Upset at being fired, 27-year-old Jose Ramos allegedly stabbed the owner of the Yosemite Hemp Co. in the neck Thursday evening. But the violence at the business in Friant didn't end there. The owner's brother then "beat up" Ramos, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. The 42-year-old owner, Kelly...
Two Men Die in Airplane Crash in Sierra Foothills
SONORA — The victims have been identified in a small plane crash Wednesday in the Sierra Nevada foothills that killed two men. The plane went down just after 6 p.m. in a field behind a home in Tuolomne County, according to the sheriff's office. Victims Identified The victims were identified...
Book Signings Saturday for Bill Lyles' Memoir and 'Stinger'
Bill Lyles likes to say that "the joy is in the building, not the having." And Lyles, who is the president and CEO of Fresno-based Lyles Diversified Inc., has done a lot of building. For three-quarters of a century, the company has ridden the crest of California’s booms— oil, water, real estate,...
Fresno State Is Now 12-0 in Mountain West After Road Win
Aly Gamez is on a roll, and so is the Fresno State women's basketball team. Gamez scored a career-high 27 points, backcourt mate Haley Cavinder added 20 points, and the Bulldogs steamrolled Colorado State, 79-61, Wednesday night in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fresno State stayed perfect in the Mountain West at...
Hart Erupts for 29 Points, but Bulldogs Fall to Rams
On a night that Fresno State men's basketball coach Justin Hutson was so disgusted with the play of his starters that he yanked them in the second half, freshman guard Niven Hart provided hope for the future. Hart erupted for a career-high 29 points in an 80-70 loss to Colorado...
Full Text of President Trump's 2020 State of the Union Address
The full text of President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address, as provided by the White House. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow citizens: Listen to this article: Three years ago, we launched...
Extra $11M Coming for Friant-Kern Canal Repairs
Repair work on the Friant-Kern Canal is getting $11 million in new federal funding, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday. The funds are coming from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. They are in addition to $2.35 million that Congress designated to fix the canal's sinking and leaking sections. "Restoring...
Garry Bredefeld's Battle With Cancer
I have a personal story about cancer and I'm sharing it now six years after my first symptoms appeared in the hope of helping others to battle — and beat — this terrible disease. Today I am a two-time cancer survivor. And, let me tell you, life is good. I...
Kaiser Permanente Expands Access to Care in Fresno
Kaiser Permanente Fresno opened a new medical office Monday near Cedar and Alluvial Avenues. Six physicians and their staffs are providing care at the Cedar Avenue Medical Offices at 7415 N. Cedar Avenue, Suite 102. Dr. Shahzad Jahromi is the physician in chief. “We are providing more convenient places for...
Robinson Stands Tall as Bulldogs Rally to Beat Lobos
Freshman forward Orlando Robinson had 20 points and 15 rebounds as Fresno State rallied to beat shorthanded New Mexico, 82-77, on Saturday at the Save Mart Center. Freshman guard Jarred Hyder contributed 15 points for Fresno State (8-14, 4-7 Mountain West Conference). Nate Grimes added 15 points and 13 rebounds....