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Fresno Diocese Received at Least $5.1M in Taxpayer Funds, Report Shows

July 10, 2020

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 forg...

Fresno’s Chuck E. Cheese to Reopen Friday. Company Hopes to Squeak Through Bankruptcy.

Randy Reed

June 25, 2020

Fresno's two kid-friendly Chuck E. Cheese pizza restaurants will reopen their dining rooms Friday with limited seating and other safety procedures in place, local managers said. Most of the stores' electroni...

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Q&A: With Rock-Bottom Prices, Will the Oil Industry Recover?

AP News

April 29, 2020

NEW YORK — With a barrel of crude oil costing less than a New York pizza, many U.S. shale producers are being pushed to the brink of bankruptcy and experts are wondering when, and if, the oil industry will reco...

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PG&E to Plead Guilty to Lethal Crimes in 2018 Wildfires

AP News

March 24, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for a swath of death and destruction left behind after its fraying electrical grid ignited the 2018 wildfire that destroyed three Northern California towns an...

PG&E Pleading Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Wildfire

AP News

March 23, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric said Monday it will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018 fire in Northern California that killed 84 people and decimated t...

PG&E’s $23B Bankruptcy Financing Package Approved by Court

AP News

March 17, 2020

BERKELEY — Pacific Gas & Electric on Monday won court approval to raise $23 billion to help pay its bills over destructive California wildfires after Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped his opposition to a financing ...

PG&E Settles Key Battle Over $13.5B Wildfire Victims’ Fund

AP News

March 11, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday that it has settled a dispute with disaster-relief agencies that threatened to siphon money away from a $13.5 billion fund earmarked for victims of catastrophic wildfires in Cal...

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Regulators Boost PG&E’s Wildfire Fine to $2.1 Billion

AP News

February 28, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — California power regulators on Thursday slapped Pacific Gas & Electric with a $2.1 billion fine for igniting a series of deadly wildfires that landed the beleaguered utility in bankruptcy. ...

Photo of one of the twenty-three original, Boy Scout-themed Norman Rockwell paintings during an exhibition at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City

Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Take Aim at Boy Scouts’ ‘Dark History’

AP News

February 22, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY — Like millions of other Americans in the 1950s and '60s, Duane Ruth-Heffelbower spent his formative years learning to tie knots, build campfires and pitch tents with the Boy Scouts, whose wholes...

Pier 1 Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Online Challenge

AP News

February 18, 2020

Pier 1 Imports Inc. — the once-trendy supplier of home goods like papasan chairs and throw pillows — filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after years of sliding sales. “Today's actions are intended to provide Pier 1 with additional time and financial flex...

Jerry Falwell Jr. Resigns as Head of Liberty University

Virus Cases Rise in US Heartland, Home to Anti-Mask Feelings

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Large Crowds at SJ River Park Led to COVID Outbreak, Supervisor Says

Soaring Lumber Costs Push New Homes Prices Up. Local Sellers Play Guessing Game.

Ecologist Says the USFS Needs To Get Out of the Way in Wake of Massive Fires

‘We’re in the Middle of a Crime Wave.’ Fresno Leaders Voice Concerns.

COVID Closes High Sierra Grill, but New Restaurants Brave the Challenge

Landmine-Sniffing Rat Hailed as Hero, Beats Out Dogs for Award

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Nearly 500 Pilot Whales Stranded in Australia; 380 Dead

Opinion: Why Biden’s VP Pick Matters

Animal’s Warrior Road Traveled Through Fresno

Walters: California’s Job Numbers Aren’t Good

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Democrats Nominate Biden for Epic Challenge to Oust Trump

Probe Into ‘Discarded’ Ballots Becomes Campaign Outrage Fuel

Trump Camp Hopes Mideast Pacts Translate to Jewish Support

McConnell, Pelosi Dispute Trump, Vow Peaceful Power Transfer

Fresno Diocese Received at Least $5.1M in Taxpayer Funds, Report Shows

Fresno’s Chuck E. Cheese to Reopen Friday. Company Hopes to Squeak Through Bankruptcy.

Q&A: With Rock-Bottom Prices, Will the Oil Industry Recover?

PG&E to Plead Guilty to Lethal Crimes in 2018 Wildfires

PG&E Pleading Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in Wildfire

PG&E’s $23B Bankruptcy Financing Package Approved by Court

PG&E Settles Key Battle Over $13.5B Wildfire Victims’ Fund

Regulators Boost PG&E’s Wildfire Fine to $2.1 Billion

Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Take Aim at Boy Scouts’ ‘Dark History’

Pier 1 Files for Bankruptcy Protection Amid Online Challenge

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