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Fresno Again at Risk of Slipping Back to COVID Purple Tier. Madera Sees Improvement.

October 20, 2020

The roller coaster continues for Fresno County's COVID-19 numbers after the state's weekly Tuesday update to their 'Blueprint for a Safer Economy' dashboard. The county is not meeting one of the metrics for the current red tier, and needs to correct it before ...

Police Chief Rejoices Over Court Call to Limit $0 Bail

David Taub

October 20, 2020

Amid a rash of violence in Fresno, Police Chief Andy Hall praised a recent decision from the Fresno courts to limit the availability of $0 bail for more criminal suspects. The lead judges for Fresno County a...

Lemoore Based Navy Fighter Crashes in Mojave Desert

AP News

October 20, 2020

A Navy fighter jet from NAS Lemoore crashed Tuesday in the Mojave Desert, but its pilot safely ejected, the Navy said. The F/A-18E Super Hornet went down during a routine training mission in Superior Valley ...

Inmate Who Walked Away from Bakersfield Corrections Facility is Recaptured

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October 20, 2020

An inmate convicted of assault with a deadly weapon has been apprehended after she walked away from a transitional facility in Bakersfield last week. Elizabeth Sarmiento, 23, was serving part of her four-year sentence at a Community Transitional Reentry Pro...

Sheriff’s Office Lifts Remaining Creek Fire Evacuation Orders for Fresno County

Jim Jakobs

October 20, 2020

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office has lifted all of its remaining evacuation orders for the Creek Fire as of Tuesday morning. However, all Sierra National Forest lands in Fresno County remain closed through...

Fresno Community Steps Up To Send Needed Medical Supplies To Armenia

Jim Jakobs

October 20, 2020

An annual medical mission to Armenia was not possible this year due to COVID-19 restrictions and a major conflict. But, that's not stopping a dedicated team from Fresno from doing their part to help. Honorar...

Parolee Killed by Fresno Police was Wanted in Multiple States

AP News

October 20, 2020

Fresno police officers shot and killed a 32-year-old parolee after he ignored repeated requests by police to drop a loaded rifle, authorities said. Six officers with the Fresno Police Department fired at the man on Sunday night, The Fresno Bee reported. It ...

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Possible COVID Exposure Postpones Costa-Cookingham Congressional Debate

David Taub

October 20, 2020

The scheduled debate between Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Republican challenger Kevin Cookingham has been postponed because one of the candidates had possible exposure to COVID-19. The Costa campaign tells ...

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Curfew? No Alcohol Sales After 10? Councilman Says Nothing Off Limits After Surge in Violence.

Jim Jakobs

October 19, 2020

Fresno police were involved in two separate officer involved shootings over the weekend. Sergeant Jeff LaBlue tells GV Wire℠ there were also 5 murders (one of those a stabbing), and 5 other shootings in the pas...

Hundreds of Fresno Streetlights Getting 5G Cell Antennas. Are They in Your Neighborhood?

Nancy Price

October 19, 2020

If you live in Fresno, you may have already seen workers installing small cell transmitters on light poles near your home and getting ready to dig up your street to lay fiber optic cables. If so, then you're on the front line of the 5G revolution. To some, ...

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Fresno Again at Risk of Slipping Back to COVID Purple Tier. Madera Sees Improvement.

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Lemoore Based Navy Fighter Crashes in Mojave Desert

Inmate Who Walked Away from Bakersfield Corrections Facility is Recaptured

Sheriff’s Office Lifts Remaining Creek Fire Evacuation Orders for Fresno County

Fresno Community Steps Up To Send Needed Medical Supplies To Armenia

Parolee Killed by Fresno Police was Wanted in Multiple States

Possible COVID Exposure Postpones Costa-Cookingham Congressional Debate

Curfew? No Alcohol Sales After 10? Councilman Says Nothing Off Limits After Surge in Violence.

Hundreds of Fresno Streetlights Getting 5G Cell Antennas. Are They in Your Neighborhood?