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House Fire in Fresno

An abandoned home was heavily damaged by fire Monday night near Olive and Fresno Street in Fresno.The fire was reported by neighbors around 11:00 p.m. on Clay Avenue.Investigators are still looking at...

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Newt Gingrich campaigning in the Valley

Newt Gingrich spent Tuesday campaigning in the Valley.The Republican Presidential hopeful ended his day in a North Fresno home for a private fundraiser.The reception for Gingrich didn't come cheap,...

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Talking with Local ''Survivor'' Contestants

CBS47's Mike Scott talked with two contests with local connections on the new season of Survivor: One World.Nina Acosta lives in Clovis and Matt Quinlan graduated from Bullard High in Fresno back in...

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Arrest Made in Fresno Murder

A Fresno man is under arrest for a drug sale that turned into murder.35-year-old Fernando Figueroa was arrested in San Ysidro in San Diego County on Monday. He's charged with the death of 30-year-old...

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Kern County Man Suspected of Eating Cats

There is a disturbing case of animal abuse in Kern County. 36-year-old Jason Wilmert of Oildale is accused of killing cats and eating them. Neighbors say Jason Wilmert kept to himself and acted...

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Former Marine Gets 25 to Life for Killing Son

25-year-old Robert Quiroz listens while a Fresno County judge reads his sentence Wednesday morning.  The former marine, convicted of beating his three-month-old son to death, will serve 25 years to...

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Inmate Escapes With Help From Wife and Girlfriend

An unbelievable story, an inmate from the John Latorraca Correctional Center in Merced escaped with the help of his wife and girlfriend. All of the inmates at the Correctional Center are felons, but...

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Former President Bush Stops in Valley

Former President George W. Bush made a stop at the World Ag Expo in Tulare on Wednesday. Mister Bush attended the Ag Warriors Gala. The gala was held to officially launch the International...

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Woman and child found bleeding and half naked

A woman and child are found bleeding, half naked and walking the streets of Fresno.Police say the woman abandoned a little girl around 3 years old near Sierra and Fresno Street after taking their...

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Fire At Abandoned Store

Breaking news out of Selma tonight.  Firefighters were forced to pull out of a collapsing building during a fire at an abandoned store.It happened on Whitson just north of Floral.Flames broke out at...

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Starving Horses Rescued Near Sanger

Animal cruelty charges have been filed against the owner of eleven horses found starving near Sanger.47-year-old Jose Romo surrendered the horses to the SPCA.Eight of the horses were moved to the...

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Lottery Winner Apologizes After Horses Seized

The lottery winner accused of animal cruelty for allegedly leaving nearly a dozen horses on his property without food apologized to several of his neighbors Thursday.Jose Romo, 47, was arrested...

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Jared Dubois Released From Jail

34-year old Jared Dubois escaped facing prison time and was released from jail Thursday night, not wanting to speak to the media the father was back in jail after violating his probation September...

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Independence Almond Gaining Popularity

There's a new type of almond gaining popularity in the valley, it's called the Independence.  What makes it so intriguing to growers is that it's self-fertile, meaning it does not need two types of...

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Hay Prices Contributing to Starved Horses

Owners of horses and livestock are having a tougher time caring for the animals because hay prices are soaring.The cost of a bale of hay has more than doubled in the last three years. Hay has gone...

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CBS47 Special Report: One Step from the Streets

There are roughly 4,400 homeless people in the city of Fresno. One out of four fall in the category of “sheltered homeless”. They’re the ones who live in places like motels, without a permanent...

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Cool Schools: Webster Elementary

A Madera Ranchos author needs you votes.Bethany Telles wrote "Waiting for James in a Sea of Pink". The book has been chosen as a finalist in an online competition at a website called "MeeGenius".  If...

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Woman Saved from Burning Mobile Home

A mobile home fire leaves three people hospitalized, including a Fresno Police Officer who saved a woman's life. The fire started at 8:50am at the Sunset West Mobile Home Park near Parkway and Shields...

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Donations Needed to Help Seized Horses

Donations of money and hay have started to trickle in to the Central California SPCA ever since the last of 11 horses were seized from a piece of property in Fresno County on Thursday afternoon. Since...

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Valley Fans Pay Tribute To Whitney Houston

On the eve of her funeral Valley fans pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston touched many lives especially young girls aspiring to be just like her. Kina McFadden used to sing...

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