Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld says the community is overwhelmed with chronically homeless people suffering from drug addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And he blames laws approved by California voters via propositions 47 and 57, for increasing homelessness and victimizing law-abiding residents throughout the state. Listen to this article: ...
Fresno State Suspends Sigma Chi Fraternity for Underage Drinking, Assaults at 'Cinco de Drinko'
Fresno State has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity chapter due to underage drinking, physical assaults, and noise complaints at a fraternity-sponsored event on May 5, the university announced Friday. The suspension will end Feb. 3, 2020, and the fraternity will be allowed to resume most activities if it satisfies conditions...
20,000 People Can’t Be Wrong. Downtown Fresno Is the Place to Be.
Who knew so many people would bombard downtown Fresno on a Saturday night? Apparently, the organizers of the FresYes Fest and Alley Wave did. Those two events, along with the home opener for the Fresno Foxes minor league soccer team, dominated the Fulton Street/Inyo Street areas Saturday. FresYes, in its...
Planning Commission OKs Mini-Marts, but Denies Alcohol Licenses
The Fresno Planning Commission went along with city staff recommendations to approve two mini-marts in the city, but without the rights to sell liquor. The developers of a refurbished 76 station in central Fresno and a new 7-Eleven in southeast Fresno wanted to open with the ability to sell bottled...
Bauman Steps Down as California Democratic Party Chair
SACRAMENTO — California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman is resigning following sexual misconduct allegations. Bauman announced his decision Thursday, hours after Governor-elect Gavin Newsom called for him to step aside. Bauman released a statement that does not specifically address the allegations against him. He says he's come to the realization...
Autopsy Finds Rapper Mac Miller Died From Drugs and Alcohol
LOS ANGELES — Mac Miller died from an accidental overdose due to a combination of alcohol and drugs, including fentanyl, a coroner's report released Monday said. The Los Angeles County coroner's report named the 26-year-old Miller's cause of death as "mixed toxicity," saying cocaine, alcohol and the powerful opioid fentanyl...
Coroner: Verne Troyer Death Suicide by Alcohol Intoxication
LOS ANGELES — Verne Troyer, best known for his role as Mike Myers' comical sidekick "Mini-Me" in the "Austin Powers" movie franchise, died last April of suicide by alcohol intoxication, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Wednesday. Troyer had a potentially fatal level of alcohol in his system and...
Ben Affleck Posts About Substance Abuse Treatment
LOS ANGELES — Ben Affleck says battling addiction is "a lifelong and difficult struggle." The actor posted on Instagram Thursday that he has completed a 40-day stay at a treatment center for alcohol addiction and remains in outpatient care: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ben Affleck (@benaffleck)...
Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan Drowned After Drinking
LONDON — The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan accidentally drowned in a bathtub after drinking, a coroner's inquest concluded Thursday. A police officer told the inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court that a pajama-clad O'Riordan was found submerged in her bathtub at a London hotel on the morning of Jan. 15. The...
A Hangover Pill? Tests on Drunk Mice Show Promise
“Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hangover after getting drunk. As a chemical engineering professor and wine enthusiast, I felt I needed...