Fresno Unified school buses haven't transported kids since schools closed on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of them are going back on the street with a new purpose sometime soon. The district plans to park a couple of Wi-Fi-equipped school buses in a shady area near...
10 New Deaths Mark Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Toll in Tulare County
Health officials reported 10 new deaths from COVID-19 in Tulare County on Friday — the region's largest single-day jump since the pandemic began. The county's death toll has risen to 64, the highest in the central San Joaquin Valley. "The majority of today's reported deaths are attributed to the various...
Sailors on Carrier With Lemoore Crews Get Virus for Second Time
Five sailors have tested positive for COVID-19 a second time after returning to the sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Navy said Thursday. Two F/A-18 fighter squadrons with nearly 800 personnel from NAS Lemoore are deployed onboard the Roosevelt, which is docked in Guam as crew members recover. The...
COVID-19 Triggers Strokes in Otherwise Healthy People
May is upon us, and it is not an exaggeration to say that nearly all of us have spent much of this spring transfixed by the escalating number of COVID-19 cases, as well as keeping a vigilant watch for any possible sign of infection: a new cough, a sore throat,...
Sheriff Says She’s Not Enforcing COVID-19 Orders. Puts Fresno in National Spotlight Again.
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims is being cheered on social media after she told a local radio host on Tuesday she is not enforcing COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Conservative website Breitbart picked up Mims' comments for an article posted online on Thursday. The story was headlined: "Fresno County Sheriff Won't Enforce...
Bipartisan Valley Support for Borgeas’ Effort on COVID Lawsuit Immunity
Central Valley lawmakers are making a bipartisan effort to provide immunity for all California businesses and their employees from COVID-19 lawsuits. Thirteen representatives from the Assembly and state Senate are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to use executive action to provide immunity. "We must protect businesses and their employees, complying with...
NW Fresno FoodMaxx Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
A Fresno FoodMaxx employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, and the diagnosis forced managers to close the store at 3241 W. Shaw Ave. A Facebook post by FoodMaxx states, "Out of an abundance of caution, the store was temporarily closed Wednesday, May 13, when the company was notified that an employee...
In State’s Eyes, Fresno County Isn’t Close to Reopening
Testing doesn't appear to be an issue. Nor is housing the homeless or having the hospital capacity to handle a surge in COVID-19 cases. But, if Fresno County wants to reopen, state officials say it must flatten the coronavirus curve and not have any pandemic-related deaths for 14 consecutive days....
Planet Hair, SPYN Cycle Studio, Sweet Tomatoes Latest COVID Casualties
The social media posts left in the wake of COVID-19 are gut-wrenching. It was the best of times for many of these businesses leading up to the pandemic. To say it was the worst of times since is an understatement. Lifelong dreams of building up a business, the American dream, literally...
Merced Infant Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Infections in Children Rise
A five-month-old child in Merced County has tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said Wednesday. It's the county's first infant-related infection and the health department is expressing concern about an uptick in the number of children contracting the disease. “It is crucial that we protect the vulnerable populations in our...