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Local train safety discussed

Train travel is back up in the area of Spain where a derailment killed at least 78 people, including one America.  Meanwhile, locally, a new group is overseeing rail systems to improve travel in the...

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Madera Truck Stop Scammed

At first glance it looks like the sort of fair exchange every cashier is accustom to but this time the intentions were criminal. "However big the bill was that they put on the counter it wasn't nearly...

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7-Year Old Donovan Maldonado Remembered 1 Year Later

Candles were lit Friday evening...in memory of a special seven year old boy.A year since that tragic night, the memories, prayers and tears haven't faded.But as his grandfather puts it, Donovan...

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Missing 14 Year-Old Sanger Girl Found in Mexico

A happy ending to a strange missing persons case.It involves a 14 year-old Sanger girl who disappeared back in April with her 11 month-old infant son.She showed up in Mexico. Police believe the...

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Aspen Fire Update

Crews are still trying to control the so-called "Aspen Fire" in the mountains of Fresno County.So far it's burned more than 45-hundred acres. Over 850 firefighters are trying to get the blaze under...

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Pole Vaulting in Old Town Clovis

In Old Town Clovis Friday night the streets were packed as dozens of athletes competed in the 19th annual National Pole Vaulting Championships. The competition brought pole vaulters from as far away...

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A Team from Fresno State Wins the Garlic Bowl

A team from Fresno State knows their garlic. Members of the university's dining service department are now the champions of the first Garlic Bowl at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.They beat out chefs from...

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Night of Jazz in Downtown Fresno

A Night of Jazz was held in downtown Fresno Friday evening. This was a fundraiser for Centro La Familia the group helps low-income families in Fresno. Tonight's gathering was the 22nd year for the...

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Aspen Fire Continues to Burn

The Aspen Fire has burned nearly 7,000 acres since being touched off by a lightning strike on Tuesday. Fire crews have managed to contain 15-percent of the fire, spending millions in the process. Due...

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Fresno Man Killed When Hit by a Train

In Fresno a man is dead after he was hit by a train in downtown Fresno. It happened near Ventura and G streets on Saturday.Investigators say the man was standing in the middle of the tracks. Witnesses...

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Fresno Block Party

The Saint Rest Baptist Church held their annual neighborhood block party on Saturday. Activities included bounce houses and water games plus a blood drive. This is just one of several outreach...

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Fun and Fit Expo

The family Fun and Fit Expo had parents and kids playing games.Organizers hope that events like this will help keep children fit and out of trouble. "You know when you teach your children to stay...

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Car Wash for Care Packages

Volunteers were out today in Fresno washing cars for a good cause. The car wash took place near Ashlan and Valentine in Fresno and was a fundraiser to help raise money for a woman who sends care...

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Aspen Fire Grows as Triple Digit Temps Hit Valley

You wouldn't be the first to assume that on a hot day a helicopter is a good place to be but take a closer look and you will likely reconsider. "Our air conditioning is the doors off, so when it is a...

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Pedestrian killed on Highway 99

One person is dead after they were hit by three cars on highway 99 near the 180. The accident happened around 11PM when a person walked on one of the lanes for an unknown reason and was hit. All three...

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Drowning in Dinuba

The Identity of a drowning victim found in the San Joaquin River has not yet released this morning. He went under at Skaggs bridge, north of Kerman, yesterday afternoon. The 19-year-old was underway...

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Neighborhood Watch In Orange Cove

In the Central valley thoughts of neighborhood watch are still on people's minds two weeks after the George Zimmerman verdict. A neighborhood in orange cove has just created one and as CBS47s Joe...

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Dead horses on Hwy 180 for 18 hours

A gruesome sight for drivers on a busy highway; two horses left along the road for 18 hours.  The horses were killed in an accident on 180, east of Trimmer Springs Road.  It happened on Sunday at...

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Aspen Fire Doesn't Deter Visitors

More than 11,000 acres have been charredas the Aspen Fire in the Sierra National Forest has now burned for a week. The fire is about seven miles north of Big Creek.Campers staying near Huntington Lake...

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