It's hard to avoid the hard-hitting ads in the TJ Cox-David Valadao congressional race for anyone who watches TV. Cox, the first term Fresno Democrat, is in a rematch against Valadao, the former Republican office holder. Round 1 in 2018 went to Cox, winning the 21st Congressional District race by...
Will New Booze Sale Limits Chase Away Neighborhood Grocery Stores?
There could be fewer places to purchase alcohol in the city of Fresno in the future, potentially making "convenience stores" a little less convenient. In a longstanding effort to reduce the number of beer, wine and liquor merchants, the Fresno City Council is moving forward to finalize the Responsible Neighborhood...
Sierra Nevada Reels as Flames and Smoke Drive Visitors Away
It was bad enough that 2020 announced itself with a global pandemic that cratered the world economy and kept many people confined to their homes. Then, just as vacationers were tentatively returning to California’s rural lakes, parks, trails and campgrounds, they turned their minivans and campers around, fleeing unpredictable wildfires...
VP Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, Gov. Newsom Tour Creek Fire
Update: 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15 Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom arrived at Clovis North High School at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. While there, they bumped elbows with American Red Cross of Central California volunteers who are helping Creek Fire evacuees. A campus gym has...
Advance Peace Fresno Receives Hefty State Grant
Advance Peace, the anti-gun violence program coming to Fresno, has received $900,000 in state funding. Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, the nonprofit administering Advanced Peace, announced Thursday that it has been awarded a three-year California Violence Intervention and Prevention grant. "These funds will allow us to offer mentorship, resources, and training...
Valley Embraces Creek Fire Evacuees, Including A Goat Named Maggie
Residents, churches, businesses, and nonprofits across the Valley are opening their hearts — and their homes, pastures, parking lots, kitchens, and computers — to help the nearly 12,000 people who have had to flee their Sierra homes because of the Creek Fire. Churches, in particular, are stepping forward to provide...
Military Helicopters Airlift 164 People at Edison Lake From Creek Fire
Six helicopters from the California National Guard airlifted about 150 people from Edison Lake on Tuesday morning as the Creek Fire continued to consume timber and structures in the foothills and mountains of Fresno and Madera counties with no containment. The helicopters flew the evacuees to the military portion of...
Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? Tower Eateries Start Today.
Irene Faul hopes setting up tables on Olive Avenue will help reverse her restaurant's fortunes. "I think it's going to help tremendously. I mean, every extra table that we can put out helps us with our bottom line," Faul said. Faul's restaurant will be the first eatery in the Tower...
CRMC Nurse Dies From COVID-19 After 46 Days in Hospital
Oliver Isleta, 58, a registered nurse in the Community Regional Medical Center telemetry unit died Tuesday after a long battle with COVID-19. He leaves behind a wife of 27 years, and a 13-year-old son — both in the Philippines. Isleta hoped to become a U.S. citizen so he could bring...
A Generation of Fresno Kids Dreamed of Being the Next Tom Seaver
I grew up when any Fresno kid who had a bat and glove or a shoebox stuffed with baseball cards wanted to be the next Tom Seaver. He was the star pitcher with the big fastball, the network TV commercials, a beautiful wife, Nancy, and the game's biggest stage —...