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‘Fresno, Out!’ Viral Hoops Star Honed Game at Local Playgrounds

July 6, 2020

Basketball legends come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. A group of 20-something players found that out when they accepted the challenge of an older gentleman, who rode up on a bicycle. Millions witnessed a YouTube star and former college player get their...

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Need Help With Rent Because of COVID? Fresno Grants Available

David Taub

July 1, 2020

Seeking to help Fresno residents stay in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city started taking applications for its housing retention program. Fresnans can apply for the $1.5 million first round ...

Are These Mailbox Flyers in South Fresno Racist?

David Taub

June 23, 2020

Ebony Hailey will not let her 11-year old daughter, Rebekah, collect the mail anymore. Even though the box is across the street from Hailey's south Fresno home, after what she found there Monday, the daily m...

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Alaska Airlines Adds Daily Flights Connecting Fresno and LA

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June 11, 2020

Starting on Sept. 1, it will be easier for Valley residents to fly to Los Angeles and back. Alaska Airlines says it will launch twice-daily nonstop flights between Fresno Yosemite International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport on that date. ...

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Merced, Clovis Among State’s Fastest-Growing Cities

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June 10, 2020

Merced and Clovis cracked the list of 10 fastest-growing cities in California, according to May data from the state Department of Finance. Merced grew at a 2.37% clip in 2019 and now has 88,120 residents. T...

City Businesses Get More Time to Apply for COVID Impact Money. County Applications Soar.

David Taub

June 8, 2020

Fresno businesses now have until the end of Friday to submit applications to receive up to a $10,000 grant. The city extended its Save Our Small Businesses Act application process for one week. This is th...

River Park Stores Brace for Riot, Hoax or Not

David Taub

June 2, 2020

Sierra Glass Co. was placing boards at the Nordstrom Rack at the Villagio Shopping Center — the first stop on a busy Tuesday. "They've been blowing us up," David Turner said of the calls his company received. He said he had four jobs in total for the...

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Will Fresno Set Back-to-Back Heat Records?

Bill McEwen

May 28, 2020

How hot was it Wednesday in Fresno? A record-breaking 105 degrees for May 27, with the possibility of another mark falling Thursday. The National Weather Service in Hanford is predicting the thermometer w...

With City’s Finances Uncertain, Brand Calls for Budget Delay

David Taub

May 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic may have claimed a new victim — the city of Fresno's budget process. Mayor Lee Brand wants Fresno's budget to remain status quo beyond the June 30 deadline to pass the spending plan for...

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‘Fresno, Out!’ Basketball Video Seen by Millions on Twitter

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May 26, 2020

A smack-talking playground basketball player who says he's 59 years old is one of the hottest things on sports social media this week. "I told you I'm no joke," he says after surprising a group of players with his play. Not only does he block two dunk at...

Curfews Expire as California Assesses Damage From Unrest

AIDS Report: Kids Are Lagging and COVID-19 Is Harming Care

‘Fresno, Out!’ Viral Hoops Star Honed Game at Local Playgrounds

Uber Buys Postmates, UPS Delivery Game in $2.65 Billion Deal

Most White Parents Don't Talk About Racism With Their Kids

Props to You, Californians: A Preview of What’s on Your November Ballot

Temperance Flat Dam Put on the Shelf Indefinitely

Pandemic, Water Costs, Consumer Behavior Lead to $2 Billion in Ag Losses Thus Far

Jerry Sloan, Jazz Great and Hall of Fame Coach, Dies at 78

‘Fresno, Out!’ Viral Hoops Star Honed Game at Local Playgrounds

A Tax on Red Meat Is Imminent, Researchers Say

DeChambeau Overpowers the Field to Win Rocket Mortgage Classic

Walters: The SF-LA Economic Gap Is Growing Wider

Props to You, Californians: A Preview of What’s on Your November Ballot

Walters: Newsom Now Owns the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rediscovering America: A Quiz for Independence Day

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

With Wins in 7 States and DC, Biden Closes in on Nomination

Ex-Bush Officials Launch Super PAC Backing Biden Over Trump

Trump’s Superpower Turns to Kryptonite

With Student Gathering, Trump Gets a More Boisterous Crowd

‘Fresno, Out!’ Viral Hoops Star Honed Game at Local Playgrounds

Need Help With Rent Because of COVID? Fresno Grants Available

Are These Mailbox Flyers in South Fresno Racist?

Alaska Airlines Adds Daily Flights Connecting Fresno and LA

Merced, Clovis Among State’s Fastest-Growing Cities

City Businesses Get More Time to Apply for COVID Impact Money. County Applications Soar.

River Park Stores Brace for Riot, Hoax or Not

Will Fresno Set Back-to-Back Heat Records?

With City’s Finances Uncertain, Brand Calls for Budget Delay

‘Fresno, Out!’ Basketball Video Seen by Millions on Twitter

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