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What does Fresno Co. know about Prestige Biotech? Top official speaks out.
Speaking to Sunrise FM, Fresno Public Health Assistant Director Joe Prado detailed the lead-up to shuttering the Reedley lab.
August 3, 2023
Fresno city officials detail history with firm tied to secret COVID lab
The company behind the secret COVID lab in Reedley is attempting a comeback in Fresno, city officials confirmed.
August 3, 2023
What was inside secret Reedley COVID lab? Court docs offer a peek.
Court documents from local officials seeking to shut down the secret and illegal biolaboratory in eastern Fresno County show an array of dangerous elements.
August 3, 2023
Bitwise creditors push to move Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to Fresno court
A handful of local investors-turned-lenders to Bitwise Industries argue that the failed tech firm is seeking to evade accountability by seeking liquidation in Delaware rather than California.
August 2, 2023
Study: Fresno’s jobs, cash machine is humming thanks to industry. Will lawmakers let it flourish?
A small pocket of south Fresno is generating tens of thousands of jobs and more than $100 million in tax revenue. Activists want to curtail it.
August 1, 2023
Bredefeld calls for transparency in probe into secret Reedley bio lab
A Fresno lawmaker is calling on Fresno County officials to come clean about details regarding a secret illegal lab featuring bioengineered mice with COVID-19.
July 31, 2023
Community Health System scores early win over Santé in 2020 doctor walkout lawsuit
A Fresno County judge weighed in on one portion of the complex lawsuit centering on the brief, but chaotic walkout of Fresno doctors from its largest hospital during COVID.
July 30, 2023
Feds indict 10 MS-13 gang members connected to Mendota murders
The MS-13 members were connected to a string of murders and a racketeering scheme, Federal prosecutors allege.
July 27, 2023
Secret biological lab uncovered in Reedley containing bioengineered COVID-19 mice
The lab, operating in virtual secrecy in a sleepy Fresno County farm town, featured a variety of viral and bacterial agents including COVID-19.
July 27, 2023
Fresno, Madera census reveals homelessness is up again. Local leaders see a silver lining.
The Valley’s largest region for homeless population tracking reported a jump in unhoused people, but not nearly as bad as other regions of the state.
July 26, 2023