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Mims eyes retirement as Fresno Co. Sheriff, backs Zanoni in 2022
Margaret Mims, Fresno County's second-longest serving Sheriff, will announce she will not run for re-election, sources told The Sun.
February 21, 2022
Fresno looks to rein in booming number of smoke shops
Fresno’s smoke shops could soon face a set of rules, heralding a major shift in the previously unregulated industry city-wide.
February 17, 2022
Astronaut Hernandez eyes challenge to Harder in north Valley Congressional seat
Jose Hernandez, an astronaut who travelled to the International Space Station with NASA, is eyeing a second run for Congress in the span of a decade.
February 17, 2022
Fresno Co.-based Sierra Unified votes to ditch masks for students
School trustees for Fresno County's Sierra Unified School District voted to nullify Gov. Gavin Newsom's statewide student mask mandate in public schools.
February 18, 2022
Fresno lawmakers reject another pot shop. Officials eye a “reset” of cannabis licensing.
Fresno's first cannabis appeal hearing last October was high drama. Wednesday's? Not so much.
February 16, 2022
Valley cities balk at ballot measure seeking to raise threshold for tax hikes
Two Central Valley cities are voicing their opposition to a ballot initiative that would rein in the ability for local governments to raise taxes on residents.
February 16, 2022
Authorities recover stolen guitar belonging to Buck Owens in Kern Co. cemetery
A guitar owned by country legend Buck Owens that was stolen from an Oildale Post Office was recovered in mid-January, Kern officials said.
February 16, 2022
Tulare to explore building homeless shelter, converting hotels for housing
Millions in taxpayer funds have been set aside for shelter of some kind. Here's where Tulare lawmakers are eyeing to combat the city's homeless crisis.
February 15, 2022
Following heated meetings, Fresno Unified rolls out metal detectors
Anyone wishing to attend a Fresno Unified School District board meeting will have to jump through some extra hoops. That goes double if you want trustees to hear from you.
February 15, 2022
Shepard, Porterville farmer, jumps into south Valley Senate tussle
A south Valley State Senate seat that appeared to shape-up to be a Democrat-dominated affair is no-more.
February 15, 2022