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Mercedes Fresno unveils $4 million dealership renovation, mayor praises upgrade
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Mercedes Fresno unveils $4 million dealership renovation, mayor praises upgrade

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NWS confirms tornado touchdown east of Clovis amid severe storms
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NWS confirms tornado touchdown east of Clovis amid severe storms

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Westlands groundwater recharge lifts land in southern Fresno County
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Westlands groundwater recharge lifts land in southern Fresno County

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Fresno man pleads guilty in Bitwise fraud case tied to $45 million loss
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Fresno man pleads guilty in Bitwise fraud case tied to $45 million loss

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Fresno County housing stays active as affordability draws buyers
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Fresno County housing stays active as affordability draws buyers

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Reedley Middle College High earns state honor for dual enrollment program
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Reedley Middle College High earns state honor for dual enrollment program

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Clovis approves 60% water-rate hike, bills to rise starting in 2027
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Clovis approves 60% water-rate hike, bills to rise starting in 2027

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Boots in the Park celebrates 10 years with sold-out Fresno crowd
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Boots in the Park celebrates 10 years with sold-out Fresno crowd

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Clovis approves 60% water-rate hike, bills to rise starting in 2027
Government

Clovis approves 60% water-rate hike, bills to rise starting in 2027

Clovis households will see water bills jump by 60% in three years after only 76 written protests failed to block the increase.

Marcus Williams2m read
EF1 tornado rips through Clovis property, damages barn, knocks out power
Community

EF1 tornado rips through Clovis property, damages barn, knocks out power

A tornado tossed a Clovis horse barn yards from a home, cut power and left Don Wright sorting debris after a rare Fresno County strike.

Sarah Chen2m read
Boots in the Park celebrates 10 years with sold-out Fresno crowd
Community

Boots in the Park celebrates 10 years with sold-out Fresno crowd

Boots in the Park sold out Woodward Park with more than 15,000 fans, up from about 2,600 when it started in Fresno in 2017.

Marcus Williams2m read
Reedley Middle College High earns state honor for dual enrollment program
Education

Reedley Middle College High earns state honor for dual enrollment program

Reedley Middle College High won a state dual-enrollment honor, giving Fresno County families a no-cost path to college credit and a shorter route to a degree.

Lisa Park3m read
Mercedes Fresno unveils $4 million dealership renovation, mayor praises upgrade
Business

Mercedes Fresno unveils $4 million dealership renovation, mayor praises upgrade

Mercedes-Benz of Fresno finished a $4 million Palm and Herndon renovation, adding 120 free loaners and an open service floor as Mayor Jerry Dyer called it a “first class” investment.

Sarah Chen2m read
NWS confirms tornado touchdown east of Clovis amid severe storms
Community

NWS confirms tornado touchdown east of Clovis amid severe storms

A tornado warning east of Clovis sent schools into shelter-in-place as storms spun through Fresno County. NWS said the region saw two touchdowns Tuesday.

Marcus Williams2m read
Laton family displaced after house fire destroys home, vehicles
Community

Laton family displaced after house fire destroys home, vehicles

Laton family escaped a fire that destroyed their home and two cars, but six people now need housing after the Saturday blaze.

Sarah Chen2m read
Fresno County housing stays active as affordability draws buyers
Business

Fresno County housing stays active as affordability draws buyers

Fresno County homes are still moving, but the affordability story looks thinner once mortgage payments and insurance costs enter the math.

Sarah Chen5m read
Tumey Fire grows to 1,200 acres in rural western Fresno County
Community

Tumey Fire grows to 1,200 acres in rural western Fresno County

A grass fire near Panoche Road raced to 1,200 acres and triggered warnings around the Tumey Hills, while Interstate 5 stayed open.

Lisa Park2m read
Westlands groundwater recharge lifts land in southern Fresno County
Government

Westlands groundwater recharge lifts land in southern Fresno County

A strip of land between Cantua Creek and Huron rose at least 1.2 inches in a year as Westlands recharged about 465,000 acre-feet. The rebound could ease damage to canals, roads and wells.

James Thompson2m read
Fresno Mission sees more families, seniors seeking hot meals as costs rise
Community

Fresno Mission sees more families, seniors seeking hot meals as costs rise

At City Center, more children and seniors lined up for dinner as rent, utilities and gas pushed Fresno families toward a nightly hot meal.

Lisa Park2m read
Fresno County seeks tips in cold case killing of Selma teen
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Fresno County seeks tips in cold case killing of Selma teen

Fresno County investigators sought tips in the 2017 Selma killing of 15-year-old Desiree Austin, naming a blue Buick Rendezvous and a woman driver.

Marcus Williams2m read
Clovis readies for 112th rodeo, parade and community events this week
Community

Clovis readies for 112th rodeo, parade and community events this week

Old Town Clovis will fill with parade crowds, free shuttles and rodeo fans as the 112th Clovis Rodeo opens Wednesday. The event will funnel money to local charities and downtown businesses.

Lisa Park2m read
Selma mobile home fire kills elderly resident, two dogs
Community

Selma mobile home fire kills elderly resident, two dogs

A fire at McCall Village in Selma killed 77-year-old Refugio Ramirez and his two dogs, and neighbors said the flames spread too fast for anyone to reach him.

Marcus Williams1m read
Fresno State Vintage Days draws crowds with food, concerts and anime gaming
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Fresno State Vintage Days draws crowds with food, concerts and anime gaming

Vintage Days packed Fresno State with food booths, concerts and anime gaming, drawing tens of thousands and turning campus into a free weekend gathering spot.

Sarah Chen2m read
Machete attack kills Fresno nursery owner amid restaurant fire concerns
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Machete attack kills Fresno nursery owner amid restaurant fire concerns

A 64-year-old nursery owner died after a machete attack at Sago Rey Palms Plant Nursery, while restaurant arson cases keep fire fears high across Fresno corridors.

Sarah Chen2m read
ProYouth to lay off 81 workers after Visalia Unified ends contract
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ProYouth to lay off 81 workers after Visalia Unified ends contract

ProYouth, recently named Visalia’s Nonprofit of the Year, will cut 81 jobs after Visalia Unified brought its after-school program in-house.

Sarah Chen2m read
Fresno judge rebukes city over nonexistent legal claims in underpass dispute
Government

Fresno judge rebukes city over nonexistent legal claims in underpass dispute

A judge found Fresno cited 11 nonexistent legal arguments to clear a tile shop for the Blackstone and McKinley underpass, exposing a courtroom lapse in a major project.

Marcus Williams2m read
Fresno County jury convicts repeat DUI driver in deadly Highway 180 crash
Government

Fresno County jury convicts repeat DUI driver in deadly Highway 180 crash

An hour of deliberation ended a 5-year wait for Brenda Sue Ricci’s family, as a Fresno County jury convicted a repeat DUI driver of murder.

James Thompson2m read
Fresno City College beach volleyball team eyes historic unbeaten title run
Education

Fresno City College beach volleyball team eyes historic unbeaten title run

Fresno City College’s unbeaten beach volleyball team is 14-0 in conference and 70-0 in pairs, one win from turning a young program into a state title story.

Lisa Park2m read
Fresno Unified enrollment falls again, deepening budget and staffing strains
Education

Fresno Unified enrollment falls again, deepening budget and staffing strains

Fresno Unified lost 988 students, and the drop lands as the district faces a $77 million deficit and 274 pending layoff notices.

Marcus Williams2m read
Man killed after being struck by Amtrak train in northwest Fresno
Community

Man killed after being struck by Amtrak train in northwest Fresno

A man in his forties was killed near Herndon and Santa Fe avenues, renewing safety questions in a northwest Fresno rail corridor already marked by deaths.

Lisa Park2m read
Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing launches Iron Talon readiness exercise at airport
Community

Fresno’s 144th Fighter Wing launches Iron Talon readiness exercise at airport

Iron Talon is sending more jets over Fresno Yosemite International Airport through April 19 as the 144th Fighter Wing tests how fast it can deploy.

Marcus Williams2m read
Volunteers to plant 36 trees in downtown Fresno next Friday
Community

Volunteers to plant 36 trees in downtown Fresno next Friday

Downtown Fresno will get 36 new trees at Courthouse Park next Friday, backed by a $3 million air-district grant and a larger cooling plan for Central Fresno.

Marcus Williams2m read
Clovis approves self-storage project on vacant Shaw Avenue lot despite protests
Government

Clovis approves self-storage project on vacant Shaw Avenue lot despite protests

Clovis approved a long-vacant Shaw Avenue site for self-storage, prompting residents to call the vote a “betrayal” over traffic, noise and broken planning expectations.

James Thompson2m read
Burlington opens new River Park store as Fresno shopping center refresh continues
Business

Burlington opens new River Park store as Fresno shopping center refresh continues

Burlington opened Friday in River Park’s former Buy Buy Baby space, and more renovations are still planned as northeast Fresno’s retail center keeps reshaping.

Sarah Chen2m read
Fresno cancer survivor meets stem cell donor, celebrates life at Disney run
Healthcare

Fresno cancer survivor meets stem cell donor, celebrates life at Disney run

A Fresno woman who survived blood cancer met the Scotland donor who saved her life, then ran a Disney 5K with him as registries still seek more matches.

Dr. Elena Rodriguez2m read
2,500 volunteers to clean up Fresno streets Saturday morning
Community

2,500 volunteers to clean up Fresno streets Saturday morning

An estimated 2,500 volunteers spread across 25 Fresno cleanup sites, a turnout that showed how much labor it takes to keep the city’s streets usable.

Lisa Park2m read
Clovis brewery to close by month’s end amid rising costs
Business

Clovis brewery to close by month’s end amid rising costs

Incinerati Brewing will close by April 26 or when the beer is gone, ending nearly seven years in Clovis as higher costs squeeze small hospitality businesses.

Sarah Chen2m read