the intersection of Balch and Winery just before 8:30 Friday night.
  
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• Fresno Fire helps with drive-by birthday celebration for World War II veteran

  30-01-2021 18:15
  Seaman First Class Carlos Acosta DeTevis was all smiles as he got a special drive-by to commemorate his big day.
  
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• LIST: A look at COVID-19 vaccines -- in use and in development -- around the world

  30-01-2021 18:02
  The shots were all tested differently, and some were allowed to go into use even before they were rigorously tested.
  
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• Volunteers with 'Beautify Fresno' to clean up parts of northwest Fresno today

  30-01-2021 17:49
  City leaders are asking volunteers to meet in the Carl's Jr. parking lot -- just off Highway 99 -- at around 10 am.
  
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• 23-year-old man shot and killed in central Fresno, police say

  30-01-2021 17:46
  Investigators also found another victim at the scene -- a 56-year-old man -- injured by a stray bullet that entered his apartment near the scene of the shooting.
  
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• Democratic push for $15 minimum wage emerges as flashpoint in fight for $1.9T COVID relief package

  30-01-2021 17:26
  Some Republicans support exploring an increase but are uneasy with $15 an hour.
  
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• Central California storm: Highway 168 reopens, per CHP

  30-01-2021 16:57
  A storm drenching California has brought much-needed rain in a dry winter, but it also buried the Sierra Nevada in snow and prompted warnings of possible floods and mudslides near areas scorched by wildfires.
  
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• Analysis: Rate of Black Americans receiving COVID-19 vaccines lags behind general population

  30-01-2021 16:52
  Among the reasons given: deep mistrust of the medical establishment because of a history of discriminatory treatment.
  
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• SOPHIE, Grammy-nominated electronic music producer, dies at age 34

  30-01-2021 16:14
  
  Tributes have poured in from across the LGBT community for an artist widely considered one of the most pioneering in the music industry.
  
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• High school principal works night shift at Walmart, donates paycheck to students in need

  30-01-2021 15:48
  "I was taught if your hands find something to do, do it," he said.
  
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• Constitutional ban on legal marijuana advances in Idaho

  30-01-2021 15:01
  As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight.
  
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• CDC says travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation to slow spread of COVID-19

  30-01-2021 14:44
  The coverings must be worn over both the nose and mouth while waiting, boarding, traveling and disembarking, it said.
  
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• Arizona nurse searching for father on Facebook discovers coworker is half-brother

  30-01-2021 13:14
  Two trauma nurses in Arizona received the biggest surprise of their lives while at work.
  
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• Fresno man gets call giving wrong date for COVID vaccine appointment

  30-01-2021 08:45
  Keith Brown got a call from the Fresno County public health department that said his next appointment for a second dose is on June 2. It was supposed to be on February 3.
  
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• Heartbroken family remembers Fresno Vietnam War veteran who lost his life to COVID-19

  30-01-2021 08:02
  
  73-year-old Milton Casey from Fresno served his country during the Vietnam War and later survived cancer. But coronavirus proved too merciless.
  
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• Firefighters rescue scared dog from roof of Clovis home

  30-01-2021 05:16
  Firefighters used the ladder from their truck to get to the scared German Shepherd, who was spotted on top of a Clovis house.
  
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• How school bus transportation has changed during the pandemic

  30-01-2021 05:08
  School bus drivers are switching gears amid COVID-19 and are working around the clock to keep students safe.
  
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• Potholes, flooding cause problems for drivers in Madera area

  30-01-2021 03:36
  Crews in the Madera County area have been busy dealing with some flooded roads following heavy rain.
  
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• Fresno Chaffee Zoo reopens after 6 weeks

  30-01-2021 03:36
  GOOD NEWS! Families can once again enjoy the Fresno Chaffee Zoo after COVID-19 restrictions were rolled back this week to allow venues such as zoos, museums and entertainment centers to reopen.
  
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• Yosemite National Park hit by worst weather damage in decades

  30-01-2021 03:35
  The park has been closed for days after destructive Mono Winds tore down tree limbs and then heavy snowfall blanketed roads and buildings.
  
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• Highway 168 closed until at least Saturday morning

  30-01-2021 03:35
  Caltrans crews worked aggressively to clear roadways, but two snowplow failures meant 168 would be closed until at least Saturday morning.
  
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• Toys R Us retrenches again, shutters its last 2 US stores

  30-01-2021 03:24
  The beloved company has been forced to close its only two U.S. locations, which reopened in 2019, citing COVID-19 related issued as the reason.
  
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• Deadly crash shuts down Highway 99 in central Fresno

  30-01-2021 03:17
  
  Two vehicles were traveling north on the freeway just before 5:30 pm when they collided with each other in the two leftmost lanes near Fresno Street in downtown Fresno.
  
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• White House American Sign Language interpreter under scrutiny for right-wing ties

  30-01-2021 00:48
  Members of the deaf community identified Heather Mewshaw on social media, highlighting her previous work interpreting Trump administration events and other right-wing videos.
  
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