A street corner rally in northeast Fresno this weekend attracted dozens of enthusiastic demonstrators supporting conservative causes. Participants who gathered at Champlain and Shepherd avenues waved large flags and held colorful signs advocating for a recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the reelection of President Trump, reopening schools, and supporting police....
All Mineral Fire Road Closures Are Lifted
Cal Fire announced Monday afternoon that all road closures in Fresno and Monterey counties for the Mineral Fire have been lifted. All Evacuations & Road Closures for the #MineralFire Have Been Lifted@FresnoCoFire Firefighters & equipment will continue working along the roadsides, please proceed with caution while driving through the area.https://t.co/QsQIogtNvt...
Mineral Fire West of Coalinga Is 49% Contained
Firefighters battling the Mineral Fire west of Coalinga have increased containment, but the fire grew larger over the weekend, authorities said. The eight-day-old Mineral Fire now covers more than 28,000 acres and was 49% contained as of 7:05 a.m. Monday morning. Four structures have been destroyed, three structures have been...
County Seeking Medically Trained Volunteers to Help With Local COVID Surge
Fresno County is building a pool of medically trained volunteers to address the possibility of staffing shortages at hospitals and other health care facilities resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. The county made the announcement as the number of local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. Over the past 14...
Tulare County Launches $7.5M Fund for Small Businesses
Small businesses can receive grants up to $5,000 to help with COVID-19 operating expenses, Tulare County officials announced Wednesday. As many as 300 businesses per district could benefit from a $7.5 million fund that will be distributed evenly among the county's five supervisorial districts. “We are happy to be able...
More Valley Businesses Must Shut Down Indoor Operations, Newsom Says
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday widened the list of businesses that must shut down indoor operations in counties on the state's COVID-19 monitoring list, which includes Fresno and other Valley counties. Businesses affected include fitness centers, churches, personal care services, hair salons and barbershops, malls and "offices for non-critical sectors,"...
Don’t Risk Your Health by Attending Harvard Block Sale: Soria
Citing concerns about the spread of COVID-19, Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria wants Saturday's Harvard Block Sale postponed by its organizers. The decades-old event that brings bargain hunters and sellers together near Fresno High School is in Soria's council district. In addition, City Hall issued a statement at 4:36 p.m....
City Supplies COVID-19 Masks for Saturday’s Harvard Block Sale
Update, 5:57 p.m., Friday, July 10: The city of Fresno now says it won't provide 2,500 surgical masks for the Harvard Block sale, and councilmember Esmeralda Soria is asking residents not to participate in the event because of COVID-19 concerns. Original story: Neither blazing heat nor COVID-19 is stopping the...
Check Out the Granville Home of Hope. Your Raffle Ticket Funds Local Nonprofits.
Granville Homes has taken the wraps off of the well-appointed 1,900 square-foot new home it will raffle off in September as part of its annual Granville Home of Hope charity fundraiser. The newly completed home was revealed in an online video Friday morning on Granville Homes' Facebook page. One ticket...
Fresno Diocese Received at Least $5.1M in Taxpayer Funds, Report Shows
The Catholic Diocese of Fresno received taxpayer-funded loans exceeding $5.1 million as part of the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program, according to documents from the Small Business Administration. That's part of at least $1.4 billion in forgivable coronavirus aid obtained by the U.S. Roman Catholic Church, which used a special...