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Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Kidnap, Assault Experience with Fresno

Elizabeth Smart was headline news more than two decades ago after she was abducted from her Utah home and held captive for nine months. On F...

Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Kidnap, Assault Experience with Fresno

Elizabeth Smart was headline news more than two decades ago after she was abducted from her Utah home and held captive for nine months. On F...

Events

/ 4 weeks ago

Abduction Survivor Elizabeth Smart Featured at Breaking the Chains Luncheon

New York Times bestselling author and abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart will share her harrowing experience of abuse and the story of her r...

Events

/ 4 months ago

Northern California Gets Record Rain and Heavy Snow. Many Have Been in the Dark for Days in Seattle

FORESTVILLE, Calif. — A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern California, closing roa...

Weather

/ 7 months ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Sen. Grove’s Bill Making Penalty for Soliciting Minors a Felony

SACRAMENTO — The penalty for soliciting and buying sex from minors under 16 will be raised to a felony under a new California law signed by ...

Human Trafficking

/ 8 months ago

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Makes Fresh Bid for Bail in Sex Trafficking and Conspiracy Case

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an i...

Crime

/ 9 months ago

What to Know About Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Indictment

NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs, the disgraced hip-hop mogul, faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an i...

Entertainment

/ 9 months ago

Dem California Senator Slams Progressives for Weakening Pedophile Legislation

A Democratic California state senator declared “I’m done with us,” as she criticized progressive members of her party for ...

Human Trafficking

/ 1 year ago

Former Undercover FBI Agent Exposes Dark World of Child Trafficking in US

In 2003, a woman named Paulina began an online relationship with a man named Stephen Bolen. They met in a Yahoo chat group and quickly forme...

Human Trafficking

/ 1 year ago

Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal Documents: Read Them for Yourself

NEW YORK — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleut...

Human Trafficking

/ 1 year ago

Seattle’s Open Prostitution Market Draws New Scrutiny After Latest Harrowing Abduction

SEATTLE — A vanload of church volunteers drove along a main street in north Seattle one night last month with sandwiches, water bottles and ...

Crime

/ 2 years ago

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World’s Largest Almond Processor Will Shutter Sacramento Plant. 600 Workers Impacted

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Trump Eyes Major Funding Cuts for California, Including All Public Universities

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Farming Regulation Costs Rise 1,300% Since 2006: Cal Poly

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Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

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US Supreme Court Allows DOGE Broad Access to Social Security Data

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Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

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Abrego Garcia Is Returned to US From El Salvador

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Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

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Sunday’s Life Jacket Giveaway Promotes Safety on Fresno Area Waters

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Trump Eyes Major Funding Cuts for California, Including All Public Universities

Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

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New CA Bill Would Streamline Solar Conversion for Dry Farmland

Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Kidnap, Assault Experience with Fresno

Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Kidnap, Assault Experience with Fresno

/ 4 weeks ago

Abduction Survivor Elizabeth Smart Featured at Breaking the Chains Luncheon

/ 4 months ago

Northern California Gets Record Rain and Heavy Snow. Many Have Been in the Dark for Days in Seattle

/ 7 months ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Sen. Grove’s Bill Making Penalty for Soliciting Minors a Felony

/ 8 months ago

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Makes Fresh Bid for Bail in Sex Trafficking and Conspiracy Case

/ 9 months ago

What to Know About Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Indictment

/ 9 months ago

Dem California Senator Slams Progressives for Weakening Pedophile Legislation

/ 1 year ago

Former Undercover FBI Agent Exposes Dark World of Child Trafficking in US

/ 1 year ago

Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal Documents: Read Them for Yourself

/ 1 year ago

Seattle’s Open Prostitution Market Draws New Scrutiny After Latest Harrowing Abduction

/ 2 years ago

World’s Largest Almond Processor Will Shutter Sacramento Plant. 600 Workers Impacted

Trump Eyes Major Funding Cuts for California, Including All Public Universities

Farming Regulation Costs Rise 1,300% Since 2006: Cal Poly

Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

US Supreme Court Allows DOGE Broad Access to Social Security Data

Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

Abrego Garcia Is Returned to US From El Salvador

Proud Boys Convicted in Jan. 6 Attack Sue Government on Claims of ‘Political Persecution’

Sunday’s Life Jacket Giveaway Promotes Safety on Fresno Area Waters

Sunnyvale Pitmaster Smokes Fresno BBQ Competition for Golden Ticket to World Championships

Wired Wednesday: A New Research Hub in Southeast Fresno?

Fellow Clovis Councilmember, Public Bash Pearce Over Trans Athlete

Fresno Police Release Video of Officer-Involved Shooting

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