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Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross agree to extra time to negotiate
Negotiations between insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health appear fruitless with mere hours before patients could lose access to their local hospital.
July 18, 2022
Fresno Co. DA charges Nelson Esparza with felony over extortion attempt
Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza was re-elected to his seat in early June. Now, Fresno prosecutors are charging him over an attempted extortion of Fresno's ex-City Attorney.
July 18, 2022
Homelessness is up in Fresno, Madera – but not on the streets. Here’s why.
Homelessness surged during the coronavirus pandemic. New figures show how the pandemic and a mountain of spending have changed the scourge locally.
July 14, 2022
CSU trustees OK controversial name changes at Fresno State
Fresno State's library and football stadium lost their longtime names on Wednesday, for vastly different reasons.
July 13, 2022
Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health face a Monday deadline to strike a new contract for services or potentially leave thousands of patients in the cold.
July 13, 2022
Measure C spending deal “a sh*tshow,” Fresno Co. Supervisor says. Here’s where things stand on 2022 road tax.
“For me, the City of Fresno played fast and loose with the County of Fresno’s money, and they were playing the role of Santa Claus passing out gifts,” one Fresno County Supervisor remarked.
July 12, 2022
Big Fresno Fair board promotes Lauri King to CEO
After the exit of longtime CEO John Alkire and the coronavirus pandemic, California's fourth-largest fair now has a single, permanent boss.
July 12, 2022
Three Valley colleges will rake in millions for low-income housing. The cost to build is swinging wildly.
Low-income housing projects are always the target of criticism over cost. But should a dorm cost $619,000?
July 12, 2022
Lines, luminaries boost opening of Fresno’s first cannabis retailers
Years of planning and work to get the green light from Fresno officials turned into a footrace between two retail weed shops to be the first to open on Monday.
July 11, 2022
Facing do-or-die deadline, Fresno Co. cities OK renewal of Measure C
Social justice advocates, who pushed for a delay to 2024, were steamed by a last-minute change pitched by the City of Fresno.
July 10, 2022