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Watching Your Wallet: Food insecurity in Central Valley amid rising costs

The growing need at Fresno's City Center is highlighting how common food insecurity is in our region.
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‘Obey the rules’: Police urge safety after Fresno teens injured in crashes

FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – Fresno Police are urging the public to be careful riding motorized vehicles after two crashes two days apart. The first happened Friday night, when police say a truck collided into two teens on a moped scooter at the intersection of Bullard and Palm avenues.
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California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees following Del Monte bankruptcy

Del Monte Foods shuttered its Modesto and Hughson cannery plants in April.
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Two Central Valley cities are getting their first taste of Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A is opening its first locations in Tulare and Clovis, California this Spring, with the Tulare location opening this Thursday.
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Madera Unified robotics team repeats as world champions for 4th title

The team made of students from Madera High, Madera South High and Matilda Torres High battled it out against 600 teams from around the world.
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West Sacramento man found guilty of attempted enticement of a minor

FRESNO, California - Rodger Githens, a 48-year-old from West Sacramento, was found guilty of attempted enticement of a minor and receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. "This verdict stems from overwhelming evidence of a sickening attempt by a privileged defendant to sexually abuse a 7-year-old child," said U.S. Attorney Grant. "Protecting children from...
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Restaurant scene is hopping in Fresno: Openings, closures + what’s coming soon

New restaurants are coming to Fresno. A few have closed — some quietly, some with a big grand finale — and a handful are back open after brief closures. Whatever you think of Fresno’s restaurant scene, there is always something happening. Here’s a look at the ups and downs over the past month or so. Some of the businesses we’ve done full stories about, which we...
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Selma armed robbery suspect wanted by police

Selma Police are searching for a suspect involved in an armed robbery in April, after recovering a shotgun believed to have been used in the robbery, but no arrests have been made yet.
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Professor who was ‘into babies’ convicted after making plans to meet Fresno child: DA

Rodger Githens, a university professor, was convicted of child sexual exploitation offenses after attempting to meet a 7-year-old girl in Fresno, and faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Inside job: For Uncle Sam, the fraud is coming from government employees

Leticia Mariscal seemed to have hit on a nearly foolproof scam. She worked for the Department of Social Services of Madera County, California, where she handled food stamp cases. For more than four years, starting in late 2020, she would scour the county’s databases for elderly or deceased people, approve...

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