Fresno
High-speed chase ends in pedestrian’s death
FRESNO — A car trying to escape CHP officers on Sunday lost control and struck a panhandler who was standing on the corner of a freeway off-ramp. The car then
Fresno County supervisors take first step to restrict dispensaries
FRESNO – Fresno County supervisors took the first step to shutting down and restricting medical marijuana dispensaries in the county. In front of a large crowd of opponents and proponents
Fresno may rent beds in expanded Madera County jail
MADERA – Madera County is hoping to be part of the solution for the area’s jail overcrowding problems as it begins its jail expansion project. Madera County correctional officials broke
Car theft suspects shot dead
FRESNO – Two people are dead after a high speed chase Thursday afternoon led to an officer-involved shooting in southeast Fresno. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Radke, the
Mail-bomber sentenced to 13 years in prison
FRESNO – A man from Oklahoma was sentenced on Tuesday to 13 years in prison for mailing a pipe bomb to a Visalia business in 2009. Vernon Dale Mustin, 52,
Falling bullet injures girl during Independence Day celebration
FRESNO – Police officials are currently investigating an 11-year-old girl’s collarbone injury sustained during a southeast Fresno Fourth of July celebration. The wound resulted not from firework debris falling from
Fresno State students want crime to decrease around campus
FRESNO – Recent violent activity near Fresno State, including separate stabbing and shooting incidents, led a group of students to come together and take a stand against crime. On Thursday,
Fresno police chief announces retirement
FRESNO – After a decade, a changing of the guard is imminent for the Fresno Police Department, where Chief Jerry Dyer broke the news on Tuesday that he was retiring.
Murder-for-hire suspect will go to trial
FRESNO – The Fresno man accused of plotting his former business partner’s death will stand trial in the murder-for-hire plot. On Monday, a Fresno Superior Court judge ruled that there
Fresno fisherman rescued from freezing river
FRESNO – A stranded fisherman was able to cling to a tree in the middle of the freezing San Joaquin River just long enough to be rescued late Sunday night
