Quantcast
Channel: CBS 47: Local News
Browsing all 7460 articles
Browse latest View live

Debate continues on controversial death penalty

" What's left? Another life term? Those inmates don't care," said one death penalty supporter.It's a strong message that these opponents of Proposition 34 are trying to get across." Remember these are...

View Article


Would-be Tractor Burglars Busted

Two people in Madera County are facing burglary charges tonight, and a third is on the loose.La Tasha Matthews of Madera, and Michael Jiminez of Madera were arrested last Friday.They're accused of...

View Article


Swat Standoff Ends Peacefully

A 7-hour swat standoff ended peacefully Wednesday night.And neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief that no one was hit when the suspect opened fire in their quiet neighborhood.CBS 47’s Lemor Abrams...

View Article

Valley congressman introduces home refinance bill

Congressman Jim Costa announced the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act.If it becomes law, it would allow homeowners that pay on time to refinance at current low rates.Congressman Costa said,...

View Article

Hazmat scare in Fresno County

An ammonia leak at Golden State Vintners at Central Avenue and Chateau Fresno forced evacuations around 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning.There were around 50 employees at the facility and all were evacuated...

View Article


Woman arrested after apartment fire

Fire investigators are looking into an overnight apartment fire that broke out near Belmont and Maple.The fire started around 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning in the upstairs part of a two-unit complex....

View Article

Bullard High students to sing with Foreigner

About two dozen Bullard High choir members will be singing "I Want to Know What Love Is" with the classic rock band, Foreigner at the Big Fresno Fair Thursday night.The students will also be out...

View Article

Hazmat cleanup in Fresno County

Hazmat crews were still on the scene, several hours after an ammonia leak forced evacuations at Golden State Vintners.The winery is located at Chateau Fresno and West Central Avenue in Southwest...

View Article


Chowchilla Women's Prison Converted Into Men's Prison

Male inmates started moving into a women’s prison in Chowchilla Thursday. The state is converting the Valley State Prison into a male facility to ease overcrowding in other prisons. Men arriving at...

View Article


Hazmat danger over in Fresno County

Two people were rushed to the hospital Thursday after an ammonia leak at a Valley winery. Ten others were treated at the scene. Fresno County emergency crews were called to the winery just after 5:00...

View Article

Child killed crossing the street in Fresno

A young boy was struck and killed while crossing the street near Clinton and West Thursday night. The accident happened around 7:15 p.m. on Clinton Avenue. The boy was not in a crosswalk.The...

View Article

Fresno murder suspect identified

Fresno police are looking for 32-year-old Juan Carlos Salazar Rodriguez, wanted for a shooting death last month.The body of 51-year-old Gabriel Nunes was found in the backyard of a home on North...

View Article

Two Pinedale chop shops busted

Fresno police shut down two different chop shops in the Pinedale area on Thursday.The two locations were operating within a block of each other on West Pinedale Avenue, but police say they were not...

View Article


Fresno State Theta Chi Revoked After Student’s Drinking Death

It’s the end of the line for the Fresno State Theta Chi Fraternity. The group’s national chapter has revoked its Fresno charter.The move comes about a month after the drinking of fraternity pledge...

View Article

Officer Assaulted At The Big Fresno Fair

A police officer was injured in Southeast Fresno tonight.He was injured at the Big Fresno Fair. He was assaulted by a drunk man near the Chance Avenue gate. The officer was not seriously injured. The...

View Article


Amtrak Train Crashes Into Truck

It took a towing crew two and a half hours to clear this mangled mess off the tracks.Roberta Burriss kept her baby girl close.“It sounded like we hit something and sounded like we were going over...

View Article

Plane Crashes In Northwest Fresno

An ultra-light plane crashes in Fresno and the pilot walks away uninjured.The plane went down during a test flight in Fresno at Milburn across of Alluvial near the Sky Park.The pilot managed to set...

View Article


Vandals Shoot Out Windows Near Woodward Park

Police are investigating after vandals do thousands of dollars worth of damage near Woodward Park.Officers responded to reports of an explosion at Friant and Fresno near Woodward Park.They arrived to...

View Article

Historic Fair photos 100 years old

Photographer Claude "Pop" Laval is known for his photos of Central California.Because of his work, we can now look back at the Fresno Fair 100 years. He took his first photos of the Fair in 1912.To...

View Article

Body found in Fresno

Police are investigating a suspicious death inside a home near Gettysburg and First Street in Fresno.The body was discovered Sunday night. Police have not released the identity and are not saying how...

View Article
Browsing all 7460 articles
Browse latest View live