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Car mileage scam: Hundreds of victims in the Valley

Hundreds of cars are sold on Craigslist everyday, but not all of them are what they seem. DMV investigators have cracked a case where hundreds of cars were tampered with.Police have arrested...

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Man found dead in Parlier

A body was found near the 13-thousand block of 9th street in Parlier today. Police found the man dead shortly after noon today.Investigators believe the unidentified man was visiting someone in the...

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Defeated Farm Bill Disappoints Valley Farmers

Uncertainty for local farmers…A massive farm bill that provides direct payments to farmers, has been rejected.The house voted against it - with 195 voting yes, and 234 voting no.Some farmers say the...

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Award Winning Special Report

The average person uses 20 gallons of water to brush your teeth, use the restroom, take an 8-minute shower and so on...It's a lot of water and we all know how important it is to conserve. And while 20...

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Dozens of animals rescued from 'rescue' shelter

(Dan Rubin Reporting)61 animals were seized from a property in Squaw Valley. The animals were kept on the Squaw Valley property amid piles of trash, empty food bags, and cages.Animal control officers...

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Del Rey murder suspect arrested

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a murder that happened last year.25-year-old Michael Escalera was walking with his girlfriend when he was shot and killed last August. The shooting...

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Border security option may help immigration reform

Democrats continue to push for immigration reform in Washington D.C.And now it appears a comprise could be in the works that could gain more support from some Republicans.Two key points on the...

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Carstens Fire 70% contained

(Justin Willis Reporting)It's been a long week for firefighters and residents. The fire is in the mop-up stages now and residents have been allowed to return to their homes.Brenda White Tomlinson is...

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Domestic violence cases down but more severe

(Angela Greenwood Reporting)It's a constant battle for local police: dealing with domestic violence crimes. The problem is in the spotlight Fresno Fire Chief Rob Brown was recently arrested on domestic...

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Fresno budget approved

(Justin Willis Reporting)The Fresno City budget for the coming fiscal year has been approved by the Fresno City Council.The new budget does not call for any further cuts to police or firefighters, but...

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Large Marijuana Grow Bust

This cell phone video shot by agents captures marijuana plants shortly after they were seized during Thursday's raid. According to the Madera County Sheriff's Office, more than 20,000 plants in all...

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Valley Animal Center helps three abused dogs

Look into the big brown eyes of a dog that's clearly in pain.  "Ace" is just skin and bones.  His face is sunken in and his legs barely hold up his skeleton frame.“When I saw the animal in the car I...

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Potentially dangerous mosquito species found in Clovis

The mosquitoes were found in Madera and Fresno County.A team with the Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District is out checking traps after they found a mosquito called the Aedes Aegypti.They say it can...

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Near Drowning At Millerton Lake

Out on this serene lake on the first day of summer...tragedy almost struck.“As soon as he got halfway to where he was swimming...he started to drown,” said Dmari Cox.Dmari Cox and his friends heard a...

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Unemployment Rates Improve

Friday brought encouraging news surrounding state and local unemployment.  New numbers show jobless rates are down across the board in the Central Valley.  The graph below shows that each of the five...

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Plan to Reduce Prison Population

Fresno Sheriff Margaret Mims describes a plan to release over nine thousand inmates back onto the streets as "completely irresponsible". It's all part of the state's ongoing prison realignment program...

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Cake Shakes in Tower District

You can now get a cupcake mixed into a milkshake or a "Cake Shake" from The Frosted Cakery in Fresno's Tower District."So you can pick any of our cupcakes, you can do vanilla to salted caramel,...

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Soldier Honored

It's a sound that a decade of war has made all too familiar.And with every honorary salute, every gesture, it's easy to forget men like Thomas Mayberry, a man who asked for little but gave a lot in...

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Animals Seized by SPCA

Sixty-one animals seized from a property in Squaw Valley are showing small signs of improvement. The birds, dogs, cats, and one pig were seized from a supposed rescue organization. Investigators say...

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Supporting the Future Fresno Aquarium

You now have a chance to have your name on the future Fresno Aquarium cinder blocks are being sold for one-hundred or two-hundred dollars to help to raise the money needed for the construction of the...

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