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Storm Brings Over 2 Feet of Snow to Yosemite. Sheriff Search Locates Overdue Campers.

January 27, 2021

Over two feet of new snow was reported Wednesday morning in Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows area by National Weather Service weather spotters. NWS is also expecting heavy snow throughout the remainder of Wednesday and into Friday throughout the foothills. Wind ...

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Evacuation Warning Issued in Madera County Ahead of Incoming Storm; Power Outages Possible

Jim Jakobs

January 26, 2021

The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an evacuation warning for Road 225 between Cascadel Road, including the area within Sierra National Forest, due to an incoming storm with possible debris & mud ...

Whack and Stack: PG&E’s Toppling of Trees Creates New Hazards

CalMatters

December 23, 2020

Kristi and Brian Anderson have some thoughts about how the first year of California’s “get-tough-on-utilities” approach to preventing wildfires is going: Badly. Very badly. The Andersons, who live in Bonny D...

PG&E Shutoff Leaves Nearly 5,000 Without Power in Fresno, Madera. How Long Will Outage Last?

Jim Jakobs

October 26, 2020

(Update) Pacific Gas & Electric officials said Monday afternoon that power shutoffs are no longer necessary in Fresno, Madera and Mariposa counties due to improvements in weather conditions. "We have received all clear orders for portions of all loca...

High Wind Danger Could Lead PG&E To Shut Off Power To Foothills Residents This Weekend

Jim Jakobs

October 23, 2020

With high winds expected this weekend in the eastern parts of Fresno County, officials are warning residents to be cautious of potential hazards, specifically in Creek Fire burn areas. The National Weather S...

Smoky Conditions Remain Over Foothills. Could Soon Return to Valley Floor.

Jim Jakobs

September 25, 2020

The National Weather Service Hanford office computer models have shown stagnant smoky air hovering over the areas of the Creek Fire and the SQF Complex fire in Tulare county for several weeks. The valley will l...

PG&E Customers Can Find Out If Rolling Blackouts Will Affect Their House

Bill McEwen

August 18, 2020

Congratulations, Fresno and Clovis. Pacific Gas & Electric officials rolled out a mission Monday — conserve energy to avoid rolling blackouts — and residents throughout the utility's service area carried it out. Now, the question is: Will residents s...

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Blackouts & Record Temps: 112 in Fresno, 130 in Death Valley

Bill McEwen

August 17, 2020

Heat records fell throughout the Valley on Sunday as a relentless heatwave baked California and sapped the state's power supply. But Fresno's record high of 112 degrees for Aug. 16 — which bettered the mark ...

Families of California Wildfire Victims Slam PG&E for Crimes

AP News

June 17, 2020

The families of some of the 85 people killed by a horrific Northern California wildfire ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric's long-neglected equipment vilified the company Wednesday as greedy, corrupt and rec...

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PG&E to Plead Guilty to Deaths From California Wildfire

AP News

June 16, 2020

SAN RAMON — Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter during a court hearing in which the nation's largest utility will be confronted with its history of neglect and greed that culminated in ...

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Granville Homes Relief Project Kicks Off Fundraiser Campaign to Help Parkway Drive Kids

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Fresno PD Seeks Person of Interest on Video in Death of Man Found In Apartment

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These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

New City, State Partnership Tackles Homeless Problem Along Fresno Freeways

Hank Aaron, Baseball's One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

Las Vegas Based Sandwich Shop Will Make Fresno Debut in Spring

This Local Eatery Will Creatively Solve Your ‘Burger or Pizza’ Dilemma This Month

Chukchansi Park to Open with Limited Seating as Grizzlies Come Out of Hibernation

Newsom Calls Textbooks “Racket,” Proposes Money to Create Free Ones

Cap and Trade, Offsets at a Crossroads in California’s Climate Policy

Walters: State Auditor’s Office has Been on a Roll

Walters: Another Chance to Act on Housing

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

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Storm Brings Over 2 Feet of Snow to Yosemite. Sheriff Search Locates Overdue Campers.

Evacuation Warning Issued in Madera County Ahead of Incoming Storm; Power Outages Possible

Whack and Stack: PG&E’s Toppling of Trees Creates New Hazards

PG&E Shutoff Leaves Nearly 5,000 Without Power in Fresno, Madera. How Long Will Outage Last?

High Wind Danger Could Lead PG&E To Shut Off Power To Foothills Residents This Weekend

Smoky Conditions Remain Over Foothills. Could Soon Return to Valley Floor.

PG&E Customers Can Find Out If Rolling Blackouts Will Affect Their House

Blackouts & Record Temps: 112 in Fresno, 130 in Death Valley

Families of California Wildfire Victims Slam PG&E for Crimes

PG&E to Plead Guilty to Deaths From California Wildfire

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