JERUSALEM — Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war's death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated on Monday, pledging to kill captured Israelis...
Fresno Iranians Celebrate Human Rights Fighter’s Nobel Prize Win
Iranian Americans in Fresno say that Friday's announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize award going to jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi puts the international spotlight on Iran and its cleric-led regime, and is a welcome boost to those seeking regime change. Mohammadi was jailed last year after attending a...
Fresno Iranians Celebrate Human Rights Fighter’s Nobel Prize Win
Iranian Americans in Fresno say that Friday's announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize award going to jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi puts the international spotlight on Iran and its cleric-led regime, and is a welcome boost to those seeking regime change. Mohammadi was jailed last year after attending a...
Building Fresno’s First Senior Center Gets $20M in Fed Backing
The effort to build Fresno's first senior center on Blackstone Avenue just got a $20 million federal loan guarantee. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the grant to the city for the project at the former Vons grocery store site at 4325 N. Blackstone Ave. Dyer previously...
Building Fresno’s First Senior Center Gets $20M in Fed Backing
The effort to build Fresno's first senior center on Blackstone Avenue just got a $20 million federal loan guarantee. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the grant to the city for the project at the former Vons grocery store site at 4325 N. Blackstone Ave. Dyer previously...
Homeless Housing, Blackstone Merchants Clash. Leaders Explore Solutions.
About 100 business owners along Blackstone Avenue and residents from the area gathered at Fresno First Baptist Church this week to discuss problems in the area. Organized by executive director of the Blackstone Merchant's Association AJ Rassamni, speakers brought up issues of public safety, crime, and the effect homeless shelters...
Homeless Housing, Blackstone Merchants Clash. Leaders Explore Solutions.
About 100 business owners along Blackstone Avenue and residents from the area gathered at Fresno First Baptist Church this week to discuss problems in the area. Organized by executive director of the Blackstone Merchant's Association AJ Rassamni, speakers brought up issues of public safety, crime, and the effect homeless shelters...
Fresno County Agencies Seek $40M to Fix Flood Damage, Prep for El Niño
Agencies in Fresno County, from small cities to irrigation districts, are hoping money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrives in time to help them fix damage from last winter’s battering storms as they scramble to get ready for another looming wet winter. Fresno County was slammed hard by storms...
Fresno County Agencies Seek $40M to Fix Flood Damage, Prep for El Niño
Agencies in Fresno County, from small cities to irrigation districts, are hoping money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency arrives in time to help them fix damage from last winter’s battering storms as they scramble to get ready for another looming wet winter. Fresno County was slammed hard by storms...
Owners of North Fresno Mobile Home Park Want to Close It. What’s Next for Residents?
Less than a year after taking control of a north Fresno mobile home park, owners want to close the site. And Fresno officials will get the first look at a report of what that means for the remaining residents. California law requires that tenants receive notice a year before landowners...