Prominent Fresno businessman Todd Eric Mumma, 57, was charged Thursday with possessing child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child, and having an illegal assault weapon. The charges against Mumma, who owns Select Business Systems, were announced by the Fresno County District Attorney's Office in a news release. If convicted on...
No Way to Sugarcoat It, Fresno Weather Will Be ‘Hot and Dusty’
The National Weather Service in Hanford isn't mincing words about the weather forecast for the next seven days. It will be "hot and dusty" with light winds and triple-digit temperatures baking Fresno and other San Joaquin Valley locations. Today's high is expected to be 100 degrees, with temperatures rising to...
Clovis Man Accused of Murdering Wife Dies in Hospice
Kenneth Ray Wright, 84, who was charged with murdering his wife, died in hospice Sunday, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. On March 14, 2019, detectives found Wright's wife, 77-year-old Maradee, dead in their Clovis home from a gunshot. $1 Million Bail Initially, her death was...
Turlock Man Sentenced for Striking Sheriff’s Helicopter With Laser
The sentence that U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd handed down Monday at the federal courthouse in Fresno might make people think twice about pointing lasers at aircraft. Drozd ordered Roger Shane John, 34, of Turlock to spend 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for...
Swearengin Says VMT Is Tool to Build Fresno’s Economy. Others Disagree.
Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin said "something definitely needs to change" when it comes to meeting Fresno's housing needs. And the state's controversial new VMT law, she said, "is a tool" for fixing what she describes as the city's history of unsustainable development. Swearengin made the comments in a statewide...
Odwalla Is No More. It Once Had Big Footprint in Dinuba.
Fans of Odwalla juices and smoothies will soon have to seek out other brands. Coca-Cola said it is shuttering Odwalla at the end of this month in a statement to CNN Business. John Hackett, president of Coca-Cola's juice brands, said Thursday that "the decision was not made lightly." But, the company made...
Fresno Man Accused of Raping 12-Year-Old After Meeting Her Online
Fresno County Sheriff's sex crimes detectives arrested Carmelo Vasquez, 32, on Monday for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl he met online. Detectives booked Vasquez into Fresno County Jail, where his bail was set at $195,000, according to a sheriff's office news release. Girl Met Vasquez Online About Two Months Ago...
Tyler Soderstrom of Turlock Gets $3.3M A’s Signing Bonus
Left-handed hitting catcher Tyler Soderstrom out of Turlock High School received a $3.3 million signing bonus from the Oakland A's on Monday. The A's selected Soderstrom with the 26th pick in the first round. His father, Steve, a former Fresno State standout pitcher, was a first-round draft pick of the...
One More Day of Blistering Heat Before Fresno Cools Off
Just one more day of scorching heat and Fresno will feel the "ah, that's much better" of a big cooldown on Sunday and Monday. The 10-day Weather Channel forecast calls for a Saturday high of 107 degrees followed by a Sunday high of 94 degrees. Triple Digits Will Return for...
Fresno County Jail is Coronavirus Hot Spot
The north annex of the Fresno County Jail is a coronavirus hot spot. A sheriff's office spokesman said Thursday that 108 inmates were positive for COVID-19 among the latest 400 test results received. Those results followed last Friday's announcement that 13 Fresno inmates tested positive for the virus after they...