Tower District Vendors Facing Potential Fines After Ordinance Seeks to Prohibit Vending
If you live in Fresno, you have likely heard of Tower District and its lively atmosphere during the day and night. During the day people go to have lunch or grab a coffee, while at night it is filled with energetic music and dancing. Throughout the whole day, you’ll see people grabbing food from vendors on the...
Fresno’s $7.7M Electric Car and Bike Sharing Programs Beset by Vandalism, Underuse
Transform Fresno got $7.7 million for an electric car and bike sharing program from the state's Transformative Climate Communities program in 2019. The Clean Shared Mobility Network has been troubled by vandalism, especially of the car chargers installed at public housing sites in southwest Fresno. Biz-Werx is taking...
‘It’s a philosophy’: Why a Fresno kitchen is putting people first before profit
My Homies Kitchen is a non-profit in downtown Fresno that is serving culture, connection, and a second chance to many in the community through its food, workshops, and focus on harm reduction and law and policy.
Empty space in Fresno’s Granite Park area slated for ‘all-inclusive care’ senior center
A new senior healthcare center accessible to Medi-Cal beneficiaries — much needed in Fresno, says a local provider — is planned to go up just steps from Granite Park early as next year. Fresno’s Planning Commission recently OK’d a development permit for a facility of up to 20,000 square feet at the southeast corner...
Madera Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Counterfeit...
February 10, 2026 – Brian Stan Hindman, 50, of Madera, was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possession of counterfeit postal keys, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court records, on July 25, 2025, during...
Fresno Family Band Hit by Theft of $4,000 in Gear Ahead of Valentine’s Spotlight
Predawn Break-In Shocks Local Musicians (Image Credits: Yourcentralvalley.com) Fresno, Calif. – Thieves shattered a car window in the predawn hours, stripping a local family band ... Read more The post Fresno Family Band Hit by Theft of $4,000 in Gear Ahead of Valentine’s Spotlight appeared first on Climate Cosmos .
Fresno man files over $1.5 million in false tax returns, DOJ says
FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – A Fresno man pleaded guilty Monday after filing over $1.5 million in false tax returns. According to the DOJ, it could land 35-year-old Marice Curry of Fresno with three years in prison. It all started in 2023 when Curry filed more than 50 false...
Duncan Polytechnical construction students get hands-on experience at new bar and restaurant
The building and construction students have been spending about six hours a week in Downtown Fresno.
Over 100 people cited for phone violations while driving in Fresno
The Fresno Police Department cited 112 drivers for hands-free cell phone violations and issued 130 citations in total, including non-distracted driving violations, during a distracted driving enforcement operation over the weekend.
‘We should be doing this’: California targets repeat DUI offenders following Fresno tragedy
California lawmakers are introducing new laws to stop repeat drunk driving, which supporters say can save lives, after two 18-year-olds were killed in a May 2025 crash caused by a driver on probation for a DUI conviction.
