Sun-Maid knows how to take a joke.
State Center acquires property for First Responders school
The campus will merge Fresno City College’s police, fire, and EMT training programs into a singular First Responder Academy.
State Center trustee Payne facing $66,000 fine over campaign finance violations
The junior college trustee faces allegations of failing to file five straight economic interest disclosures and spending campaign cash on clothing.
Abuse advocacy group names 23 Fresno-area priests accused of abuse
SNAP, an advocacy group for abuse survivors, released the list of accused priests that had not been included on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno’s list.
Brand issues first veto over City Council office space grab
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand issued the first veto of his tenure, rejecting a move to reassign office space held by staff of the City Manager to the City Council.
Suspected killer of Ethan Morse, ex-Merced DA’s son, identified
The suspected killer of Ethan Morse, son of ex-Merced DA Larry Morse, was identified as 26-year-old Dagoberto Penaloza by the Atwater Police.
Sewell takes temporary helm of Visalia FD
Doyle Sewell is coming out of retirement to take the interim chief position. He last served as a battalion chief with Visalia Fire from 1999 to 2015.
Sierra snowpack nearly double the average, very dense
The final survey of Sierra Nevada snowpack for 2019 shows cold and dense snowpack, allowing for runoff to feed into waterways into late summer
Central Valley high-speed rail segment cost jumps nearly $2bil
A report from California’s high speed rail authority shows growing costs, despite a reduced rail line.
Stanislaus County reports increase in homeless population
The county’s annual snapshot of its homeless population finds growth, with heavy population concentration in the city of Modesto.
