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Hundreds of Military Explosives Found at Stockton Home Were Replicas

January 24, 2020

UPDATE, 6:36 p.m., Jan. 24, 2019 STOCKTON — Hundreds of military explosive devices found at a California home were replicas, experts determined Friday. Twenty homes were evacuated for nearly 24 hours after Stockton police officers found the explosives Th...

Fresno Teen Grateful to Be Alive After 30 Hours in Utah Mountains

AP News

January 9, 2020

Nicolas Stacy-Alcantara, who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains, said Wednesday he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a special beaded bracelet ...

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New Fresno Emergency Winter Shelter Filled to Capacity

Bill McEwen

January 6, 2020

Thanks to RH Community Builders and other supporters, people who are homeless have a roof over their heads, meals, and guidance to better days ahead. On Dec. 13, the 77-bed RH Winter Warming Shelter opened a...

Donor Gives $500K to CRMC Homeless After-Care. How You Can Help.

David Taub

December 23, 2019

Levi Hamilton would be back on the streets if it weren't for the after-care help Community Regional Medical Center provided him. Commemorating a year of sobriety, Hamilton says CRMC provided such help as transportation to and from appointments, access to me...

Supreme Court Declines Review of Homeless Anti-Camping Laws

AP News

December 16, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets. The justices on Monday did not comment as they left ...

California Should Make Clear There Is a Right to Housing, Not Simply Shelter

CalMatters

August 31, 2019

There are two ways to tackle California’s greatest public safety, public health and humanitarian crisis: homelessness. One way is to marshal resources, build programs, replicate successes, and say, with some ju...

Marjaree Mason Center Unveils Top 10 Women Honorees

gvwire

August 7, 2019

Marjaree Mason Center has announced the honorees for its 36th Annual Top Ten Professional Women and Leading Business Awards. Ten women and one local business made the list unveiled by the center, Fresno County's only dedicated provider of domestic violence ...

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Teen Mom, Newborn Eye New Life From Tijuana Migrant Shelter

AP News

July 22, 2019

TIJUANA, Mexico — The tiny, month-old boy slept soundly on the bottom bunk, seemingly undisturbed by the squealing Central American toddlers running by and a kitten leaping from the neighboring bed. Under a ...

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2019

(Editor's Note: This is an updated version of Bill McEwen's Jan. 10, 2019, column on the financial challenges facing the Marjaree Mason Center.) Domestic violence again is sending tremors through our communi...

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Sheltering in Place During a Wildfire a Dicey Strategy

AP News

April 25, 2019

REDDING — For Californians who might have to escape wildfire again this year, the options are perilous. Many live in communities that don't have well-thought-out public evacuation plans and lack the road capacity that's needed to get everyone out fast. Does...

Newsom Hopes California Schools Won't Be Delayed by Virus

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Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

Clovis Unified Offers ‘Flexible Online’ Option for Kids of Working Parents

County Seeking Medically Trained Volunteers to Help With Local COVID Surge

Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

If 100 People Go to a Party in Fresno County, It’s 99% Someone Has COVID-19

State’s COVID Team Heads to Madera, Will Provide Fresno County Action Plan

City Supplies COVID-19 Masks for Saturday's Harvard Block Sale

The Sound of Music Returns after Clovis Park Vandalism

Big and Booming, DeChambeau Is PGA Tour Must-See TV

Raiders QB Derek Carr: ‘I’m Tired of Being Disrespected’

Walters: Is the Economy Headed up or Down?

Legislature Should Support Climate-Change Goals, Not Gut a Tool Helping Ag & Our Planet

Walters: School Reformers Win Major Skirmish

Opinion: Why Biden’s VP Pick Matters

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

Trump’s Superpower Turns to Kryptonite

Election Challenge: Safe, Accurate Voting in Pandemic Era

Opinion: Why Biden’s VP Pick Matters

Biden Won’t Go to Milwaukee to Accept Democratic Nomination

Hundreds of Military Explosives Found at Stockton Home Were Replicas

Fresno Teen Grateful to Be Alive After 30 Hours in Utah Mountains

New Fresno Emergency Winter Shelter Filled to Capacity

Donor Gives $500K to CRMC Homeless After-Care. How You Can Help.

Supreme Court Declines Review of Homeless Anti-Camping Laws

California Should Make Clear There Is a Right to Housing, Not Simply Shelter

Marjaree Mason Center Unveils Top 10 Women Honorees

Teen Mom, Newborn Eye New Life From Tijuana Migrant Shelter

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

Sheltering in Place During a Wildfire a Dicey Strategy

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