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County Adds 300 Contact Tracers for Outreach to Vulnerable Communities

August 11, 2020

Fresno County is partnering with the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission to immediately add 300 contact tracers to help stop a surge of COVID-19 cases. Officials announced on Tuesday that $5.5 million in Fresno County CARES act funding would go toward the...

Farmersville Woman Stole $5 Million From Elderly Victim: Fresno County DA

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August 11, 2020

A Farmersville woman faces four felony charges for allegedly stealing more than $5 million from an elderly Fresno County man. A 2019 lawsuit stated that Christina M. Alvarado was withdrawing so much money fr...

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What’s the Fastest-Selling New Vehicle in Fresno-Visalia Market?

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August 11, 2020

The fastest-selling new "car" in the Fresno-Visalia market is actually a truck — the GMC Sierra 1500. According to iSeeCars.com, the light-duty pickup averaged 26.8 days on local dealership lots from March t...

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No Football for Fresno State Until Spring 2021 at the Earliest

Bill McEwen

August 10, 2020

After President Donald Trump issued a call to save college football from a COVID-19 pandemic-forced shutdown, the Mountain West Conference said Monday it was postponing the season. "Numerous external factors and unknowns outside our control made this di...

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Terry Cox Won’t Seek Another Term on Central Unified Board

David Taub

August 10, 2020

The biggest development in Fresno-area school board races perhaps is who won't be on the November ballot. Longtime Central Unified trustee Terry Cox tells GV Wire℠ that she won't run for a sixth term. ...

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Ring Doorbell Camera Leads to Life Sentences for Visalia Gang Members

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August 10, 2020

Twenty-year-old Cesar Raya and 22-year-old Vincent Lopez-Prado, both of Visalia, will have a lot of time to think in prison about their criminal actions. Raya received a 88 years-to-life sentence Friday for ...

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Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Jim Jakobs

August 8, 2020

What started off as a small idea at Saint Agnes Medical Center is snowballing into a full-blown social media movement. Several hundred Saint Agnes employees signed onto the "Pledge to Protect" campaign. The goal is to raise awareness about the key ways to s...

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Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

Jim Jakobs

August 7, 2020

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx called out the Central Valley as a COVID-19 hot spot earlier this week. Fresno County's interim health director addressed her concerns during a...

COVID Knocks Out Joe Rogan Experience in Fresno. Vegas, Anyone?

Randy Reed

August 7, 2020

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan pulled the plug Friday on most of his remaining 2020 tour dates, including a scheduled show in Fresno. Rogan's "Sacred Clown Tour" was booked for a Dec. 4 show at the Save Ma...

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Valley Undercover Sting Nets 34 Alleged Child Predators

Bill McEwen

August 7, 2020

The number of child predators in the Central Valley is staggering. That's the takeaway from Friday's announcement that 34 men have been arrested and booked into Fresno County Jail on charges related to arranging to meet with a child for sex. Those arrest...

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