Epilepsy affects some 3.4 million Americans. About 1 in 26 people will develop the neurological condition at some point in their lives, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Now, Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) has introduced a bill creating a plan to improve care, research, and public awareness of the disease. "As...
Trump Order Threatens Federal Funds for Schools With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
WASHINGTON — Schools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at risk of losing federal money under a White House order signed Friday by President Donald Trump. The order is expected to have little national impact because COVID-19 vaccine mandates have mostly been dropped...
Fresno Leaders Celebrate Completion of Blackstone Hotel Conversion Project
Families have already started moving into one of Fresno County's first hotel-to-permanent-affordable-housing conversions after two years of rehabilitation. Even in the rain, builders, social workers, and city and county officials cut the ribbon Friday on Crossroads Village, a 141-unit housing complex at Blackstone and Dakota avenues. In the midst of...
Tulare Police Arrest Second Suspect in Fatal Gang-Related Shooting
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in Tulare, the Tulare Police Department said in a statement. Solomon Ponce, of Tulare, was shot on the night of Feb. 7 near San Joaquin Avenue and N. California following a fight, authorities said....
Fresno Unified Hires Firm for National Superintendent Search
Fresno Unified took major steps in its slow-moving national search for a superintendent at the Wednesday night School Board meeting. The board unanimously approved a third-party search firm, exclusionary criteria, and search screens for the superintendent search, and a position description. The district's goal is to introduce Bob Nelson's permanent...
Poll: Where US Adults Think the Government Is Spending Too Much
WASHINGTON — Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs such as Social Security. The polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggest that as President Donald...
Can You Help Nab Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Madera Woman?
The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a driver involved in a November 2024 hit-and-run that killed a Madera woman and left a man with major injuries. Officers responded at approximately 1:07 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2024, to reports of a vehicle striking two pedestrians...
Bredefeld Says Fresno County’s Use of DEI Language Is Over
Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld said Friday that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion language will be removed from the county’s job postings. “Diversity, equity, inclusion. Sounds rather harmless but it’s not,” Bredefeld said at a morning news conference. “It discriminates on the basis of race and gender, which is illegal, and...
Fresno’s Spay, Neuter Fees Rise, but It Doesn’t Mean You Have to Pay Full Price
As Fresno deals with an animal crisis, city officials have raised the prices of adoptions, sterilization, vaccines, and microchipping. However, that fees can be negotiated in some cases, said Alma Torres, the Fresno Animal Center's new permanent director. Vaccines will cost $17, microchipping $15, sterilization $210, and dog and cat...
How Much Rain Did Fresno Get? How Long Will It Continue?
The National Weather Service in Hanford says the strong storm system over Fresno will continue through Friday afternoon with showers and chances of thunderstorms. Dry conditions then are in the forecast through the middle of next week. The NWS gauge at the Fresno Air Terminal recorded 1.27 inches of rain...