The rehabilitation of the building is done. The rehabilitation of individuals now living inside has just begun. Fresno County, RH Community Builders, and UPholdings acquired and rehabilitated the Hotel Fresno (formerly the Smuggler’s Inn) on Blackstone and Dakota avenues to provide assistance to homeless people. It officially opened this week...
Fresno Police See Catalytic Converter Theft Resurgence. One Car Type is a Prime Target.
"Please be aware catalytic converters are being stolen during the night in the area of Bullard & Marks," reads a post on Nextdoor by northwest Fresno resident Taylor Wilson. Other neighbors piled on with comments about recent theft experiences of their own. Fresno police say it's true. Like many other...
Fresno Speed Racers, Beware. Police and CHP Will Impound Your Car
A tragic accident at Palm and Bullard avenues in December that resulted from street racing and claimed the lives of four people was a pivotal event that heightened law enforcement agencies' resolve to battle street racing in Fresno. Now, for the first time in recent memory, the California Highway Patrol...
These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Pharmacy and medical students from California Health Sciences University (CHSU) are participating in the efforts to vaccinate people across the Valley. "The call came out to our faculty to see if our students and our faculty could both assist in this endeavor," Dr. John Graneto, dean of the medical school...
New City, State Partnership Tackles Homeless Problem Along Fresno Freeways
Homeless campers along Highway 41 near Sierra Avenue were offered a warm meal, a place for their animals and possessions, and a roof over their head Thursday, the result of a city-state partnership to get the homeless into a safer place. A man named "Rocky" was on the receiving end...
Newsom Brings News of New Valley Vaccine Site. Big FEMA Site Plans Still on Hold.
Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Fresno on Wednesday to slake the region's thirst for bigger supplies of COVID-19 vaccinations for the Central Valley, but for some observers the glass he brought was only half full. Newsom announced at a Fresno Fairgrounds news conference that an OptumServe testing facility at Reedley...
‘It’s Just a Helpless Feeling’: Homeowners Along Fresno Highways Need Help With Homeless
[aggregation-styles] KGPE-Television FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – A Fresno family is living a nightmare as homeless individuals routinely break into their property. City Mayor Jerry Dyer recently ramped up efforts to move homeless people off of our highways. The family says it can’t happen fast enough. Meanwhile, homeowners along Highway 180...
Search Warrant Executed in Brent Cox Child Sex Abuse Case. Wife, Girlfriend Now Arrested.
Following up Wednesday's arrest of Brent Cox, 41, for suspected sex acts with a 12-year-old girl, Fresno County Sheriff's detectives served a search warrant on his home near Manchester Center on Thursday and arrested Cox's wife, plus the mother of the alleged victim. Brent Cox's wife Jill, 36, and the...
‘That’s Not Acceptable’ : Limited Vaccine Supply Prompts Appeal from Karbassi, Council
In a plea to President Joe Biden, the Fresno City Council unanimously passed a resolution asking for a dramatic increase in COVID-19 vaccine allocations for Fresno County. "We don't have enough vaccine," said Councilman Mike Karbassi, the resolution's sponsor. In addition to the appealing to the president, Karbassi's resolution asks...
Is ‘Southwest Effect’ Behind $33 Fare to Vegas? Airlines Offer Fresno Price Discounts.
Allegiant Airlines sent an email Tuesday with the title, "Forecast is low fares starting at $33." Those low fares are on their flights to Las Vegas and start around April 25. They appear on the airline's website through May 31. Southwest Airlines announced in late January that their Fresno customers...