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Clovis residents helping those in need with open food pantry
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- Clovis residents helping those in need with open food pantry
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- On a busy Clovis street surrounded by homes and bustling cars, sits a table of hope.
From canned goods to bread and water, Chavez, an unemployed single mother of four, said she wanted to help families impacted by the government shutdown.
From laid-off federal workers to families who can't drive to food banks, Chavez shares she's seen it all since setting up this makeshift pantry on Thursday.
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- Ceramic Controversy in Central Fresno as city takes possession of family-owned store
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- A years-long battle over eminent domain came to a head at a Central Fresno tile shop, where A&T Ceramic ground to a halt as the City of Fresno took possession. https://abc30.com/post/ceramic-controversy-central-fresno-city-takes-possession-family-owned-store/18140863/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube
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- Valley nonprofits see increased need for food amid government shutdown
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- As the government shutdown continues, the need for food assistance is surging, and local nonprofits are trying to keep up. Poverello House in downtown Fresno says its lines have grown by nearly 25% in recent weeks.
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- City of Fresno seizes family-owned tile shop after years-long dispute
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- 2:15
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- A years-long battle over eminent domain is causing controversy in Central Fresno. Art Terzian has owned A&T Ceramic for 40 years, near McKinley and Blackstone Avenues. His shop is now boarded and locked as the city makes room for a new railroad crossing.
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- How to strengthen your sleep cycle after the time change
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Falling back means we're enjoying that extra hour of sleep. While it can be refreshing to have more time to rest in bed, the recent time change can disrupt our sleep cycle.
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom pardons detained Pismo's manager Psalm Behpoor
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Governor Gavin Newsom has pardoned Psalm Behpoor, a Fresno father and restaurant manager, who has been detained by ICE for months.
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- Fresno Yosemite International experiences delays and cancellations amid nationwide flight cuts
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- 3:41
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- While Fresno Yosemite International is not on the list of airports forced to cancel flights, all of the airports' national connections are, and passengers are feeling the effects.
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom pardons detained Pismo's manager Psalm Behpoor
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Governor Gavin Newsom has pardoned Psalm Behpoor, a Fresno father and restaurant manager, who has been detained by ICE for months.
Behpoor was taken into ICE custody at the end of June while going to an immigration appointment. He's spent the last four months behind bars at a detention facility in Bakersfield.
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- Merced County SNAP recipients detail struggle as their food budget shrinks
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Merced County residents are detailing the struggles they are facing as the legal battle to fund SNAP goes back and forth.
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- Concern after apparent uptick in ICE sightings at Fresno County Superior Courthouse
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- 3:32
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- With President Trump's immigration crackdown unfolding across the country, there are new sightings of immigration agents at the Fresno County Superior Courthouse.
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- California Democrats celebrate Prop 50 victory as GOP launches legal challenge
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- 3:53
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- The results of the highly anticipated special election on Proposition 50 have Democrats feeling relieved, while state Republicans launch a lawsuit. Congressional lines will shift, a change that Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom sought after Republicans acted first in Texas.
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- Clovis prepares for Prop 50's three-way district split
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- 3:31
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Community members and officials from the City of Clovis were very vocal in their opposition to Proposition 50 leading up to the election, but now their focus is on preparing for the redistricting. Clovis remains one of the most talked-about cities in the state, as it will now go from a city with one congressional representative to being split between three separate districts.
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- Fresno back on top of agricultural production in the US, but farmers fear for future
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Fresno is once again number one in the nation's agricultural industry, topping $9 billion in 2024, according to the county's Department of Agriculture. Fresno also exported 96 unique commodities to 91 countries worldwide last year.
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- CA GOP files lawsuit aimed at blocking state's new House maps after Prop. 50 passes
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- The day after California voters approved new congressional district boundaries, the California Republican Party announced a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the state's new House maps after the passage of Prop. 50.
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- Former Visalia Unified School District employee faces felony sexual abuse charges
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- We’re hearing from the attorney representing the teen who was recently awarded an $8 million settlement in a sexual abuse case against the Visalia Unified School District. The settlement comes following a years-long investigation against former Mount Whitney High School campus supervisor De Juan Jones.
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- California Proposition 50 will pass, ABC News projects
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- California Proposition 50 will pass, ABC News projects based upon analysis of the exit polls. Prop 50 will temporarily change the boundaries of several congressional districts for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections, but in particular, five districts where Republicans are currently in power.
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- Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC mayor's race, ABC News projects
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, ABC News projects.
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- AM Live takes you behind the scenes of GMA ahead of 50th anniversary
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- 4:18
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Action News Anchor Jessica Harrington took a trip to The Big Apple to catch up with the anchors and correspondents about the major milestone.
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- College pantries seeing a supply shortage amid government shutdown
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Community colleges in the Central Valley pride themselves on being able to provide for their students beyond their education. With the lack of federal funding, colleges are now forced to turn to their communities for support.
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- 44-year-old man stabbed to death on Halloween in central Fresno identified
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- A man is in jail, accused of committing Fresno's latest murder. The violent attack on Halloween night marked the 18th homicide in the city of Fresno in 2025. Police said the men lived in the same treatment facility, but the murder happened off-site.
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- Why Fentanyl Anonymous Had to Exist #fentanyl #addictionrecovery #fentanylcrisis #fresno
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- When Howie kept getting shut down for talking about fentanyl in recovery meetings, he asked the question that started a movement: Where are we supposed to speak about this? This is how Fentanyl Anonymous was born.
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- Killer High: How Fresno’s Fentanyl Anonymous Is Saving Lives
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- 10:15
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- In Fresno, two friends turned late-night calls into a movement. Fentanyl Anonymous is giving hope to those who felt shut out of recovery. From 200-person meetings to a ripple effect across North America, this is how breaking silence is saving lives.
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- Fresno police release video of officer striking armed suspect with patrol car
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Fresno police have released body camera, dash camera and security footage of an August 20 incident in which an officer struck an armed suspect with a patrol car during a foot chase near the River Park Shopping Center.
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- Selma man found alive after being lost for 20 days in Sierra wilderness
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- 3:13
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Ron Dailey, the Selma man who went missing for 20 days, is now recovering in the hospital after being found safely. Authorities said he was found by a group of hunters near Swamp Lake Trail. Dailey's daughter, Breanna, recorded him recounting how he got lost.
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- Man sentenced for killing his cellmate at California prison
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Sixteen years later, Marcus Faulk learned his fate in court on Wednesday morning for killing his cellmate, Jason Cannon, at Pleasant Valley State Prison.
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- Prop 50 would divide one Clovis neighborhood into three congressional districts
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Valley voters are now casting their ballots in California's special election. In the Central Valley, which is home to a third of the state's Republicans in Congress, the City of Clovis would go from one congressional district to three near the corner of Gettysburg and Sunnyside avenues.
The Clovis City Council has voted to formally oppose the change.
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- Fresno Unified ready to support those in need as SNAP benefits near end
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- At a time when Valley families will see crucial food benefits disappear as the government shutdown rages on, Fresno Unified School District is doing all it can to make sure none of its more than 73,000 students go hungry.
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- Fresno businessman Bobby Salazar and two others indicted on felony charges
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A man accused of committing a crime for businessman Bobby Salazar appeared in court on Wednesday. Thomas Qualls pleaded not guilty in court to a felony arson charge for the blaze that burned one of Salazar's namesake restaurants. The indictment states Salazar paid Qualls and Badiali $10,000 last year to torch one of his namesake restaurants on Blackstone in central Fresno.
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- Man sentenced to 22 years for killing his cellmate more than a decade ago
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Sixteen years later, Marcus Faulk learned his fate in court on Wednesday morning for killing his cellmate, Jason Cannon, at Pleasant Valley State Prison.
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- Central California families detail how they're preparing for loss of SNAP benefits
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- With more than 5 million Californians facing risks of hunger, California, alongside 26 other states, is taking a stand in defense of federal food assistance. The hole left by SNAP is already weighing heavily in the Central Valley.
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- Fresno air traffic controllers miss first paycheck amid government shutdown
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Many federal employees are now working without pay as the government shutdown approaches its fourth week. Although officials at Fresno's airport said they have not heard of their employees picking up additional work, some have had to take steps to defer their mortgages and seek additional financial assistance.
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- Porterville man accused of being in online network linked to exploitation of teens, animal cruelty
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A string of sinister acts in Porterville. Police, along with the Department of Justice, arrested 19-year-old Tony Long. He is suspected of mutilating cats and sexually exploiting a minor in Washington state. The indictment details Long, who lives in Porterville, committed cyberstalking and made online threats to a minor in Kern County.
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- Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as Category 5 storm
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami warned of devastating flash flooding and numerous landslides from the hurricane with 185 mph (295 kph) winds.
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- Donations to combat food insecurity as SNAP/CalFresh benefits set to pause
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As the government shutdown continues, organizations across California are stepping up to fill the need for food in the Central Valley. To combat food insecurity, Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, the Alliance of California's Farmers and Ranchers Community Fund and Valley Children's Hospital Foundation donated $10,000 to the Central California Food Bank on Monday.
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- Mother of alleged killer testifies in northwest Fresno murder case
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A new perspective on the day prosecutors say Stewart Coleman shot and killed Carl Johnson was shared in court Monday, by the accused killer's mother. She explained to the court that her son, Stewart, is schizophrenic and has struggled with mental health for 30 years.
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- Postponed amendment on vendor ordinance has Fresno small businesses concerned
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Fresno City Council is considering an amendment that would eliminate vendors from operating in the Tower District. In the original 14-page amendment, the city said from January 1 to September 1, there were over 5,500 calls to police from the heart of the Tower District. Those calls resulted in multiple arrests.
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- Search for missing Fresno County man expands to Garnet Fire area
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- New developments in the case of the missing Selma man, Ron Dailey. The U.S. Forest Service is now opening up the area of the Garnet Fire to help expand the search. Officials say Dailey went hunting in the mountains near Shaver Lake on October 13th. When he didn't return home that night, his family contacted the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.
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- Halloween hack leaves Fresno's 'Hauntmare Expo' organizers short $60k
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- 2:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A Halloween hack is coming to light as the organizers behind Fresno's Hauntmare Expo open Skream Valley. Luther Riddle and organizer Dino Garcia say the July expo drew thousands to the Fresno Fairgrounds, featuring vendors, celebrities, haunted houses and zombie laser tag.
The revenue from the tickets never showed up.
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- Former Fresno police detective accused of stealing $60K appears in court
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A former Fresno Police detective appeared in court for the first time after betraying his badge, allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an evidence room.
On Thursday, Rey Medeles appeared out of custody and entered a plea of not guilty to charges of grand theft and preparing false evidence passed down from the Attorney General's office.
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- Fresno couple sentenced for murder of woman and 3-week-old baby
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A complicated and deadly family drama that unraveled in Fresno courtrooms for years came to an end on Wednesday. A judge sentenced Yarelly Solorio-Rivera to two counts of murder. At 25, she is now set to spend two life sentences in prison. Prosecutors say that in 2022, Solorio-Rivera shot and killed her 18-year-old sister, Yanelly, and then her sister's infant daughter, who was three weeks old.
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- Madera County Sheriff reveals details about former deputy who took life with Fresno PD gun
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- 2:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Fresno Police identified 32-year-old Isaac Hare as the man who took his own life with an officer's gun at Community Regional Medical Center. Sheriff Pogue says Hare worked as a deputy in Madera County from December 2016 to September 2017, but was released during his one-year probationary period.
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- Tracking down Central California lawmakers during the government shutdown
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- 5:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- With the government shutdown playing out for the third week, Action News pressed Central California's congressional delegation for answers on Tuesday. The interviews were straightforward, and Action News asked all the lawmakers the same questions with only slight variations based on their party and chamber.
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- Madera heroes honored for saving students from burning bus
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A potential nightmare for Madera Unified parents was prevented by a pair of unexpected heroes. On Tuesday, the brave men responsible for saving the lives of 20 school children were honored by the Madera County Board of Supervisors and others.
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- 15 arrests made across US in $30 million telemarketing fraud scheme
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Federal officials have arrested 15 people accused of running a fraudulent telemarketing scheme that targeted elderly Americans.
Investigators say the suspects contacted victims who owned or previously owned timeshares through phone calls and emails.
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- Suspect dies after using Fresno Police officer's gun at hospital, chief says
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A suspect has died after shooting himself at Community Regional Medical Center with a Fresno Police officer's gun, Chief Mindy Casto says. During a bathroom break at the hospital, the suspect suddenly attacked an officer and was able to disarm his holstered firearm.
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- Bodycam video shows moment Fresno PD shoot and kill domestic violence suspect
- Runtime
- 4:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Fresno Police Department has released edited body-worn camera footage from an August 23 incident that ended with officers fatally shooting a man following a domestic violence call.
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- California woman gives birth to 'miracle' baby while battling stage four lymphoma
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Alyssa Kincade was 20 weeks pregnant when she found out she had stage four lymphoma. On September 19, 2025, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
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- Fresno driver who hit and killed 10-year-old boy near Woodward Park sentenced
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A judge sentenced Raymond Celaya on Wednesday for a deadly 2021 northeast Fresno hit-and-run, weeks after a jury convicted him of vehicular manslaughter for the crash that killed Angel Hernandez.
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- New California law targets copper theft with tougher rules and fines starting in 2026
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Crackdowns on copper wire theft are set to increase in the new year. Governor Newsom signed AB 476 to expand current state law and further discourage thieves, requiring additional documentation from metal buyers and sellers.
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- Disturbing details in case of missing California mother found dead in rural Fresno County
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- 3:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Authorities confirmed to Action News that the body found in rural Fresno County is that of 50-year-old Isabel Lucas-Velasco. A weeks-long investigation ended in tragedy for authorities after Lucas Velasco was last seen at a job site in rural Arroyo Grande on September 12. Authorities announced the arrest of her ex-boyfriend, 45-year-old Alejandro Soriano-Ortiz and his brother, 40-year-old Celestino.
