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Special Report: At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead

Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’r...

Special Report: At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead

Rennie Glasgow, who has served 15 years at the Social Security Administration, is seeing something new on the job: dead people. They’r...

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Housing Component Halted, but Fresno’s Senior Center Is Moving Forward

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer’s landmark senior center is moving forward even though the nearby housing portion has halted. The state recent...

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Clash Over Teen Sex Solicitation Reveals the Rift Within CA Democratic Party

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A reliable political axiom — at least in California —...

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Can Steve Brandau Help Rescue the Fresno County Transportation Tax Renewal?

Measure C, the Fresno County half-cent sales tax for transportation projects, expires in 2027. Voters will need to approve a renewal next ye...

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Trump Is a Revolutionary. Will He Succeed or Fail?

The hyperactive first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term have been the most consequential of any president this century, and perhaps sin...

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Trump Now Doubts Putin Wants to End Ukraine War, a Day After Saying a Deal Was Close

ROME — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new ske...

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What’s Next for Fresno Smoke Shop Ordinance: Lawsuit, Veto, Override?

The city of Fresno is bracing for a lawsuit after passing tighter regulations on smoke shops and vape stores. The 4-1 vote — with one abs...

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Lights, Camera, Board Vote: Fresno Unified’s Carefully Choreographed Production

I’m not here to talk about the superintendent pick negatively. This isn’t about the qualifications or the contract. This is about the theatr...

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Newsom Commutes Sentence in 2009 Tulare County Gang Killing

Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentence of a man convicted in a 2009 gang-related murder in Orosi, granting clemency to Richard Miguel G...

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Secret Search or Meet the Finalists? Debate Rages as Fresno Nears Its Superintendent Pick

Fresno Unified trustees will meet Wednesday to discuss superintendent finalists. What’s not clear is whether trustees will announce th...

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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming Laser at Sheriff’s Helicopter

A Tulare County jury has convicted on Thursday, May 8. 2025, Erika Sandoval of first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of her ex-husband, former Exeter police officer Daniel Green. (Tulare County DA)
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US Car Prices Higher in April After Tariffs Hit

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Fresno County School Boards Need Ethics Training: Grand Jury

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A Fresno County traffic stop led to the arrest of a driver and the seizure of approximately $250,000 worth of cocaine hidden in a car's dashboard and seat on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (CHP)
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Todd Blanche responds to a question as he testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination for deputy attorney general and Abigail Slater for assistant attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2025. After firing the head of the Library of Congress, the president put his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, in charge of the facility. (Pete Kiehart/The New York Times)
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