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Visalia police closed the Demaree Street on-ramp to westbound Highway 198 Tuesday, March 3, 2026, morning as officers worked to assist a man experiencing a mental health crisis on an overpass at Linwood Street and Noble Avenue. (Visalia PD)

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Visalia Police Close Highway On-Ramp During Mental Health Crisis

United States Department of Justice logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

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Fresno Man Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty in Illegal Firearm Cases

A three-vehicle crash involving a school bus in Fresno on Monday, March 2, 2026, left one person with minor injuries but no students were hurt. (Fresno FD)

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School Bus Involved in Fresno Crash, No Student Injuries

Fresno Police DUI Checkpoint Party Beers (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall)

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Fresno Police Arrest 19 in DUI Enforcement Operation

Gloria Denise Gittens is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for March 3, 2026. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)

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Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Gloria Denise Gittens

Michael Ryan Baker, 31, of Fresno, was sentenced to four years in state prison after stealing $1,000 worth of Pokémon cards from a Visalia gas station and threatening witnesses during the April 2025 incident. (Tulare County DA)

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Fresno Man Sentenced to Four Years for Stealing Pokémon Cards in Visalia Robbery

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Taylor Ward’s Home Run Surge Fueled by Hard Work, Fresno State Roots

Giants broadcaster Dave Flemming started his pro career 25 years ago in Visalia

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The Support Blue Run returns Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Fresno with 10K, 5K, 2-mile, and virtual options to benefit programs of the Fresno Police and Fire Chaplaincy that support first responders and community crisis services. (Fresno Police and Fire Chaplaincy.)

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Wave of California Teacher Strikes ‘Is No Coincidence’

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California Must Let immigrant Truck Drivers Keep Their Licenses, Judge Rules

From left, Tony Thurmond, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer, Betty Yee, Eric Swalwell, Xavier Becerra and Katie Porter, Democratic candidates running for governor of California, participate in a forum in San Francisco, Feb. 20, 2026. The era of the San Francisco political machine has ended, leaving the governor’s race in disarray. (Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times)

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Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, at a high school in Los Angeles, Sept. 23, 2024. FBI agents raided the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the home of Carvalho on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, federal authorities said. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)

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FBI Raids Home, Office of LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho

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