Mayor responds to proposal to remove name of Cesar Chavez from Fresno streets
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — FOX26 News spoke to Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer on Wednesday after Councilman Miguel Arias held a news conference proposing to remove the name of Cesar Chavez from city streets. Arias made the comments after civil rights leader Dolores Huerta released a statement that Cesar Chavez...
Teens Walked Out of School to Protest ICE. Police Are Investigating the Adults Who...
Alfred Aldrete in the Tower District in Fresno on Feb. 27, 2026. Aldrete believes he is one of six people the Clovis Police Department is considering charging after he helped with security during a student-walkout protest against federal immigration raids earlier that month. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters. As...
Electric Equipment Rebates Available To Valley Residents
MADERA COUNTY, CA – With spring in full swing, Valley residents are encouraged to help improve air quality and quality of life by replacing gas-powered yard care equipment with zero-emission electric alternatives through the Air District’s Clean Green Yard Machines program (CGYM). Funding is available Valley-wide to...
California High Speed Rail completes underpass connecting downtown to Southwest Fresno
The California High Speed Rail Authority announced it has completed the Cesar Chavez Boulevard underpass grade separation project. The project, less than a mile from the future Fresno Station site, now connects downtown Fresno to southwest Fresno and Chinatown, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in an...
DOJ: Fresno felon sentenced after being found with ‘ghost gun’
FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – A Fresno man who is a felon was sentenced Monday after being found with a “ghost gun,” the Department of Justice said. Raymond Jessie Rodriguez, 29 of Fresno, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. According to court documents, in March 2024,...
Elm Ave. businesses launch $100mil tort claim against City of Fresno
The owners of Elm Avenue Business Park have filed a $100 million claim against the City of Fresno over the long-running effort to rezone the park to industrial use. Buzz Oates and SPAN Development announced the formal government tort claim for damages on Tuesday. The backstory: The Elm Avenue Business...
Crushing Old Farm Tractors is Benefiting Everyone in the Central Valley
Sounds of old polluting tractors filled the air at Bruno’s Iron and Metal Works in Fresno. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District along with other local leaders gathered recently to talk about how programs such as the farmer program provide incentives to replace the old equipment. Farmer...
Clovis gym temporarily closed ‘for the safety of our members’
Planet Fitness in Clovis has temporarily closed due to structural issues, and will remain closed until arrangements can be made between Planet Fitness and the City of Clovis' building inspectors.
Man Killed, Second Man Injured in Fresno Shooting, Police Seek Public’s Help in IDing...
March 17, 2026 – Fresno Police Department officials report that on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 12:32 a.m., Northwest Policing District officers responded to an apartment complex located near the intersection of Barstow Avenue and Blackstone Avenue for a report of two shooting victims. Officers found 32-year-old...
Did ruling block Fresno city attorney Janz’s power to investigate wage theft? See details
A Fresno County judge blocked an attempt by the Fresno City Attorney’s Office to force a local business to comply with an investigation after it was accused of illegal payment practices by two employees. Court records show Judge Kristi Culver Kapetan ruled late last month that City Attorney Andrew Janz’s office...

















