Julian Torres, the prime suspect in a Huron homicide, might have thought he could dodge the law when he fled to metropolitan Phoenix in January. But, after getting a tip, Fresno County homicide detectives told the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force to be on the lookout for Torres there. Task...
Hail the Champions! Clutch Delaney-to-Utti Basket Clinches Title.
With the game and a championship on the line, Maddi Utti and Bree Delaney came through for Fresno State and an excited crowd Wednesday night at the Save Mart Center. Delaney, inserted into the game for the first time, lobbed an inbounds pass to Utti, who scored on a backdoor...
Hart's Career-High 30 Points Power Fresno State OT Win
Thanks to freshman guard Niven Hart's career-high 30 points, including 11 in overtime, the visiting Fresno State men's basketball team clipped San Jose State, 84-78, Wednesday night. Hart, whose previous career high was 29 points against Colorado State last week, came off the bench to make 10 of 19 shots...
Doorbell Video Footage Helps Convict Visalia Gang Members
Two Visalia gang members can expect long stays in state prison after violent-crimes convictions aided by doorbell video footage. A jury found Cesar Raya, 20, guilty of attempted murder, robbery, burglary, and assault with a semi-automatic firearm on Jan. 24. Then, on Feb. 7, a jury convicted Raya's partner in crime, Vincent...
What's 2nd Worst Thing That Can Happen on Valentine's Day?
A PG&E official has come up with a one-liner worthy perhaps of Chris Rock ahead of Valentine's Day on Friday. "What's the single worst thing that can happen on Valentine's Day? Getting dumped," says Walt Posey, the company's director of electric operations safety. Listen to this article: "But a close...
Welfare Fraud Crackdown Produces 23 Arrests
A welfare fraud crackdown by the Tulare County District Attorney's office resulted in the arrests of 23 people last week. The effort snared two people from Fresno: Sheila Bell, 34, and Primavera Trevino, 38. Those arrested were booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial facility or cited and released. Alleged Fraud...
SoCal Edison Pays $900K to Resolve Kern County Wildfire Claim
Southern California Edison has paid $900,000 to resolve a federal claim for damages from a 2014 wildfire that burned Forest Service lands in Kern County, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott said Monday. The 4,392-acre Way Fire started on Aug. 18, 2014, in Wofford Heights in Kern County. Federal authorities alleged that...
Bulldog Women Put on a Show for Their Home Fans
Fresno State is nearing its first regular-season women's basketball title since joining the Mountain West Conference in 2012. On Saturday, the Bulldogs' defense smothered third-place UNLV en route to a 72-58 victory in front of a season-high 3,272 fans at the Save Mart Center. Mountain West Honors Gamez Then, on...
Bulldogs Fall to UNLV on Last-Second Bank Shot
LAS VEGAS — Marvin Coleman made a shot that banked off the backboard with 1 second left as UNLV rallied for a 68-67 men's basketball victory over Fresno State on Saturday. Amauri Hardy hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 for the Rebels (12-13, 7-5 Mountain West Conference), while Bryce Hamilton...
Hoover, McCardle Students Illustrate 100 Years of Women's Right to Vote
Students from Hoover High School and McCardle Elementary School exhibited their interpretations of the women's suffrage movement at ArtHop in downtown Fresno on Thursday night. The movement waged a nearly 100-year fight win the right to vote for women in the United States. Finally, on Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th...