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All Chaffee Zoo Attractions Open Again, Free Tickets for Kids

June 15, 2021

Visitors to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo can again soak in all the sights and sounds of the city's most popular attraction. With the state's lifting of many COVID restrictions on Tuesday, CEO Jon Forrest Dohlin said, the Wilderness Falls water play, Dino Dig feat...

COVID-19 Cancels Clovis Freedom Fest Fireworks Show Again

Bill McEwen

June 15, 2021

California's pandemic restrictions on large gatherings have canceled Freedom Fest in Clovis on July 4, event organizers said Tuesday morning. "We are deeply saddened and frustrated by the decision we have ha...

‘Gone Girl’ Actor Lisa Banes Dies 10 Days After Hit-and-Run

AP News

June 15, 2021

NEW YORK— “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes died 10 days after being injured by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, police said. The 65-year-old Banes, who was struck by a scooter or motorcycle while crossing ...

Georgia to Review County’s Ballot Drop Box Forms From 2020

AP News

June 15, 2021

ATLANTA — Georgia's secretary of state says his office is reviewing the handling of paperwork related to ballot drop boxes in the state's most populous county during last year's election. “New revelations that Fulton County is unable to produce all ballot d...

Merced Police and Fire Crack Down on Illegal Fireworks

Bill McEwen

June 15, 2021

With Merced residents illegally shooting off fireworks at all hours, the city's police chief and fire chief have launched a crackdown that includes citing property owners. "It's not just an annoyance, it's d...

May Retail Sales Fell 1.3% as Americans Spend Less on Goods

AP News

June 15, 2021

NEW YORK — Retail sales fell in May, dragged down by a decline in auto sales and a shift by Americans to spend more on vacations and other services instead of goods. Total sales dropped a seasonally adjusted...

Doctors Warn of Burns From Asphalt as Heat Wave Hits US West

AP News

June 15, 2021

PHOENIX — Doctors who work in Arizona and Nevada burn centers are warning of injuries from contact with super-heated roadways and other surfaces as the first extreme heat wave of the year extends across the U.S. West. A high pressure system is expected to p...

Investigation Reveals How a Fresno Street Gang Obtained Army Assault Rifles

AP News

June 15, 2021

Authorities weren’t looking for a military assault rifle when they went to investigate a domestic assault case, but they found one. It was in the garage of a Spanish-tiled home that police stumbled upon the ...

With COVID Tamed, It’s a ‘Grand Reopening’ in California

AP News

June 15, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — California, the first state in America to put in place a coronavirus lockdown, is now turning a page on the pandemic. At the stroke of midnight, California lifted most of its COVID-19 restric...

California Adds Vacation Incentive to Spur Vaccinations

AP News

June 14, 2021

SACRAMENTO — California will offer six “dream vacation” incentives to spur more people to get coronavirus vaccinations, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday on the eve of the state awarding of $15 million in cash prizes. Aside from boosting California's vaccinatio...

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