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Fresno Bishop speaks out against mass deportations
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- Fresno Bishop speaks out against mass deportations
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno speaks about the Catholic Church's role in the face of deportations across the country. Bishop Brennan has referred to mass deportations as inhumane and opposes labeling everyone who has crossed the border illegally as criminals. However, he's not opposed to all deportations.
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- Yosemite National Park employees laid off amid government cuts
- Runtime
- 4:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Employees at Yosemite National Park are expressing their confusion and concern after learning they are out of a job. The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees whose roles include cleaning and maintaining parks, and educating visitors.
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- Fresno State graduate is President Trump's nominee to lead Department of Labor
- Runtime
- 3:36
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer sat for her Senate Confirmation Hearing on Wednesday, putting the Valley native one step closer to leading President Trump's Department of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer graduated from Hanford High, where she met her husband in 1986, and she earned a business degree from Fresno State in 1990.
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- Probability of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade increases, NASA says
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.
The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December of 2032, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
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- Food banks across Central California facing funding uncertainty
- Runtime
- 4:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Action News is getting a better picture of the impacts on organizations that rely on federal funding to help feed families across the Central Valley. The bottom line is they don't know what the future holds.
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- California bill would ban anti-aging products for shoppers under 18
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A California Assembly member introduced a new bill that would ban anti-aging products for kids under the age of 18. Tween trendsetters have taken over social media with skincare routines inspiring other young kids.
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- Dramatic video shows moment Delta plane flipped after landing in Toronto
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Dramatic video shows the moment Delta Flight 4819 caught fire and rolled over upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport Monday afternoon. This video -- which was given to investigators, who are now reviewing it -- shows the plane reach the ground, erupt in flames, bounce on the runway and then overturn.
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- Undocumented taxpayers could be at risk amid possible cooperation between IRS, DHS
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Action News continues to track the Trump administration's "immigration crackdown" in the Valley. Labor leaders say they're concerned a recent decision by federal officials could put undocumented taxpayers at risk.
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- Title
- White House claims Elon Musk does not run DOGE in new filing
- Runtime
- 1:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- As its influence within the federal government grows daily, one question routinely emerges about the Department of Government Efficiency: Who is in charge? In an affidavit filed in federal court, a White House official clarified that Elon Musk is not the administrator of the newly formed entity -- seemingly contradicting public statements by Trump.
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- California Senate bill aims to limit utility rates hikes
- Runtime
- 3:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- PG&E announced billions in profit last year immediately after hiking rates up a record six times in 2024. Now, a state senator is pushing back by introducing a bill to limit rate hikes.
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- Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs. Three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press said up to 350 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration were abruptly laid off late Thursday, with some losing access to email before they'd learned they were fired, only to try to enter their offices on Friday morning to find they were locked out. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.
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- Mindy Casto named new Fresno Police Chief, becomes first woman to hold position
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto has been named the new chief of the Fresno Police Department. The announcement was made Thursday morning during a press conference with Mayor Jerry Dyer and City Manager Georgeanne White.
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- New Fresno Police Chief Mindy Casto makes history, lists her top priorities
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Mindy Casto made history Thursday as she became the City of Fresno's 24th police chief and the first woman to lead the department.
Casto accepted the offer for the position on Tuesday and says she is grateful and ready to continue her work.
Casto's appointment comes six months after former Chief Paco Balderrama resigned as details of an off-duty relationship came to light.
Action News asked Casto about her priorities as the new top cop.
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- Recapping recent immigration crackdown in the Central Valley
- Runtime
- 4:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Immigration raids that began in early January in the Central Valley triggered widespread fear, protests and boycotts.
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- Trump says he and Russian leader Putin have agreed to begin 'negotiations' on ending Ukraine war
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a dramatic prisoner swap.
In a social media post, Trump said he and Putin had a lengthy phone call during which they committed to "working together, very closely" to end the conflict and would meet in person, perhaps in each other's countries.
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- American Marc Fogel greeted by President Trump after being freed from Russia
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- American Marc Fogel, who has been held in Russia since being arrested on drug charges in 2021, has been freed, according to the White House. Fogel, 63, was serving a 14-year sentence at a Russian prison colony. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the American teacher had been "wrongfully detained" in October 2024, the State Department confirmed to ABC News.
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- 4 arrested in connection to Thanksgiving 2024 homicide in central Fresno, police say
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Four people have been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in central Fresno on Thanksgiving.
Fresno police say 22-year-old Anthony Calderon was killed in the shooting outside of an apartment complex near Pleasant and Fedora avenues.
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- Suspect pleads not guilty in hit-and-run crash that killed his friend in Fresno County
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The man accused of causing a deadly Fresno County crash last week has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
Investigators say the driver, 26-year-old Gerardo Lopez Perez, ran away and left his friend and passenger, Ciriaco Santiago Gomez, to die.
The two were just east of Reedley when investigators say Gerardo was speeding and made an abrupt turn.
His Honda Accord flew into an orchard and flipped.
Ciriaco died at the scene.
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- 4 arrested in connection to Thanksgiving 2024 homicide in central Fresno, police say
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Four people have been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting on Thanksgiving morning in central Fresno.
Fresno police say 22-year-old Anthony Calderon was killed in the shooting outside of an apartment complex near Pleasant and Fedora avenues.
Nearly three months later, police have arrested 20-year-old Uniese Brown, 19-year-old Christopher Stanley, 20-year-old Demarion Hackett, and a 16-year-old boy in connection to the murder.
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- Gas prices spike in Fresno ahead of tariffs
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Gas prices are on the rise. This week, drivers in Fresno are seeing the price for a gallon go up 17 cents. It makes it harder for families to stay within budget, and economists are keeping a close eye on those tariffs to see how they will impact the economy overall.
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- Second victim dies following shooting outside In-N-Out in Hanford, police say
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A second victim has died following a shooting in Hanford last week.
On Monday, the Kings County District Attorney's office filed two murder charges with enhancements against the suspect, 27-year-old Rafael Estrada.
Hanford police say Rafael shot 20-year-old Daniel Dawson and 20-year-old Andy Osuna in a parking lot near In-N-Out last on Thursday.
Daniel died at the scene and Andy passed away in the hospital on Sunday.
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- Trump 'floods the zone' with barrage of orders, implementing tariffs, targeting paper straws
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Just three weeks in, President Trump has signed more orders than in the first hundred days of any president in more than 90 years. Only FDR signed more.
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- 3 arrested, including teen, for cash register robberies in Fresno: PD
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Two adults and a teenager have been arrested in connection to a string of cash register robberies in Fresno. The brazen thieves targeted the Best Buy at River Park and the Deli Delicious near the Manchester Center.
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- President Donald Trump to announce new tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump says he'll announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week.
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- Latino Freeze Movement in response to White House DEI Policies
- Runtime
- 4:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A Valley doctor has now started the Latino Freeze movement in response to President Trump's executive orders when it comes to DEI and the crackdown on illegal immigration.
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- Fresno Unified substitute caught on recording asking students about immigration status
- Runtime
- 3:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Audio of a Fresno Unified School District substitute teacher speaking to a classroom of high school students Wednesday is causing a stir.
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- Man sentenced for domestic violence that almost killed estranged wife in Clovis
- Runtime
- 2:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The man convicted of trying to kill his estranged wife in Clovis is heading to state prison. A judge sentenced Manuel Ramirez to 27 years for the brutal bout of domestic violence.
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- Title
- Probation sentence for deadly driver 'slap on wrist,' victims' loved ones say
- Runtime
- 2:50
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The DUI driver who killed a young couple and their unborn baby in Fresno is out of jail. Prosecutors say Eugene Roebuck was speeding up to 115 miles per hour when he slammed into the victims' car. Now, their loved ones are sharing the pain of seeing him released on probation instead of going to prison.
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- Leaders react to Trump's criticism of California's High-Speed Rail project
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- President Trump is taking aim at California’s high-speed rail project. The president spoke about the project in the Oval Office, criticizing its management and the amount of money already invested. Critics of the project have said it was set to cost taxpayers $33 billion and be completed four years ago, but both the timeline and budget have grown.
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- Suspect in Kings County murder pleads not guilty as victim's family and daughters try to heal
- Runtime
- 3:13
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children, 22-year-old Madeline Rose Cuevas.
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- Judge blocks President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. Members of the Trump administration spent months crafting this executive order with the understanding that it would inevitably be challenged and potentially blocked by lower courts, according to sources familiar with their planning.
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- Title
- Immigration attorneys see surge in legal help amid mass deportations
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Local immigration attorneys say they're seeing a surge in people reaching out for support as deportation numbers continue to climb.
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- Educators call federal funding "essential" as Trump weighs shuttering Dept. of Education
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Education leaders are scrambling to grasp President Trump's executive orders, including one that may close the federal Department of Education. The president's order would essentially gut the department from the inside out, requiring the Secretary of Education to submit a proposal for dismantling the department.
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- Selma family mourns father they say died in DUI-related north Fresno crash
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A Selma family is reeling after a north Fresno crash claimed their loved one late last month.
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- Central Valley demonstrators stand in solidarity for 'Day Without Immigrants'
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- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- From the campus of UC Merced to the streets of Sanger, dozens of demonstrations showed the impact of "A Day Without Immigrants" on Monday. Protestors nationwide dedicated a single day to no school, no work, no shopping.
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- California man accused of killing ex-girlfriend, kidnapping daughters could face death penalty
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Prosecutors are considering the death penalty for Johnathan Maldonado-Cruz, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Madeline Rose Cuevas. Authorities say Maldonado-Cruz also kidnapped their two toddler daughters and took them to Mexico before safely handing them over to authorities and turning himself in at the border.
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- California Assembly approves $50M to protect state policies from Trump plans
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- California's Democratic-dominated Assembly endorsed up to $50 million in funding to defend the state's progressive policies against challenges by the Trump administration. The legislation sets aside $25 million for the state Department of Justice to fight legal battles against the federal government, and another $25 million for legal groups to defend immigrants facing possible deportation.
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- Central California farmers raise concerns after Trump orders dam water release
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- President Trump's order to significantly release water from two Tulare County reservoirs has raised concerns among local officials and farmers.
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- Boy stayed by mom's side after she died in Fresno County crash, CHP says
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A seven-year-old boy survived a crash that killed his mother near Auberry, and the child stayed by her side for several hours before he was found.
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- US tariffs on Mexico 'paused for a month,' 10,000 Mexican troops head to border
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexico have been "paused for a month," Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a post on X Monday shortly after speaking to President Donald Trump. Trump confirmed the news shortly after in a social media post of his own. Sheinbaum said Mexico has agreed to "reinforce" the Mexico-U.S. border with 10,000 National Guard troops "immediately." She also said the U.S. had agreed to work to prevent high-powered weapons from being trafficked into Mexico.
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- Title
- Fresno teen battling cancer surprised with Super Bowl tickets
- Runtime
- 3:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Nineteen kids are about to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Make-A-Wish is partnering with the NFL to give them tickets to the Super Bowl. Gabriel Garcia, a student at Fresno's Sunnyside High, will be part of the group.
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- Title
- Mexico, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs: 'Difficult times in the coming days and weeks'
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- White House officials announced that President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on goods from China. The tariffs, which will be implemented on Feb. 4, will be imposed via three separate executive orders that have been signed for each country, according to a White House official. The policy risks raising prices for essential products like gas and groceries.
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- Title
- Kings County kids found safe, father in custody for mother's murder, officials say
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Two children who were taken from their home in Kings County have been found safe after their mother was killed earlier this week.
The Kings County Sheriff's Office says a two-year-old girl and a three-year-old girl were taken from the home by their father, 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz.
Maldonado-Cruz is suspected of shooting and killing the girls' mother, 22-year-old Madeline Rose Cuevas, in the home near Fourth Place and Orchard Drive.
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- Title
- Kings County kids returned to safety after being taken to Mexico by father accused of killing mother
- Runtime
- 4:48
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Two children who were taken from their home in Kings County have been found safe after their mother was killed earlier this week.
The Kings County Sheriff's Office says a two-year-old girl and a three-year-old girl were taken from the home by their father, 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz.
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- Title
- Aviation experts weigh in on what could've caused D.C. plane crash
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- We are learning more about the tragic collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C. At least 40 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River. Pilots and aviation experts are weighing in, using their expertise to try to understand what went wrong.
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- Title
- President Donald Trump attacks DEI as factor in DC plane crash
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration -- under Democratic presidents -- were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in Washington.
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- Title
- Kings County kids found safe, father in custody for mother's murder, officials say
- Runtime
- 4:12
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- More than two days after a South Valley mother's murder, her two children were found safe and their father is in custody. Kings County Sheriff's Deputies say 23-year-old Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz turned himself in at the Mexican border sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. He's accused of killing 22-year-old Madeline Rose Cuevas, who would have celebrated her 23rd birthday on Valentine's Day.
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- Title
- Man stabbed over argument for seat on Fresno bus, police say
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Police say a man was stabbed several times in the stomach and chest while riding a FAX bus in downtown Fresno. Investigators say the suspects did not know the victim and that the incident does not appear to be gang-related, racially motivated or involve anyone in the unhoused community.
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- Title
- 'Know Your Rights' cards handed out to farm workers in Fresno
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- On Wednesday, organizers handed out red ''Know Your Rights'' cards to farm workers attending a food distribution event in southeast Fresno. It comes as fears of deportations grow in immigrant and farmworker communities.
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- Title
- No survivors expected in DC midair crash between American Airlines jet, helicopter
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night. Officials said no survivors are expected.
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