Teachers and a parent described to the Fresno Unified School Board on Wednesday night a troubling scenario on a district campus where students are out of control and face no consequences for violence, profane language, and other forms of misbehavior. Leanna Bromley, who is in her first year at Wawona...
As Chihuahuas Head to New Homes, More Dogs Take Their Place in Fresno Shelters
Fresno's animal shelters issued a call for dog adoptions — including 72 Chihuahuas rescued from one home — and you responded. Sally Breyer, senior operations manager for the city's animal shelter on Airways Boulevard, said the pet census is down to about 350 as of Wednesday. After their rescue, many...
Fresno Drag Festival Appearance Part of Proud Boys New National Strategy
It wasn't happenstance that the Proud Boys protested a drag festival at a Fresno church on Saturday. VICE News reported Wednesday that the far-right, neo-fascist, all-male organization has shifted its street focus to anti-LGBTQ activities. "Since June, the biggest focus for the Proud Boys this year has been anti-LGBTQ activism,...
Slatic Accused of Bilking the Superintendent. State Investigating.
By David Taub and Nancy Price GV Wire Former Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic is under investigation for running up a tab paid by Superintendent Bob Nelson. But, it wasn't Slatic's attempt to disguise hundreds of dollars of wine and liquor as tomahawk steaks that has him under the microscope...
Will This Coming Weekend Deliver More Fresno Rain?
Two straight stormy weekends have buried the Sierra in snow, brought needed rain, and begun fill to the state's parched reservoirs. The question is, how much more water is in Mother Nature's pipeline for drought-plagued California? The short-term answer is unclear, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. The...
GOP State Senate Leaders Want to Block Hurtado Victory
Two Republican state Senate leaders are asking their colleagues not to seat Sen. Melissa Hurtado, a day after she locked up a victory by 20 votes. With all four counties in Senate District 16 certifying the election by the Thursday deadline, Hurtado defeated David Shepard, R-Porterville, by 0.007% — seven-thousandths...
Tearful Testimony Helps Spur New Fresno Focus on Student Safety
Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson says that district officials now hear about students being injured in pedestrian accidents "almost every day," and he says it seems as if the number of incidents have doubled compared to a year ago. Those incidents include the death in early October of Hoover High...
Final Vote Tally Propels Local College Board Challenger to Upset Win Over Incumbent
State Center Community College District Trustee Bobby Kahn has been defeated by challenger Destiny Rodriguez, a businesswoman and consultant to the California Air Resources Board, in the election for State Center's Area 1, which includes parts of Fresno and Madera counties. Rodriguez, who had steadily gained ground on Kahn after...
Get Ready for Heavy Rain on Valley Floor, Huge Sierra Snowfall
Fresno and other Valley cities can expect up to two inches of rain in a series of storms beginning Thursday night and ending as late as Monday morning. The forecast from the National Weather Service in Hanford also calls for significant snow in the Sierra over the weekend. So much...
What to Watch for as RSV, Flu Cases Overwhelm Valley Hospitals
A parent's worst nightmare is often having a sick child and not knowing what is wrong or how to help. With an increase in Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases, including circulating cases of COVID-19 and influenza, it can be hard to know what may be wrong with your baby. Every winter...