Supporters of recalling Kingsburg City Councilmember Jewel Hurtado submitted 423 signatures to Fresno County elections officials on Monday. For a recall election to move forward, 354 valid signatures from Hurtado's council district are needed. The Fresno County Clerk has 30 business days to verify signatures. While the Kingsburg City Clerk...
Olympian Rafer Johnson’s Legacy Lives on in Kingsburg, a Place He Returned to Often
Rafer Johnson did more than just lend his name to Kingsburg's junior high school. He often handed out diplomas to 8th grade graduates as well. For several years, Johnson would personally congratulate students as they matriculated to high school. He last appeared in person in 2014. If he couldn't make...
T-Mobile Pulls Back Pledge to Create 1,000 Jobs in Kingsburg
T-Mobile is backtracking on its promise to create 1,000 new jobs at a customer service center to be built in Kingsburg, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. On Tuesday, T-Mobile said in a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission that the COVID-19 crisis “makes the imposition of a mandate to create additional...
T-Mobile Commits to Opening Kingsburg Call Center Under Lawsuit Settlement
Kingburg will get a promised T-Mobile call center, bringing approximately new 1,000 jobs, under a settlement announced today by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. The settlement resolves the state’s legal challenge to the company’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint., which it argued was unlawful and would lead to reduced competition and increased prices for consumers....
Kingsburg Optimistic That 1,000 Job Employer Will Come
Kingsburg's top administrator is hoping Tuesday's decision in a federal lawsuit will now allow a promised 1,000 employee call center to move forward in his community. "I feel better today than I did last week," Kingsburg City Manager Alexander Henderson said. "Hopefully, we're getting to some final resolution." Listen to...
California Among States Looking to Head Off T-Mobile-Sprint Deal in Court
NEW YORK — A high-drama telecom deal is heading to court. T-Mobile, in its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, has already notched approvals from key federal regulators. Now it must convince a federal judge that attorneys general from California and 13 other states suing to stop the deal are wrong....
Valley Economy Will Get a Close Look From Newsom at Summit
What might Gov. Gavin Newsom talk about when he speaks in Fresno next week? His transportation adviser offered a few clues. Newsom will deliver the keynote address Friday, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m., at the California Economic Summit at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Fresno. Last week, Egon Terplan, Newsom's Senior...
UCLA Names Track After Kingsburg Great Rafer Johnson and Wife
LOS ANGELES — UCLA will honor Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson and his wife Betsy by naming the track at Drake Stadium for the couple. The dedication ceremony is Oct. 25. Gold and Silver Medalist in Olympic Decathlon Johnson won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Rome...
Dead Cats, 15 Starving Dogs Found in Kingsburg Home
A Kingsburg woman faces charges of animal cruelty after several dead cats and 15 malnourished dogs were found in her home, Kingsburg police said. Yvette Martinez, 50, surrendered to authorities Monday, police said Tuesday. She was arrested on 16 felony counts of cruelty to animals. Fifteen dogs were found inside...
Toddler Needs a New Kidney. A Fresno Facebook Follower Steps Up
A Valley toddler born without abdominal muscles needed an online angel when one of his kidneys began to fail. It appears the child has found a donor in Fresno through Facebook. The 2-year-old's mother, Mandy Perry, announced the breakthrough on a Facebook page created for and named after her son,...