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Battle to Curb ‘Epidemic’ Teen E-Cigarette Use Ramps Up

January 4, 2019

Although rates for smoking traditional cigarettes are at an all-time low, there is a new player in town and it's taking over the market: electronic cigarettes. First introduced in 2003 in China, electronic cigarettes are becoming so popular with teens that ...

Former Parlier Unified Superintendent Arrested for Embezzlement

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January 4, 2019

After a nearly two-year investigation, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office charged a former Parlier Unified School District superintendent with felony embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds....

Costa Reverses Course, Joins Cox in Voting for Pelosi as Speaker

David Taub

January 3, 2019

The Valley delegation split along party lines when it came to voting for Nancy Pelosi as House speaker. Pelosi, already the first woman to hold the gavel, became the first ex-speaker in more than a half-cent...

Great Futures Start at Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County

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December 24, 2018

"Great Future's Start Here" is the slogan Boys & Girls Clubs of America uses to inspire youth to work hard to achieve their dreams and overcome challenges. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County promote that message at each of its 19 clubs, which a...

Her Reading Heart Inspires Students Across Fresno

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December 13, 2018

Danay Ferguson founded Reading Heart when she was just 8 years old, making her the youngest registered entrepreneur in Fresno County history, according to the nonprofit's website. "It first started out with ...

Enthusiasm Bump Not Reflected in Early California Voting

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October 23, 2018

SACRAMENTO — The enthusiasm both parties say exists in the electorate hasn't yet translated into early voting in California, where the percentage of people who have voted so far is similar to this time four yea...

Everyone Gets Their Kicks at School’s Special Olympics Event

Myles Barker

October 20, 2018

Whenever Julian Lorenzo is on the soccer field, he aims to achieve one of two goals. "Be a winner and to do my best," said Lorenzo, a 7th-grade special education student at Rio Vista Middle School. "If this doesn't make you excited then you don't have a...

Will Supervisors Give OK to New Animal Shelter West of 99?

David Taub

September 5, 2018

Fresno Humane Animal Services wants to build a new $6 million shelter and animal hospital. It has the land. It has preliminary approvals. It is fundraising to build a first-rate operation. But some residents...

Bikes Propel Young Readers to Summer Success

Myles Barker

August 24, 2018

When Johnny Yang found out he could earn a new bike if he became one of the top readers at the Pinedale Boys & Girls Club, he immersed himself in books. "When he found out that he could actually get a b...

A photo of lemons on a tree branch along Fresno County's Blossom Trail

Fresno County Crops Eclipse $7 Billion in 2017

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August 21, 2018

It's amazing what a wet year can mean to the Valley's farming economy. The rains of 2017, coming after five years of drought, enabled Fresno County growers, ranchers, and dairymen to eclipse $7 billion in agricultural production last year. It was a record t...

Twitter War: Doctors Clash With NRA Over Gun Deaths

Less Beef, More Beans. Experts Say World Needs a New Diet

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

Total Lunar Eclipse Meets Supermoon Sunday Night

Whiter, Poorer, Trumpier: The New Republican California

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

Numbers Show Why US Needs More Immigration, Not Less

What’s Next From FUSD’s Measure X? Air Conditioning for All.

Arizona Man Finds Magic Moments in TV Show on Uncle Houdini

Here’s a Look at the Key Rams-Saints Match-ups

Chiefs; Reid Trying to Rewrite History of Playoff Letdowns

Sorry America, Team You Love to Hate Headed to Super Bowl

Walters: School Budgets Squeezed Despite 'Extraordinary' State Surplus

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

My Band of Brothers Died in Vietnam. Only They Didn’t Know It.

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

Battle to Curb ‘Epidemic’ Teen E-Cigarette Use Ramps Up

Former Parlier Unified Superintendent Arrested for Embezzlement

Costa Reverses Course, Joins Cox in Voting for Pelosi as Speaker

Great Futures Start at Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County

Her Reading Heart Inspires Students Across Fresno

Enthusiasm Bump Not Reflected in Early California Voting

Everyone Gets Their Kicks at School’s Special Olympics Event

Will Supervisors Give OK to New Animal Shelter West of 99?

Bikes Propel Young Readers to Summer Success

Fresno County Crops Eclipse $7 Billion in 2017

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