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Victim shot when he tried to stop thieves

A Fresno man saw 3 suspects breaking into his car and when he approached, one of them shot him.The shooting happened after 10:00 p.m. Tuesday night in Southwest Fresno.The victim discovered the 3...

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Fresno bank robber caught

Fresno police caught a suspect who they say held up the Bank of America branch at Blackstone and Nees on Tuesday.Police say the suspect walked up to a teller with a note demanding money, and then ran...

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Freezing temperatures damaged citrus crops

We may be feeling the impact of that cold spell we had at the grocery store. Around 1/5 of the mandarin crop has been lost because of the cold here in the Valley. 9% of the orange crop state-wide was...

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Health experts say flu season is moderately severe

As this year's flu season continues to take its toll, those who have been putting off are now flooding the waiting room for their chance at getting vaccinated."Hey I have to go today. It's already in...

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Copper thieves caught?

Police say Jeffery Robinson and Geoffrey Guess were the two men behind the heist.  They say the thieves broke into this  pump station around  one o'clock Wednesday morning. "They took that off which...

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Authorities Shut Down Fight Club

It’s a story you will only see on CBS47. A real life fight club is shut down in MaderaCounty.A dozen fighters were scheduled to take part.The fighters were all local, from Oakhurst and mountain...

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Copper Thieves Target Water Plants

Copper thieves have a new target: your water. There's been a spike in copper wire theft at water plants.Fresno police have arrested two men.They’re accused of stripping thousands of dollars worth of...

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South Valley sex offenders in jail

The first involves 41-year-old Jose Molina, originally accused of sexual assaulting a girl between 11 and 13-years-old. During the course of the investigation, detectives identified three other...

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Woman arrested for multiple armed robberies

Police arrested a woman they believe is tied to a string of armed robberies.41-year-old Victoria Moreno was arrested on Monday after allegedly holding up a doughnut shop in Fresno.Moreno is a suspect...

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Lottery ticket theft suspect arrested

Christopher Nunn and an accomplice are accused of stealing a stack of Scratchers in Madera County.A man on the run after stealing a stack of lottery tickets has been caught. 32-year-old Christopher...

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Pedestrian killed in Madera Thursday morning

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident in the Madera area.A 71-year-old woman died after she was hit crossing the road around 8:00 a.m.The accident happened at Farallon Road...

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Growing homeless camp in Fresno

Take a look at what's been growing in Downtown Fresno.  There are piles of smelly trash covering a city street and shacks built along the fence of Freeway 99.  It stretches across two blocks, right...

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Was Manti Te'o victim of hoax or a co-conspirator?

Social media; it's the new way of interacting with each other and getting information on the most talked about topic at the moment."I love twitter, I get on it everyday," said Justin Johnson...

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Parents angry following carbon monoxide leak at school

This normally full classroom at Raisin City Elementary sits empty today after a carbon monoxide leak caused school officials to evacuate students from the room."They've had the children in the class,...

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Congressmen weigh in on president's gun proposal

President Obama is asking congress to enact tough new gun controls. They include a ban on assault weapons, universal background checks and tight ammo restrictions.  Valley lawmakers aren't buying it....

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Families Escape Apartment Fire

Lucky to be alive.Families and children escape a blaze.It happened around 7:30pm Thursday, at an apartment near KingsCanyonand Sunnyside in Fresno.The fire started in a bedroom of a 14 unit complex.The...

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Local reaction to Lance Armstrong's TV confession

Lance Armstrong has finally publically admitted that he doped during cycling events.The confession came during an interview that aired on Oprah Winfrey's Network Thursday night.Armstrong said he was...

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Officer-involved shooting in South Valley

Noon Update:The suspect killed has been identified as 44-year-old Samuel Gonzales. Gonzalez reportedly stole something from a mini-mart on West Inyo Street. Officers caught up with the suspect around...

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Officer involved shooting leaves suspect dead

Anita Deporto is the mother of 44-year-old Samuel Gonzales. She sobs as she mourns the loss of her son. "They could have just used a taser gun, they didn't have to take his life," said Deporto.Gonzales...

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Valley man plays for Marine Corp Band at Inauguration

For Richard Strong, it was one moment a decade ago that let him know his son Jeffrey could be something special."When I heard him perform one time in high school at a music festival and he played a...

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