It's looking a lot more like winter in California's parched mountains today. Snow fell across the Sierra and in the mountains of Southern California on Sunday. And, while the immediate forecast calls for a return of dry skies, the National Weather Service in Hanford says there is a possibility of...
Mendota MS-13 Gang Leader Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges
Mendota's MS-13 gang leader pleaded guilty Friday in a Fresno federal courtroom to assault with a deadly weapon and several drug distribution charges. Denis Barrera-Palma, 25, captained La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a violent street gang known to engage in racketeering, murder, kidnapping, extortion, and drug trafficking. A multi-agency investigation into the...
Fresno Is Planting 180 Trees Saturday. Want to Help?
Want to spruce up Fresno and meet people who also take pride in our city? Keep Fresno Beautiful can put you to work Saturday along the McKenzie Trail in southeast Fresno on Saturday. Planting 180 Trees City landscape crews are teaming with Tree Fresno and community volunteers to plant 180...
Disbarred Bakersfield Divorce Lawyer Indicted for Fraud
A federal grand jury in Fresno has returned an eight-count indictment against Heather Christiansen Stanley, 47, of Bakersfield, charging her with fleecing clients out of millions of dollars. The Feb. 20 indictment was unsealed following Stanley’s arraignment on Wednesday. According to court documents, Stanley, a divorce attorney in Bakersfield, represented...
'Nellie' the Stuffed Swamp Rat Sells Congress on Wiping Out Nutria
Rep. Josh Harder brought a stuffed swamp rat nicknamed "Nellie" to the congressional floor Wednesday. And, the Turlock Democrat's show-and-tell presentation worked to perfection. The House, on a voice vote, passed Harder's legislation to make $12 million available each year until 2025 to battle an invasion of nutria. “Especially on...
Kern County Oil Drilling Rules Break Law, Fresno Court Rules
The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal gave Kern County 30 days to stop issuing oil and gas drilling permits in a ruling Tuesday. The court invalidated the permitting ordinance that allows oil companies to start drilling under a blanket environmental impact report instead of performing an EIR for each...
Madera Woman Gets 3 Years in Prison for Deadly Dog Attack
Heather Anglin received the maximum prison sentence of three years on Friday for a dog attack last November that killed a man in the city of Madera. The Madera Police Department, which investigated the case, reported Anglin's sentence on a Facebook post. Anglin entered a guilty plea to a felony...
Hard Practice Energizes Bulldog Women in Bounce-Back Win
A hard practice after getting off the plane following a stunning road loss put the Fresno State women's basketball team back on the winning track. "We had a good practice the same day we got back from Air Force. We had a good, hard practice and everybody came and responded,"...
Fresno Mail Thief Con Man Faces 10 Years in Prison
Justin Deger, 28, of Fresno, pleaded guilty to two counts of access device fraud and one count of possession of stolen mail on Friday in federal court. According to the plea agreement, from Dec. 5, 2018, through March 28, 2019, Deger broke into mailboxes at Fresno area residences. He stole...
In Season of Close Calls, Fresno State Loses Another One
Fresno State's season of frustratingly close men's basketball losses continued Saturday in Reno. Leading by nine points with 6 minutes, 45 seconds to go, the Bulldogs fell, 78-76, to Jazz Johnson and Nevada in Mountain West action. It was Fresno State's seventh game this season decided by a single possession....