Fresno Rotary surprised Marjaree Mason Center CEO Nicole Linder with a $100,000 donation to the domestic abuse shelter and counseling center at its Monday meeting. Before announcing the donation, Fresno Rotary President Ryan Jacobsen said, "I can tell you this individual and organization being recognized has no clue they're being...
Fresno’s Audra McDonald and Other Stars Join Livestreamed ‘Broadway Rallies for Kamala’
Stars of stage and screen — including Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth, and Fresno's Audra McDonald — are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week that will be livestreamed. “Broadway Rallies for Kamala” will be performed in front of a live, invited audience and...
Sanger High School Lockdown Caused by Hoax Threat
A potential threat called into Sanger High School put the campus on lockdown late Wednesday morning, according to the Sanger Police Department. The call came in around 11:58 a.m., leading school officials to place the campus on lockdown while police responded. Officers conducted a thorough search of the school grounds,...
FUSD Staff Answers School Board President Wittrup’s $500 Million School Bond Questions
Fresno Unified School Board President Susan Wittrup posed a series of questions about the $500 million Measure H bond measure on the November ballot, the project list that's up for adoption at Wednesday's board meeting, and other issues. Here are Wittrup's 24 questions and the answers from district staff that...
Wired Wednesday: New Community Libraries Coming to Reedley and Clovis
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about new community libraries coming to Reedley and Clovis. Fresno County officials say that groundbreaking will begin in the next couple of weeks. Officials hope to have both libraries finished and opened around the same...
Former Employees Sue Fresno Cannabis Retailer. City Investigates.
A proposed sale of a Fresno marijuana retailer has led to at least one lawsuit and a letter of condemnation from an employees' union. The CEO of Higher Level, operating in central Fresno since January, said they plan to sell to another operator with several locations in the state. Higher...
Fresno Shooting Outside Restaurant Leaves One Dead, Suspect in Custody
A confrontation outside the Curry House Restaurant and Bar in Fresno on Tuesday night left one man dead and another in custody, the Fresno Police Department said in a news release. Just before 8 p.m., Lovepreet Singh, 28, called 911, saying he had been involved in a fight at the...
Want a Voice in Fresno Unified’s Budget? Community Meetings Scheduled
Fresno Unified has scheduled LCAP Community meetings at seven middle school locations, starting Thursday at Tioga Middle School. LCAP is the Local Control and Accountability Plan, a process by which the community weighs in on how funding for schools should be allocated. Parents and community members can share their input...
Fresno Humane Teams With San Francisco SPCA and SNIP Bus on Spay/Neuter Initiative
The San Francisco SPCA, SNIP Bus, and Fresno Humane Animal Services are partnering to provide spay/neuter services to local pets, addressing overcrowding conditions at the animal shelter. The SNIP Bus will offer these services at Fresno Humane, funded through California for All Animals, a program aimed at ending euthanasia for...
Former Valley School Security Boss Gets Two Year Sentence in Explosives Case
Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 27, of Bakersfield, a former campus security supervisor at Arvin High School, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for conspiring to make and mail explosive devices and lying to FBI agents. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Mendiver's sentence in a news release. According to...