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Fresno could finalize acquisition of Tower Theatre next week, judge says
An attempt by Fresno's Adventure Church to halt the sale of the Tower Theatre to Fresno taxpayers is likely to come up short, based on a tentative ruling issued Wednesday.
June 16, 2022
Report: Fresno Unified expels student who took racist photograph
Fallout continues from the Bullard High School incident involving a student who was photographed wearing a KKK-style hood in the school’s weight room in early May.
June 15, 2022
Fresno pulls support of Advance Peace over staff arrests in gang sweep, threats against lawmakers
Advance Peace, which pays would-be gang shooters to stop gun violence, has been controversial for years. Gang arrests and threats against lawmakers by staffers led the City of Fresno to pull its backing.
June 15, 2022
Donis, Fresno Fire Chief, surprises, announces retirement
Kerri Donis has helmed Fresno's fire department through three Mayors and nine years of good and bad times. Here's when she'll take her exit from the force.
June 13, 2022
Fresno Unified trustee faces defamation claim from Bullard football coach
Bullard football coach Don Arax claims Fresno Unified trustee Keisha Thomas defamed him by alleging he used a racial slur.
June 13, 2022
Feds indict Fresno man for scamming workers comp for escorts, rent
Federal prosecutors allege a Fresno man running a workers compensation firm for farmworkers lined his pockets and paid his rent and escorts with workers' cash.
June 13, 2022
Prayer to “Queering One” raises eyebrows over Fresno Pride flag-raising ceremony
Heated comments over the religious tenor of an invocation at Friday's Pride Flag ceremony in Fresno take aim at one local leader: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.
June 12, 2022
Drought-caused low water pressure leaves Sanger homes, businesses in shambles
Low water pressure has forced Sanger residents to bathe with bottled water and shuttered the city's Walmart. Here's what is causing the issues.
June 12, 2022
Long-awaited downtown Fresno hotel takes another major step forward
22 years after Fresno completed its “new” convention center, a long-planned hotel is en route.
June 9, 2022
Perea stuns, captures Fresno City Council seat
The race to succeed termed-out Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria came to an unexpectedly early end on Tuesday evening.
June 8, 2022