Whether it be housing or commercial real estate, economic slowdowns stifled growth in Fresno County in 2024. But after years of declines, experts expect a turnaround soon. The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation brought out a panel of experts to discuss housing construction and sales, major commercial real estate purchases,...
First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close
California's effort to have no new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 is beginning, and it requires 35% of all 2026 models sold this year to be zero-emission. Dealers say they aren't close to fulfilling the mandate for zero-emission vehicles and are nervously wondering what the future holds...
Fresno County Authorities Investigate Fatal Shooting in Auberry
Fresno County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal shooting after a person was found dead along a rural roadway Friday afternoon. Dispatchers received a report around 11:30 a.m. of someone suffering from a gunshot wound, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies searched the area, and at about 12:20 p.m.,...
Edison High Hosts Ribbon Cutting for CTE Building 8 Years in the Making
Southwest Fresno's Edison High School celebrated its new state-of-the-art Career Technical Education building Thursday, a project eight years in the making. Speakers called the 31,000-square-foot, two-story facility a major step forward in providing students with modern, industry-aligned learning spaces. While the building isn't completely finished, it should be soon, said...
Storms Dumps an Inch of Rain of Fresno. How Long Will It Last?
Steady rain is expected to continue in Fresno through Monday night, the National Weather Service in Hanford says. Since the storm began with a thunder-and-lightning display in Thursday's wee hours, it had dropped about an inch of rain in the city through noon Friday. However, some Fresno locations reported receiving...
Trump Cuts Tariffs on Beef, Coffee and Other Foods as Inflation Concerns Mount
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order to exempt a wide range of food imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, from sweeping tariffs imposed earlier this year on nearly every country, the White House said. The order is part of a major push by Trump and his top...
Shaq Shows Off His DJ Skills at Fresno Club’s Premier Event
The Fresno club promising Michelin-level food, service, and entertainment held a red-carpet affair Thursday as part of its three-day opening weekend. To celebrate the inaugural night, The PM Lounge brought on basketball icon Shaquille O'Neal, who deejayed the event. "Last night was truly special. DJ Diesel, also known as Shaq,...
Fresno Shooting Probe Leads to Three Arrests, 20 Firearms Seized
Three men were arrested and 20 firearms were seized after a shooting investigation that began with a two-round ShotSpotter activation in central Fresno late last month, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. Central Policing District officers responded to the alert around 2:38 p.m. on Oct. 25 near North...
State Official Leased Her Fresno Home to Local Agency. Then Her Office Awarded $398K to the Agency
A political appointee who was heading California's Office of the Small Business Advocate leased her southeast Fresno home in 2023 to a local agency, the same year her office awarded that agency a technical assistance grant totaling nearly $400,000, GV Wire has learned. The 2023-24 technical assistance grant awarded to...
Fresno County DA’s Office Gets $705K Grant to Boost DUI Prosecution
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has received a $705,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support its specialized DUI prosecution team, officials announced Friday. The funding will help the team handle alcohol- and drug-impaired driving cases that result in major injuries or fatalities. The grant program...
Marjaree Mason Center Begins Search for Its Next Leader
The Central Valley's only dedicated shelter for domestic violence victims has hired a firm to help it find its next top executive, beginning its search this week. The Marjaree Mason Center announced it has contracted with Charity Search Group — a Maryland-based consulting firm that has worked with other nonprofits...
Arrest Made in Shooting of Football Coach From Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’
An arrest has been made in Thursday’s shooting of John Beam, a mainstay of the football coaching ranks in the East Bay who was profiled in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” at Laney College in Oakland, California, authorities said Friday. The Oakland Police Department did not immediately elaborate on...