Special Election Near on Trash Privatization
Petitions supporting a special election over trash service in Fresno were dropped off and filed at City Hall Friday.Boxes full of signed petitions are stacked at Fresno city hall.The goal is to force...
View Article40,000 petitions from those against trash privatization
Petitioners spent the entire day pushing for last minute signatures. "Hopefully massive amount of boxes and turn them in," said one petitioner. Dee Barnes, President of Fresno City Employees says they...
View ArticleA Manhunt Ends With the Suspect Dead
“By the grace of God we didn't lose a deputy tonight,” said Erica Stuart of the Madera Co. Sheriff’s Dept.Erica Stuart says around 3 p.m. Friday a veteran deputy stopped at a home after spotting a...
View ArticleFlu Outbreak in California
For weeks now we've been talking about the flu in other parts of the country, but now, the seasonal flu is finally hitting California. So far it's killed five people in California, including a...
View ArticleGang Shootout Leads To Arrests
Three people are under arrest after a gang shootout in Fresno Thursday night.Devon Packard was actually shot in the incident, but is expected to survive. Joe gully and Andre Phelps were also arrested....
View ArticleAsians Top Immigrant Group In California
Politicians maybe reaching out to a growing population in California.Asians are now the largest immigrant group in the state. According to the latest census figures in 2011, 57 percent of immigrants...
View ArticleLocal Ladies Travel to Washington D.C.
As President Barack Obama prepares to give his inaugural address on Monday, two women from the valley are in Washington D.C. ready to hear him speak.Doctor Gwendolyn Stewart has been an educator for...
View ArticleFresno's Discovery Center Reopens
After nearly 13 years of being closed, Fresno’s Discovery Center reopened its science museum Saturday. The building had to be completely refurbished after a fire destroyed it back in May of 2000.The...
View ArticleFresno House Fire
A fire has forced two people from their home tonight. Fire fighters were called to the home at Bryan and Clinton in West Fresno around one this afternoon. The fire started in the rear of the house and...
View ArticleLocal Gun Appreciation Day
Gun owners across the nation took part in Gun Appreciation Day today, as a way to oppose President Obama's recent gun proposal. Locally gun supporters took to local firing ranges and gun shops to show...
View ArticleDriver Missing In Deadly Hit And Run
A deadly night on valley roads. One man is dead, another hospitalized and police are searching for a driver who left the scene of an accident. That collision happened at Belmont and Blackstone. The...
View Article49ers Super Bowl Bound
49ers fans went wild at Swiggs Sports Bar in northeast Fresno after San Francisco beat the Atlanta falcons 28 - 24.The Niners playoff run for their sixth championship has paid off well for the...
View ArticleOne dead, one injured in weekend accidents
A man is in serious condition after he was run over near Tulare and Cedar in Fresno over the weekend.The 33-year-old man was apparently walking in the road when he was hit. Lt. Joe Gomez with the...
View ArticleTwo arrested for Best Buy theft
Two South Valley suspects are under arrest, accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Best Buy in Visalia.Jose Paz and Mayank Patel are accused of stealing electronics from the...
View ArticleMarch celebrates Dr. King's legacy
Hundreds of people marched through Downtown Fresno on Monday morning to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. CBS47 47 is a proud sponsor of the event, which is said to be one of the oldest...
View ArticleValley residents attend Presidential Inauguration
From a trumpeter in the "President's Own" band, to a Fresno activist there to witness history, the central valley was well represented at Monday’s inauguration. "I've only been to D.C. a hand full of...
View ArticleFirst homicide of year in Visalia
Visalia Police are working on their first homicide of the year. They got a call early Monday morning about a man who was shot to death in his driveway. Police arrested Edgar Lugo and he was charged...
View ArticleMadera Manhunt – Man who Found Suspect’s Truck Talks
The man who discovered a crucial piece of evidence that ended a manhunt in MaderaCounty shares his story.Brandon Matthews found the truck belonging to the man who tried to run down a Madera Sheriff's...
View ArticleLove Triangle Turns Deadly In Visalia
Police say it’s a possible love triangle that turned deadly.Visalia Police arrested 32-year old Edgar Lugo on suspicion of murder.36-year old Clifford St. Martin was shot to death outside his...
View ArticleOakhurst doctor injured in DUI crash
A well known doctor from Oakhurst is in critical condition following a head-on crash in Coarsegold Sunday night. A suspected drunk driver hit Dr. John McBride on Highway 41 near Mecca Lane. The driver,...
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