Contributed by Fresno State News In support of those who continue to work and provide service to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fresno State’s Division of Continuing and Global Education is offering three online, professional development courses free for local first responders and essential workers. The online courses are...
Rotary, Pardini’s Team to Deliver Meals to Front-Line Workers
Donated boxed lunches are coming to front-line employees at Community Medical Centers, St. Agnes Medical Center, and the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. And the first stop is today at St. Agnes. The Rotary Club of Fresno said Wednesday morning that it is partnering with Pardini’s Catering to donate the meals during...
McClintock: COVID Quarantine Threatens Our Free Society
Quarantine is the forced confinement of a person who has contracted or been exposed to an infectious disease. Although it is a long-standing police power of governments, it is seldom used because seldom needed — sick people generally stay home on their own. When it must be used, it is...
Fresno Mass Slayer Expected to Spend Rest of Life in Prison
After convicted murderer Kori Ali Muhammad withdrew his insanity plea on Friday, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office announced that it would no longer seek the death penalty against him. As a result, "Muhammad is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole," the DA's...
Granville Home of Hope Charities Receive $274K to Fight COVID-19
Granville Homes' 15th annual Home of Hope distributed $274,400 in early proceeds Friday to this year's nonprofit beneficiaries so they can provide immediate support to those affected by COVID-19. The 10 beneficiaries are Angels of Grace, Art of Life Cancer Foundation, Breaking the Chains, CASA of Fresno and Madera Counties,...
Valley Will Warm to 90 Degrees by Saturday
Get ready for spring's first 90-degree temperatures in the Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. A building high-pressure ridge will produce "very warm temperatures and dry conditions for central California into early next week," the weather service says in its Wednesday forecast. Temperatures are expected to climb...
Merced, Fresno Airports Reap Nearly $30M in COVID Grants
Federal CARES Act funding totaling more than $30 million is headed to eight Valley airports to help ease COVID-19 business impacts and prevent job losses. The office of Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced the grants Friday. Merced Regional Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport will receive a combined $29.82 million....
Rain Today With a Warm-up to Follow in the Valley
Rain will come to Fresno and other areas of the Valley on Monday before dry weather and warmer temperatures move in, the National Weather Service in Hanford says. Monday's storm could include strong thunderstorms in the Southern Sierra Nevada this afternoon and evening, and rain could linger in the mountains...
RIP, Sara, the Nurturing Orangutan Beloved by Fresno Zoo Visitors
Sara, a Sumatran orangutan loved by many thousands of Fresno Chaffee Zoo visitors, died four months short of her 50th birthday. Zoo officials announced Friday that Sara was euthanized following the discovery of metastatic cancer in her liver, intestines, and lymph nodes. She lived an extraordinary life, given that the...
Election Fraud Sends Madera County Woman to Jail for a Year
Election fraud does not pay, as 30-year-old April Atilano learned last week in Madera County Superior Court. Judge Michael Jerkovich sentenced Atilano to 364 days in the county jail and three years' probation April 9. She previously pleaded guilty to six counts of election fraud. According to the Madera County...