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Bobby Salazar accused of hiring motorcycle gang to set restaurant on fire
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- Bobby Salazar accused of hiring motorcycle gang to set restaurant on fire
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- 3:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The owner of the popular Mexican restaurant chain, Bobby Salazar's, appeared in front of a judge for the first time since his arrest. We're learning more about the alleged plot to burn down one of his restaurants and collect almost $1 million in insurance money.
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- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged.
The pop star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared the joyous news in an Instagram post Tuesday, writing in the caption, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."
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- Protests push for Prop 57 reform as male suspect in Caleb Quick murder appears in court
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- 3:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As a 16-year-old murder suspect makes his way through the justice system, families of other victims are pushing for change that could land the boy a longer sentence.
The teen is accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Caleb Quick outside a Clovis McDonald's in April.
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- Dr. Joseph Castro, former Fresno State president, dies at 58
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- 4:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Dr. Joseph Castro, the former Fresno State president and California State University chancellor, has died. Castro was in hospice care while battling cancer. Dr. Castro was the president of Fresno State from 2013 to 2020 before taking over as the chancellor of CSU.
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- Retired Fresno County judge indicted by federal grand jury on sexual assault charges
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Former Fresno County Judge Adolfo Corona is now facing federal charges after a federal grand jury indicted him on five counts for deprivation of rights tied to an alleged sexual assault, making false statements, and trying to alter documents. The federal indictment, unsealed and obtained by Action News, lays out a string of alleged criminal behavior dating back nearly two years.
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- Break-in at Fresno business caught on camera as thieves make off with bikes
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Dramatic surveillance video shows the moments a group of men smashed the glass door of a Fresno bike shop and busted through metal bars, and it's not the first time. Now, the business is asking for help finding the suspects.
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- Domestic violence suspect shot and killed by Fresno police identified
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- 3:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We’re learning more about the man who was shot and killed by Fresno police after a domestic disturbance. Police say 35-year-old Joseph Merical barricaded himself in the West Pointe apartments in Northwest Fresno. He is suspected of attacking a woman.
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- High school football start times changed to protect players from heat
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- High school football games are being adjusted because of the high heat in Central California. This is the second season the California Interscholastic Federation is using new guidelines to make changes to game times when it comes to heat or air quality.
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- 31-year-old man stabbed to death in central Fresno identified
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Multiple suspects remain on the loose after 31-year-old Cecil Deloney was killed in central Fresno on Tuesday. Fresno police say Deloney was beaten, then stabbed, after a large fight on Grant Avenue and Orchard Street.
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- Fresno Christmas Tree Lane organizers cite safety as reason to suspend walk nights
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- This winter will mark Christmas Tree Lane's 103rd year of bringing holiday magic and joy to thousands across the Central Valley. While driving and walking down the lane has become a tradition for families, it's also become a safety concern. Organizers say walk nights have grown so much that a larger organization must take over to manage the event better.
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- Man sentenced following Fresno County car crash that killed friend
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Probation denied. The driver behind the wheel during a deadly Fresno County crash earlier this year is now heading to prison after his failed attempt to walk free on probation. The victim and driver were reportedly friends when the rollover crash happened in a Fresno County orchard. But prosecutors and the judge say Gerardo Perez disregarded the victim's life by running away.
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- Shooting suspect arrested after being hit by Fresno Police car in River Park
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- An investigation is underway after a shooting suspect was arrested after a Fresno police officer hit him with his car in River Park. Chief Mindy Casto says the suspect shot roughly five times and ran across Blackstone toward Sam's Club when nearby officers responded.
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- Man sentenced for 'savage beating' in Fresno County home invasion
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The man responsible for a savage beating in Fresno County earlier this year learned his prison sentence, just moments after the victim recounted it in vivid detail.
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- American Dream on pause: Popular Fresno restaurant manager detained by ICE
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Sam "Psalm" Behpoor was living out his American dream with his family, working as the manager of Pismo's in Northwest Fresno for 10 years until ICE detained him on June 23. His wife and three-year-old son are now left wondering about their family's future.
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- American Dream on pause: Pismo's restaurant manager detained by ICE
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- A longtime manager at Pismo’s has now spent close to two months in an ICE detention center in Bakersfield.
Sam "Psalm" Behpoor was living out his American dream with his family, working as the manager of Pismo's in Northwest Fresno for 10 years until he was detained by ICE on June 23rd.
His wife and three-year-old son are now left wondering about their family's future.
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- Family wants justice for mother hit and killed by suspected DUI driver in central Fresno
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A local family is demanding justice after a mother was hit while walking on the sidewalk by a suspected DUI driver in central Fresno.
Fresno Police said 30-year-old Shante Vasquez, who goes by the name Monica, was walking near First and Olive when 47-year-old Akinyele Chatmon crashed into her on Sunday afternoon.
Detectives suspect Chatmon was under the influence of alcohol and or drugs at the time of the collision.
The family set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses. You can find it in the link in our bio.
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- Fresno State set to open season against Kansas in Week 0 matchup
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The Fresno State Bulldogs are set to hit the road to open the season against the Kansas Jayhawks, one of just five college football games played in Week 0. First-year head coach Matt Entz says his team has improved dramatically since he stepped onto campus in January.
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- Republicans, Democrats speak on CA congressional redistricting maps
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- 3:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- California state representatives were back in session, responding to the redistricting push in the Golden State. California Assembly democrats are saying they are responding to counteract redistricting efforts in Texas. Republicans are saying the proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom is corrupt and illegal.
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- President Trump says he'll lead push to end mail-in voting
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Trump said on Monday that he will lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots, falsely claiming that it leads to voter fraud.
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- Fresno family still looking for answers after missing mother and baby found dead in canal
- Runtime
- 3:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Questions remain about how a missing mother and her baby ended up in a Northern California canal after their family searched for the pair for more than a month. Whisper Owen's family says she had brought her daughter, Sandra, to Fresno on July 15 for a doctor's appointment, but never made it back home to the Sacramento area as planned that night.
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- Family wants justice for mother hit and killed by suspected DUI driver in central Fresno
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A local family is demanding justice. Their plea comes after a 30-year-old woman was hit while walking on a sidewalk near First and Olive in central Fresno. The driver dragged the woman's body into the street and was later arrested for DUI.
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- 1st classes at Clovis South High and Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The newest high school and middle school campus in the Clovis Unified School District came to life Monday morning.
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- Missing mother and baby leaving Fresno found dead in vehicle in NorCal canal
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Search crews on the scene Sunday confirmed that Whisper Owens and her daughter, Sandra, were found inside their 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, which was discovered submerged in a canal under a bridge on Highway 120 and Victory Avenue near Oakdale.
The pair had been missing since July 15, when Owen drove to see family and go to a doctor's appointment in Fresno. Her family said she left in the early evening to head back home to Sacramento.
A link to the family's GoFundMe can be found in our bio.
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- Inside the unsealed sex abuse complaint against former Fresno County school bus driver
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- We're learning more about a former Sierra Unified school bus driver who's being accused of sex crimes against a child. An unsealed criminal complaint against 39-year-old Charles Ferguson outlines 10 felony counts of lewd acts against an underage female victim, dating wall the way back to 2017.
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- Valley Congress seats could change under newly revealed California Congressional maps
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Central Valley lawmakers are speaking out about Governor Gavin Newsom's effort to redraw congressional districts in California following the release of the first draft.
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- Missing mother and baby leaving Fresno found dead in vehicle in canal
- Runtime
- 2:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A month-long search has come to a grim end for Whisper Owen and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra McCarty. The family says they were found in a canal in Stanislaus County. Whisper and Sandra went missing on July 15. The family says the two left Fresno to head back home to Sacramento after a doctor's appointment.
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- "This is a horrible one:" Inside the sex abuse complaint against former Sierra USD school bus driver
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- We're learning more about a former Sierra Unified school bus driver who's being accused of sex crimes against a child.
39-year-old Charles Ferguson is facing 10 felony counts dating back to 2017 for lewd acts with a girl younger than 14.
The complaint alleges Ferguson assaulted the child for years, oftentimes when she was unconscious and at one point even turned violent.
Sierra Unified confirmed Ferguson worked as a bus driver during the time of the incidents but authorities do not believe he used his position to gain access to other victims.
Ferguson has posted bail and is expected to be in court on August 22.
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- Woman sentenced for lighting fire in northwest Fresno that killed unhoused man
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Nearly two years later, a Fresno family is getting closure following the death of their loved one, who died in a fire in April of 2023.
Eric Bennett, 59 years old at the time, was unhoused and using a culvert for shelter when Felicia Quiroz set it on fire.
Investigators say Code Enforcement surveillance cameras captured the moment Quiroz used a lighter to start the fire and determined it was arson.
In court Thursday morning, the judge sentenced Quiroz to 15 years to life.
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- 5 escape fast moving central Fresno house fire that displaced family of 7
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Seven people, including four children, escaped a house fire in central Fresno on Thursday afternoon and are now asking for the community's help rebuilding.
Resident Jerry Bower and his cousin, Janette, and her four kids, ages 8 to 24, are holding on through their faith after their home was declared a total loss.
A GoFundMe page can be found in the link in our bio if you'd like to support Bower's family.
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- Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit amid Russia-Ukraine war
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit.
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- Woman sentenced for lighting fire in Fresno that killed unhoused man
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A Fresno family is getting closer to justice after the death of their loved one in a fire in 2023. Felicia Quiroz was convicted of the deadly arson, and she learned her punishment in a Fresno County courtroom.
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- Gov. Gavin Newsom moves forward with California redistricting plan
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- 4:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek approval of redrawn districts intended to give Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the fight for control of Congress.
The move is a direct response to a similar Republican-led effort in Texas, pushed by President Donald Trump as his party seeks to maintain its slim House majority in the midterm elections.
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- Community Regional moving away from pediatric care, raising concerns for parents
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Clinic Closure. A major healthcare provider is shutting down its specialty pediatric care in the Valley, leaving families scrambling for other options.
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- Fresno Unified School District preparing to welcome 70k students
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- More than 70,000 Fresno Unified students are preparing to go back to school next week.
District Superintendent Misty Her is urging parents to update their contact information and download the "Parent Square" mobile app to stay informed.
She also highlighted new spaces for students and the long-term goals for the district.
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- Community Regional is moving away from pediatric care, raising concerns for parents
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- A Clovis mother is raising the alarm about specialty pediatric care in the valley, after she was told her child’s Community Regional Medical clinic was shutting down. Community Health said this transition will happen over the next six months and then it will no longer have outpatient pediatric specialty care clinics at either campus.
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- Fresno family pleads for help finding missing mother and baby
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- 28 days. That's how long it's been since Whisper Owen's family has seen her and her 8-month-old daughter, Sandra.
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- Auto-theft capital no more: Fresno Police Department's special team targets car thieves
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The City of Fresno is now reporting substantial progress, just years after it was ranked the auto theft capital of the country. Fresno has fallen from number one in the nation for car thefts to number 22 in 2024.
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- Fresno family pleads for help finding missing mother and baby
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Desperate by the day. The worried Valley family of a missing mom and her 8-month-old baby girl spends every agonizing hour wondering where they are. The pair was last seen in a silver Chevy SUV almost a month ago. Whisper Owen and her baby girl, Sandra, left Fresno on the evening of July 15th to drive back home to the Sacramento area, but the two never arrived.
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- Missing hawk returns to Fresno Chaffee Zoo after 15 months
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ripley, a Harris's Hawk who has been missing from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo for over a year, has returned!
Zoo officials say that on July 29, someone in Prather noticed an unfamiliar bird in their yard. Their research led them to the story about Ripley, and they contacted the zoo.
They were able to confirm that the bird was indeed Ripley. Staff members went into the pond and called for Ripley. He flew to them after about 20 minutes.
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- Trial in 2020 murder winds down, defense raises concerns with evidence submission
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Nearly five years after a man was shot and killed in east central Fresno, the alleged shooter could soon learn his fate as the trial nears its end.
Damion Salinas is charged with murder in the August 2020 death of Joshua Thao.
Prosecutors say Thao was trying to help friends involved in a car crash at Backer and Belmont when he got into an argument with a group of men.
That's when prosecutors say Salinas shot and killed Thao.
On Tuesday, the prosecution presented surveillance videos they say show the seconds leading up to the shooting and the moment the trigger was pulled.
But the defense argued, the clips should be presented separately and not together.
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- Here's where the hottest and coldest housing market is in Central California
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- 2:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- An interesting shift among home buyers has revealed the hottest and coldest real estate markets in the Central Valley.
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- Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump said Monday he's taking over Washington's police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation's capital.
The president, flanked by his attorney general, his defense secretary and the FBI director, said he was declaring a public safety emergency and his administration would be removing homeless encampments.
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- Shakira fans disheartened by long entry lines at Valley Children's Stadium
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- 3:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Global superstar Shakira performed at Valley Children's Stadium last night, electrifying tens of thousands of fans. However, some fans faced a nightmare getting in.
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- Judge clears accused Fresno killer to face trial for death of unhoused man
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The case against an accused Fresno killer could soon go to trial after several witnesses testified about the brutal attack outside a well-known downtown organization.
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- Thousands brave triple digits and long lines to see Shakira in Fresno
- Runtime
- 4:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Thousands of fans waited through intense heat and long lines to see and hear Shakira perform on stage. It was the first concert ever held at Valley Children's Stadium. While many were able to get in early, others faced a night of frustration before ever setting foot inside the stadium.
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- Victims speak out as former Dog House Grill manager admits to fraud
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The victims of a now-convicted Fresno fraudster are coming forward to detail the lengths, they say, Matthew Billingsley went to obtain their money. Billingsley once managed the popular Dog House Grill near Fresno State.
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- Man with goat breaks into west central Fresno restaurant
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Police are on the lookout for a man who broke into a west central Fresno restaurant with a black and white goat.
The pair is seen on surveillance video calmly walking past the closed Curry Pizza Company off Clinton and Blythe.
The owner says the thief took two liters of soda, worth about $6, and then walked out and off into the night with the goat. The cost to repair the broken glass is about $1,500 to cover the deductible.
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- Valley Children's Stadium transformed for Shakira concert, Fresno State preparing for large crowd
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Shakira is bringing her world tour to Fresno! Valley Children's Stadium is gearing up for a packed house.
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- 5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart in Georgia, fellow service member in custody: officials
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Five soldiers were shot by a fellow service member in an active shooter incident at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday, according to the military base.
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- Prop 36 leads to nearly 300 felony charges in Fresno County, police chief shares stern warning
- Runtime
- 3:22
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Enforcing Prop 36. Fresno County prosecutors and Fresno's top cop say local law enforcement is making full use of a new state law to crack down on retail theft.
