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Fresno Pastor, a Cambodian Refugee, Pardoned for 1990s Gang Killing

August 19, 2018

California Gov. Jerry Brown has pardoned three former prisoners facing the threat of deportation to Cambodia, including a Fresno man, Vanna In, who became a youth pastor after serving six years in the 1990s for murdering a rival gang member. "While the seri...

Time to Pass Safe & Affordable Drinking Water Fund Legislation

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August 15, 2018

Farmworkers plant and harvest the California fruits and vegetables that feed our families. But when they turn the faucets in their own homes, they too often encounter something unthinkable — contaminated water,...

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Brown Denies Parole for Weidert, Who Buried Fresno Man Alive

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August 3, 2018

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has again blocked parole for the killer of a developmentally disabled Fresno man who was buried alive. Brown said Friday that 55-year-old David Weidert remains too dangerous to ...

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Wildfires Scorching Homes, Land and California’s Budget

AP News

August 2, 2018

Just a month into the budget year, California has already spent more than one-quarter of its annual fire budget, at least $125 million, state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Mike Mohler said Wednesday. More than 13,000 firefighters are ...

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Gov. Brown Pledges Any Resources Needed for Fires

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August 1, 2018

UPPER LAKE, Calif. — A massive wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were allowed to return home and ne...

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What Is California Doing Right? Community Colleges.

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July 31, 2018

Dan Walters might be the most high-profile media advocate for community colleges in California. "Low-cost, conveniently located community colleges are the primary gateway into post-high school job training a...

Ferguson Fire 29% Contained. Yosemite Valley Closed Until Aug. 3.

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July 27, 2018

UPDATE, Friday, July 27, 6:15 p.m.: ABC30 reports that Yosemite Valley will remain closed until Aug. 3. #BREAKING Yosemite Valley to remain closed until Friday, August 3https://t.co/4Etmzdcb1q pic.twitter.com/hNJaw8PC0A — ABC30 Fresno (@ABC30) July 28, 201...

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Gov. Brown Declares Emergency As California Burns

AP News

July 26, 2018

Fire stoked by hot and windy weather raged through a forest in far northern California on Thursday. In mountain communities east of Los Angeles, calmer conditions aided firefighters on the lines of a suspect...

New California Law Requires Free Postage For Mail Ballots

AP News

July 18, 2018

SACRAMENTO — California is requiring counties to provide free postage for vote-by-mail ballots statewide. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that he signed the bill requiring that return ballot envelopes h...

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California Gives $9.7M for Cheech Marin’s Chicano Art Museum

AP News

June 27, 2018

LOS ANGELES — Months after California legalized recreational marijuana the state is giving stoner comedian Cheech Marin's Chicano art museum $9.7 million. It must be fate. The money was tucked away in the $139 billion California budget Gov. Jerry Brown sign...

Papa John's Founder Will Disappear From Ads

With Push From PETA, Animal Crackers Bust out of Their Cages

Fresno State Says Suck Less. Straw Ban in Dining Hall.

How Fresno State Helped Students Save $1 Million on Books

America's Top Homeless Expert Says Fresno Is on Right Track

How Fresno State Helped Students Save $1 Million on Books

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Fresh Grounds for Coffee: Study Shows It May Boost Longevity

Surf’s up in California, Where It’s Now the Official Sport

That Scrutinized Bit of Meyer’s OSU Contract May Be New Norm

Beating ‘Thriller,’ the Eagles Have No. 1 Album of All-Time

A Better Fresno Is Within Our Grasp. Will We Do the Smart Thing?

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Social Media Must Stop Targeting Conservatives

Want To Boost Creativity? Connect With Someone From a Foreign Country.

Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City

Inside the Sacred Danger of Thailand’s Caves

The Syrian War as Told Through the Photographer’s Eyes

Fresno Pastor, a Cambodian Refugee, Pardoned for 1990s Gang Killing

Brown Denies Parole for Weidert, Who Buried Fresno Man Alive

Wildfires Scorching Homes, Land and California’s Budget

Gov. Brown Pledges Any Resources Needed for Fires

What Is California Doing Right? Community Colleges.

Ferguson Fire 29% Contained. Yosemite Valley Closed Until Aug. 3.

Gov. Brown Declares Emergency As California Burns

New California Law Requires Free Postage For Mail Ballots

California Gives $9.7M for Cheech Marin’s Chicano Art Museum

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