Pool Safety Tips for Families
With the temperatures expected to soar this weekend, many people may be beating the heat outside in their backyard pool. But pools can also be extremely dangerous for young children.Four-year-old...
View ArticleSeeking Heat Relief
As the sun glistened off Millerton Lake, some folks filed into the park after their work day wrapped up. Dan Peck never expected to be launching his boat.“Pretty unreal considering we had...
View ArticleFlyers Posted of Missing Sanger Teen
Pictures of Sammy Mercado are up around Sanger, including at the spot he visited every day – the Chuck Wagon restaurant.His family and friends posted the flyers. “Hopefully if they have seen him to...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics in Fresno
Friday more than11-hundred athletes took part in the Fresno County Special Olympics. This was the 44th annual track and field competition. We spoke with some of the athletes. “Running, about to do the...
View ArticleFuture Leaders Convene in Downtown Fresno
4,000 high school students are in downtown Fresno for the 84th annual State FFA Conference. From now through Tuesday, state officers will be elected and awards will be handed out.This is a conference...
View ArticleEscaping The Heat
On a hot day like Saturday the water is so inviting.The Arredondo family chose to lounge along the Kings River after seeing a forecast with temperatures in the low 90s.“So inside our apartment it's...
View ArticleGustine Murder Investigation
A murder investigation is under way in the North Valley.The Merced County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 46yearold David Franklin at a home on Wallis Avenue near Grove Ave in Gustine on Friday. Officers...
View Article41 into Yosemite Closed due to crash
Be prepared for delays if you're heading up to Yosemite Monday morning. Highway 41 was still closed at Fish Camp, right near the park's entrance. A big rig crashed and lost a load of sulfur and...
View ArticleFormer Fresno DA Ed Hunt dies
Former Fresno County District Attorney Ed Hunt passed away Sunday night at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Fresno. He suffered a heart attack just over a week ago.As the D.A. for twenty years, from...
View ArticleFriends unable to save man from drowning
A man drowned when he and friends went swimming in the San Joaquin River near Skaggs Bridge & Highway 145 on Monday.The three men had been working out along the river Monday morning and decided to...
View ArticleFREE Porterville Iris Festival on Saturday
The 14th annual Porterville Iris Festival takes place this Saturday, April 28th.The Iris Festival is a combination of activities occurring in both downtown Porterville and Sutton's Iris Gardens,...
View ArticleAlleged Molestation Arrest
Police have arrested a south valley referee accused of molesting two young girls.48-year old George Lopez is accused of molesting a four and a ten year old.The victims are reportedly daughters of one...
View ArticleChemical Spill Shuts Down Highway 41
Crews spent all day Monday trying to reopen a portion of Highway 41 near the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park.A chemical spill shut down the south entrance into and out of the park just...
View ArticleTwo Drownings in 24 Hours
Two men drowned in the San Joaquin River within 24 hours. Sunday, 20-year-old Nick Gilbert from Fresno went swimming with two female friends. "We heard 'help', and his brother and two of our friends...
View ArticleBurglars Interrupted
A chase and gunfire after a local burglary is interrupted.Sheriff's Deputies say thieves were burglarizing a home off Kings Canyon near Sanger.The homeowner's son drove by, saw a stranger at the home...
View ArticleToddler and Two Women Shot Near Hanford
A toddler and two women are recovering after a shooting south of Hanford.The man suspected of firing the gunshots is under arrest.It happened near Home and Second Place in the Home Garden area around...
View ArticleFresno's first skyscraper has a new owner
It’s another sign of progress for downtown Fresno… the city's first skyscraper, the Helm Building, has a new owner.Mayor Ashley Swearengin held a news conference to make the big announcement, which is...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide Remembered at Fresno State
Nearly a century after the deaths of more than 1.5 million Armenians, the Valley pauses to pay its respects.Every April, Armenians across the world mark the anniversary of the massacre of Armenians...
View ArticleFresno teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges
A Hoover High School teacher pled not guilty to sex charges in a Fresno courtroom Tuesday morning.Megan Denman is accused of having sex with an underage student. The student has since turned 18.The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hanford Cow Tests Positive for Mad Cow Disease
A senior offical with Baker Commodities, Inc. told the Associated Press on Tuesday that a dairy cow at its transfer station in Hanford has tested positive for mad cow disease.The disease was...
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