Fresno Unified Retirees Allege Elder Abuse Via Health Care Change
A letter of complaint, filed on behalf of approximately 6,200 retirees and beneficiaries, opposes the current health care coverage. Fresno Unified has failed to provide “lifetime benefits” offered to employees since the 70s according to the demand letter. It is alleged that retirees’ current coverage has caused...
Exclusive details revealed as accused Madera Walgreens killer heads to trial
A Madera County judge ruled on Friday that Narciso Gallardo Fernandez will stand trial for murder following a chilling attack at a Madera Walgreens last March.
Local Bites: Grandma’s Tacos in Fresno
Grandma's Tacos in Fresno is a family-owned restaurant serving up traditional Mexican dishes with a focus on customer service and using love and quality ingredients to create flavorful tacos and breakfast burritos.
Dine and Dish: Red Apple Cafe in northwest Fresno
The kitchen staff cooks for the masses at Red Apple Cafe at Herndon and Ingram in northwest Fresno.
Afternoon traffic snarled when truck overturns on Highway 99 in Fresno, CHP says
A minor-injury crash snarled traffic Friday afternoon when a truck overturned in the lanes of Fresno’s Highway 99, according to the California Highway Patrol. The reason for the crash was not immediately clear, but the truck came to rest on its roof about 2:36 p.m. on the northbound side of Highway 99 near Olive...
Fresno Unified board trustees will receive 113% pay raises amid budget deficit
Fresno Unified School District trustees will receive a pay raise starting in February that will double the amount of their current stipends. The Board of Trustees voted, 6-1, to increase their monthly stipend from $2,111 to $4,500, or $54,000 annually, starting Feb. 1. The raises were made possible after Gov. Gavin...
As ICE concerns rise, Fresno mayor’s MLK Day speech knocked tactics but urged compliance
On the same day Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a gardener on the streets of Clovis, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer criticized the tactics federal agents have been employing nationwide as ones that have “shocked the conscience of America.” Speaking during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday, Dyer said...
Kingsburg soon to feel the ‘Burn’
KINGSBURG – A new business coming to downtown Kingsburg will give Fresno County residents a space to grow both bodies and minds. Located just off of the city’s main street, Burn Pilates and Strength Training is aiming to open its doors in early spring. Owner Dianna Cochrane said she is excited to become a part of the...
Balakian Farms’ Fassoulia – Green Beans with Meat
REEDLEY, CA — Amber Balakian’s great-grandparents were hardworking immigrants who fled the Armenian Genocide over a century ago and settled in Reedley, California, a small San Joaquin Valley farming town where they planted vineyards. Balakian Farms was founded in 1925 by Zadig Balakian. His son, John, was the eldest...
Fresno Man Fatally Shot During “Disturbance” Involving Multiple People, Police Say
FRESNO, CA — “On Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 2:43 pm, officers from the Central Policing District responded to the intersection of Angus Street and Yale Avenue regarding a large disturbance involving multiple subjects. As officers responded, additional 911 calls were received stating someone had been shot. When...
