A rapidly-growing casual restaurant chain promising "better-for-you-food with bold, amazing flavors at grab-and-go speed" has revealed plans to open 20 new locations in the Central Valley. WaBa Grill features individual rice bowls topped with proteins like charbroiled chicken, steak, or fish, along with vegetables and signature sauces. The Los...
Fresno State Study Finds Kids Pay the Price When Parents are Behind Bars
Fresno State News In 2019, Dr. Marcus Shaw published a quantitative research study that showed, on average, children of incarcerated parents receive lower grades, are less happy in school and, overall, have less educational success. While these statistics showed the result of what was happening, they did not show...
Nearly 34,000 Chickens Destroyed in Fresno County After Bird Flu Outbreak
California's first outbreak of the deadly avian flu in a commercial poultry operation has been reported in Fresno County. According to state and federal agriculture sources, inspectors detected the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a flock of commercial broiler breeder chickens within the county. Avian influenza is a...
Another Tahoe Joe’s Restaurant Shuttered. Which Ones Remain Open?
The once-thriving Tahoe Joe's Steakhouse chain, launched in Fresno in the mid-1990s, has suffered its latest casualty. Parent company BBQ Holdings has confirmed that the restaurant's location in Roseville has permanently closed. It was the last remaining Tahoe Joe's in the greater Sacramento area. "We did have to make...
Fresno Couple’s Clever U-Haul Date Night an Example of Growing Trend
A growing number of thrifty millennial and Gen Z sweethearts are ditching established, more expensive date night and anniversary rituals for a night of romance in the back of U-Hauls. Some couples are eagerly showing off their creative, low-cost reimaginings of the rental vehicles on social media, and the internet...
Famed Poet Laureate’s Classic Fig Garden Home is up for Sale. Check the Price
Nestled among orange trees in one of Fresno’s most long-established residential neighborhoods is 4549 North Van Ness Blvd. Since the early 1970s, it’s been the home of former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Levine and his family. Now, this piece of literary history is for sale,...
Inside the Secret World of Trading Nudes
Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos were shared on the social media platform Reddit. A marketplace exists on the site where hundreds of anonymous profiles are dedicated to sharing, trading and selling explicit images -...
Can We Expect Anything Other Than Biden vs. Trump In 2024?
Though the 2022 midterm elections haven’t happened yet, this summer has seen an unusual amount of activity on the 2024 front. Namely, many Americans, including Democrats, are really down on the idea of President Biden seeking a second term, while former President Donald Trump continues to dominate the news cycle. A sizable portion...
Explainer: How Does a Small Nuclear Reactor Work?
The global threat of climate change is making the need for clean energy more urgent than ever. In the race to reach net-zero emissions and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, nuclear power is gaining increasing support. Like conventional reactors, the smaller versions use nuclear fission technology, harnessing the thermal energy this produces...
Is Biden Headed Toward ‘Surrender’ on Iran Talks?
Not for the first time since the Biden administration opened indirect discussions with Tehran about reentering the 2015 nuclear deal, it seems as though negotiators might be approaching a breakthrough. Several days after reports that the European compromise plan has gained traction among Western officials, the U.S. and Iran...