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Dyer plugs high-speed rail during Biden’s infrastructure roundtable
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer built on his buddy-buddy relationship with President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
August 11, 2021
Fresno leaders drive ‘Help Wanted’ push to ween off big unemployment benefits
Local leaders and a southeast Fresno small business owner called for the state to reorient its pandemic-era boosted unemployment benefits toward back-to-work incentives.
August 11, 2021
Fresno’s growth is on hold over tax haggling. Could this housing project break the impasse?
The 486-housing unit project could alleviate pressure on Fresno's housing market, but revives a year-long battle over how much of the property tax pie the City and County of Fresno get from freshly-annexed properties.
August 10, 2021
Valley lawmakers push for school district, parental control over masks and virus rules
Fresno County sent a message to the dozens of school districts in the area: It will not interfere with whatever COVID-19 restrictions are either in place or absent.
August 10, 2021
“Pathetic”: Newsom OKs parole for Clovis murderer who buried mentally disabled man alive
David Weidert, a Clovis man convicted of murder in 1980 after burying a developmentally disabled man alive, will be released courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
August 9, 2021
Can I visit a relative in the hospital? Here’s how Valley hospitals handle visitors.
State public health officials are requiring visitors to provide proof of vaccination or of a negative COVID test. But each hospital has its own rules beyond that. Here's a look.
August 8, 2021
Fresno Roman Catholic diocese unveils list of 66 priests with “credible” sex abuse claims
Arriving two years after it was promised, the Fresno Catholic Diocese was one of the few remaining holdouts in the Golden State in releasing its list of clerics tied to the church's sexual abuse scandal.
August 8, 2021
Kai the Hitchhiker, of Fresno viral interview fame, has murder conviction upheld on appeal
A New Jersey appeals court upheld the murder conviction of the Canadian man known as “Kai the Hitchhiker,” for the colorful and viral news interview he gave in Fresno in 2013.
August 6, 2021
Ex-Fresno cop with alleged Proud Boys ties sues city over firing
Rick Fitzgerald, the former Fresno police officer who was fired for his ties to the Proud Boys, filed a lawsuit against the city, Mayor Jerry Dyer, City Manager Tommy Esqueda and Police Chief Paco Balderrama.
August 6, 2021
Fresno puts the squeeze on unvaccinated city employees with weekly tested mandate
Fresno City Hall joined a growing number of California employers and government agencies that are using carrot-and-stick approaches to getting workers vaccinated.
August 4, 2021