The city of Fresno reportedly has put the brakes on expansive growth in the southeast region of the city that has been on the drawing board for nearly two decades. The South East Development Area plan would add a whopping 45,000 housing units across 9,000 acres upon completion. But Clovis...
2 Arrested in Goshen Massacre Investigation. One Suspect Wounded in Gunbattle, Sheriff Says.
Two gang members suspected in the massacre of six people last month in Goshen were arrested early Friday, one after a gunbattle, the Tulare County sheriff said. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said Noah David Beard, 25, was taken into custody without incident and Angel “Nanu” Uriarte, 35, was wounded in the...
Fresno Planning Commission OKs New Coca-Cola Distribution Plant
A representative of a Coca-Cola distribution plant warned that his company could go elsewhere — and take 214 jobs — if a proposed new facility in south Fresno was not approved Wednesday night. "If the city of Fresno and the county do not want us here, the easy answer is...
Newsom: ‘I’m Sick and Tired of Being Lectured’ by DA Smittcamp on Public Safety
Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear Wednesday that he's no fan of Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp. Smittcamp then escalated the war of words about California crime in another debate pitting the state's Democratic governor against a Republican county district attorney. On Tuesday, following the shooting death of Selma...
Alleged Selma Cop Killer Is Convicted Felon. A Look at His Record.
The suspect in custody for the killing of a Selma police officer is well known to the court system. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office arrested Nathaniel Michael Dixon, 23 of Selma, and charged him with murder, three firearms counts, and one count of violating probation. He is accused of shooting...
Alleged Selma Cop Killer Is Convicted Felon. A Look at His Record.
The suspect in custody for the killing of a Selma police officer is well known to the court system. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office arrested Nathaniel Michael Dixon, 23 of Selma, and charged him with murder, three firearms counts, and one count of violating probation. He is accused of shooting...
Authorities Identify Selma Police Officer Killed in Shooting
The Selma police officer shot and killed Tuesday was Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. In a news release Wednesday morning, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said that the 24-year-old Carrasco joined the Selma Police Department in May 2021. "He is survived by his parents, brother, sisters, and girlfriend, who is currently pregnant...
Smittcamp: Newsom, Legislature Have ‘Blood on Their Hands’ After Selma Officer Death
A police officer in Selma was shot and killed Tuesday and a suspect was arrested. The officer was patrolling shortly before noon when someone flagged down his patrol car and said there was a suspicious person on her property, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. As the officer...
Move the Renzi? City, Art Community Evaluate Best Options
City officials met Tuesday with the Fresno art community to figure out how to safely move a classic art piece from a building destroyed in a fire. City Attorney Andrew Janz said it is too early to determine how exactly to preserve the art, where it will go, and if...
Fresno TV Station Failed to Comply with Funding Rules, Should Repay Grant Money: Audit
Valley PBS failed to comply with requirements for Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants and federal Communications Act public records disclosures, CPB's Office of the Inspector General says in a new draft audit report. The Inspector General is recommending that the corporation require Valley PBS, also known as KVPT/Channel 18, to...
