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Data-driven COVID decisions? Fat chance, Calif. Health Secretary tells Borgeas.
Hoping to see the internal data driving Gov. Gavin Newsom to send California regions into a sheltering-in-place? You're out of luck.
December 3, 2020
Karbassi puts public health officials on hot seat over lack of data in shutdown spat
California's coronavirus restrictions pitted two Fresno City Councilmen against each other over how local municipalities should handle Sacramento edicts.
December 3, 2020
Kingsburg native Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic Gold medalist, dies at 86
Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday.
December 2, 2020
Fresno receives extension from MLB over Fresno Grizzlies’ fate
The extension also signaled a shift in negotiators – from Fresno Mayor Lee Brand and Mayor-Elect Jerry Dyer to Fresno City Attorney Doug Sloan.
December 1, 2020
Fresno stares down standoff with MLB over fate of minor league baseball
It’s Single-A ball or nothing for the Fresno Grizzlies, Major League Baseball has told the city.
November 29, 2020
Chavez pushes for Valley to receive coronavirus vaccine first
Valley leaders are pushing state officials to expedite deployment of the inoculations.
November 24, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations surge as health officials warn against Thanksgiving gatherings
As Thanksgiving draws near, Fresno County hospitals are facing a surge in COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases rise throughout the country.
November 24, 2020
A tale of two projects emerges for Downtown Fresno’s revitalization
Two projects offer the same message: "Welcome to Fulton Street, the new battleground in Fresno's land use."
November 24, 2020
Citing stem cell use, Fresno Catholic Bishop announces opposition to coronavirus vaccines
Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno is urging Catholics not to “jump on the COVID-19 vaccine bandwagon.”
November 19, 2020
Valley school districts rethink, delay returning kids to campus
Two school districts are rethinking their approach to returning students back to the classroom. Here's where they stand.
November 19, 2020