More than two years after Fresno police shot and killed Dylan Noble, the Fresno City Council voted to settle the case with his family. A memorial remains at the location where the 19-year old died in an incident captured by police body cameras and a bystander cellphone video camera. His...
Yosemite Valley Will Reopen Tuesday. Fire 80% Contained.
National Parks officials announced Friday that Yosemite Valley will reopen to visitors 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. In addition, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias will be back open Monday. Yosemite Valley has been shuttered since July 25 because of the Ferguson Fire. "We'd like to express our sincere gratitude...
Ferguson Fire 80% Contained. Crews Protect Yosemite Valley.
Having contained 80% of the Ferguson Fire, the team battling the biggest blaze in Sierra National Forest history is focused on keeping the flames out of iconic Yosemite Valley, officials said Friday morning. "The final piece that must be secured remains between El Portal Road and Wawona Road," states the Ferguson...
14,000 Fight California Fires, Some From Prisons or Overseas
UKIAH — Firefighters said for the first time Wednesday that they have made good progress battling the state's largest-ever wildfire but didn't expect to have it fully under control until September. The blaze north of San Francisco has grown to the size of Los Angeles since it started two weeks...
Battling 18 Blazes, California May Face Worst Fire Season
The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it's only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in state history. Some 14,000 firefighters from as far away as Florida...
Survival and Optimism Rise from Ashes of California Fires
The blue skies ended in southern Oregon. As my family drove back to Fresno on a cross-country RV trip, we headed down I-5. Initially, I thought the white plumes were coastal fog. The campfire smell proved otherwise. Upon my return to Fresno, I realized the thing I will miss the...
Will Patterson, Other Lawmakers Get Answers From DMV?
In 2017, the state Legislature approved $226 million in extra funding over five years to help the Department of Motor Vehicles deal with the expected crush of residents seeking Real ID cards. Passed in 2005 by Congress, the Real ID Act set new federal standards for state-issued drivers' licenses and...
Still Raging: Largest Wildfire in California History Grows
LAKEPORT — Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The places and names change, but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California. Twin fires in Northern California being treated as one are the largest wildfire in state history and by...
Trump's Claims on California Wildfires Inaccurate: AP Fact Check
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is claiming that California's water policy is shortchanging firefighters of water to battle the state's raging wildfires. That's not so, according to wildfire and water experts. TRUMP: "California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren't allowing...
America's Top Homeless Expert Says Fresno Is on Right Track
When it comes to homeless people, we all have our stories and our thoughts on what to do. Our recommendations on how to make things better typically reflect our personal experiences and mindset. Often our proposals do little to reduce homelessness, and sometimes they make things worse. That is where...