PG&E customers who are behind on their power and gas bills won't have their service disconnected because of nonpayment, the company said Friday. The decision is in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, PG&E said. Applies to Residential, Business Customers This suspension of disconnections will apply to residential and commercial customers and...
Man Charged With Murder in DUI Crash Killing Tulare Educator
A man arrested in a February drunk driving collision that killed the dean of students at Tulare Western High School has been charged with second-degree murder. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward announced Tuesday that Izeah Almaguer, 23, faces life in prison if he is convicted. Almaguer faces multiple charges, including driving...
Fresno State Cancels In-Person Classes Beginning Monday as Coronavirus Precaution
Fresno State will cancel in-person classes starting Monday based on concerns over the coronavirus. University President Joseph Castro discussed the announcement at a Thursday news conference at the Madden Library. "This is a significant decision for us, which is why we took time to make it," Castro said. "We've been...
Fresno State Cancels In-Person Classes Beginning Monday
Fresno State will move to virtual instruction and halt most face-to-face classroom instruction as of Monday, said University President Joseph Castro in an email message. "This decision was made with an abundance of caution and care for our campus community and after deliberation with the CSU Chancellor’s Office, the Academic...
Fresno County Deputy Recovering From Bullet Wound in Attack
A Fresno County sheriff’s deputy was wounded in the leg when his gun discharged during a struggle with a suspect Wednesday, the sheriff's office said. The injured deputy was transported to the hospital, treated for a minor injury, and released later that evening. Assault Occurred at 4:30 Wednesday Afternoon The...
Valley Children's Kids Day Goes Digital Because of Coronavirus
Coronavirus concerns caused Valley Children's Hospital to cancel this year's Kids Day fundraiser in which 8,000 volunteers would have sold copies of The Fresno Bee. But the giving will continue Tuesday with "Kids Day: Digital Edition." “This year’s Kids Day may take the volunteers off of street corners but it...
'Daddy Killed Mommy.' Porterville Man Gets Life Sentence.
Leonard Nacoa, 34, received a life sentence Friday in Tulare County Superior Court for shooting his wife to death and child abuse. Last November, a jury found Nacoa guilty of second-degree murder and felony child abuse, according to a news release from the Tulare County District Attorney's Office. Nacoa must...
Clovis High Grad Kate Scott Makes Broadcast History Sunday
Kate Scott, who grew up watching the Fresno Falcons, made history Sunday. The 2001 Clovis High School graduate called the play-by-play for the St. Louis Blues-Chicago Blackhawks game on NBCSN. The International Women's Day game was the first professional ice hockey game broadcast in the United State led entirely by...
Craig Castro Will Succeed Retiring Tim Joslin as Community Medical CEO
Saying he wants to "move on to the next chapter in life," Tim Joslin has announced that he is retiring as president and CEO of Community Medical Centers. The 59-year-old Joslin has led the 8,600-employee healthcare system for 15 years. His retirement date is July 3. Castro Will Take Over...
Fresno State Men's Basketball Season Ends With a Thud
LAS VEGAS — Hot-shooting Air Force shredded Fresno State's zone defense and bounced the Bulldogs out of the Mountain Conference men's basketball tournament, 77-70, on Wednesday afternoon. The ninth-seeded Falcons (12-19) got a career-high 24 points from guard AJ Walker and 21 points from forward Lavelle Scottie to avenge two...