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...
Inside the Battle for America’s Most Consequential Battleground State
ERIE, Pa. — When Vice President Kamala Harris rolled out her economic agenda, she went to Pittsburgh. When she unveiled her running mate, she went to Philadelphia. And when she had to pick a place for former President Barack Obama’s first fall rally this Thursday, it was back to Pittsburgh....
Turkish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies
A Turkish Airlines flight traveling from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing at Kennedy International Airport in New York early Wednesday morning after the pilot died, the airline and federal aviation authorities said. The plane, an Airbus 350, took off at 7:02 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, according to...
Meeting of Western Leaders on Ukraine Is Postponed in Setback for Kyiv
A meeting of Western leaders who support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia has been postponed after President Joe Biden canceled his participation to deal with the impact of Hurricane Milton. The delay is a setback for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had hoped to use the gathering to rally Western...