A man who allegedly entered Fresno Police Department headquarters downtown and attacked a veteran detective was shot and killed by the officer at about 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Police Chief Paco Balderrama. The alleged attacker died at the scene. The detective was taken to Community Regional Medical...
Who is Money Leader for Special Election? One Drops Out of Full-Term Race.
The latest financials for the April 5 special election for Congressional District 22 shows newcomer Matt Stoll, R-Visalia, with the lead. But, there is an asterisk. Stoll reported raising $220,562. It should be noted that the figures combine fundraising in the special election and a separate full-time congressional race in...
LA Firm Buys Valley Grown Save Mart Grocery Chain
Save Mart said Monday morning in a news release that it has been acquired by a Los Angeles-based private-equity firm, Kingswood Capital Management LP. No purchase price for the Modesto-headquartered grocery chain was revealed by the partners in the transaction. The company operates 82 Save Mart, 68 Lucky, and...
Residents at Trails End Mobile Home Park Voice Complaints to Mayor
Despite attempts to quell their fears by Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer on Friday, some residents of troubled Trails End mobile home park worry about losing their place to live. After two fires there last year, including an April blaze that killed one resident and injured another, City Hall took...
After an Hour of Trading Insults, Council Votes 7-0 for Spending Audit
Before arriving at a 7-0 vote to conduct a spending audit, the Fresno City Council engaged in a 70-minute insult fest Thursday. The bruising debate came one week after city councilman Garry Bredefeld called out four of his colleagues for alleged misuse of taxpayer funds. He provided financial documents to...
Meet the Woman From Fresno Trying to Fix California Traffic
Lee Ann Eager of Fresno became chair of the California Transportation Commission on March 1 — making her the head of an agency that approves about $7 billion annually for roads, passenger rail, transit, bike lanes, and sidewalks. Politico's Debra Kahn posed several questions to Eager about transportation in...
Fresno County Garlic Fest Funding Cooks up Flavorful Debate
Organizers of the National Garlic Festival and Food Expo in Fresno had a dire warning about the event's future if it did not receive public funding. "If we don't get these funds, this thing goes away just plain and simple. We won't have enough to get it done," Fresno-based...
Fresno State Professor Wants to Fight Ovarian Cancer the Way Doctors Treat COVID
In the U.S., 19,880 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year and 12,880 will die fighting it, according to the American Cancer Society. Unfortunately, ovarian cancer is hard to detect and is often diagnosed after the cancer has spread, making it difficult to treat with methods used...
ATM Scammers Using Latest High-Tech Tools in Fresno
ATM scammers are back in Fresno, outwitting banks, convenience store owners, and customers with sophisticated new technology. A video showing an overlay pad on a card reader at the 7-Eleven at Golden State and Shaw Avenue in Fresno has gone viral on social media, and the Fresno Police Department says...
Developer Says Spiral Garage Graffiti Could Be Cleaned ‘In a Week’
The city of Fresno says there is still no timetable to clean up a 20-foot high graffiti eyesore on the side of the Spiral Garage downtown. But one developer in the area thinks the city could do it much faster. "If they wanted to hire a private contractor, we...
