Hiker who set out to climb Mount Whitney for 21st birthday missing 3 weeks...
A hiker who attempted to summit Mount Whitney in November to celebrate his 21st birthday has been missing for weeks. Now Joseph Brambila is feared dead, according to a nonprofit group that provides assistance to the families of missing hikers. Brambila set out to climb the 14,505-foot mountain solo on Nov. 10 — and...
DOJ: Man sentenced in nearly $5M Central Valley canola fraud
FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – A 49-year-old man who used to live in Clovis has been sentenced for his part in a nearly $5 million fraud scheme where millions of dollars’ worth of canola was stolen from international food processors, according to the federal Department of Justice. According...
Madera Supervisor Gonzalez drops out of contested Assembly race
Madera County Supervisor Leticia Gonzalez is no longer running for the California Assembly in the 27th District. In her place, Fresno County Supervisor Brian Pacheco is expected to run in the district. Flashback: Gonzalez, who was first elected to the Madera County Board of Supervisors in 2020, launched her campaign...
Fresno health care company CEO arrested VA fraud scheme
FRESNO – The CEO of a Fresno-based health care company was arrested at San Francisco International Airport for submitting false claims for services that were never provided, including billing for care purportedly rendered to veterans who had already died. According to the announcement from Dec. 3, Cashmir Chinedu...
‘Something very special.’ It’s the busiest time of the year for some of Fresno’s...
Fabiola Félix still remembers the Christmases of her childhood in Culiacán, Mexico — the smell of simmering masa, pots steaming on the stove, and family crowded in the kitchen, laughing and working together. “That’s the beauty of tamales,” Félix said. “They take a long time to make,...
Student helps nab DUI hit-and-run suspect near Fresno City College
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A Fresno City College student alerted a college police officer about a hit-and-run incident in the student parking lot, according to a SCCC spokesperson. Officers then patrolled the streets around the campus and located the suspect's vehicle. The female driver was stopped on Wishon Ave....
Wake Me Up Farms brings warmth to North Fresno Storefront
What began as a nonprofit during the pandemic took a major step last month, opening a storefront with a mission The post Wake Me Up Farms brings warmth to North Fresno Storefront appeared first on The Business Journal .
Fire destroys historic Chinatown building with high-speed rail mural in Fresno
A two-alarm fire broke out Sunday morning in downtown Fresno, destroying a historic building in Chinatown’s China Alley that featured a prominent mural dedicated to California’s high-speed rail. The Fresno Fire Department responded to reports of a blaze shortly after 9:30 a.m. at 1528 Tulare St. Upon arrival,...
Suspect who police say shot at officers in Fresno named
41-year-old Bradley Nicholson was shot by Fresno police after he pulled out a gun and shot at one of the officers, and is now in critical but stable condition at the hospital.
Former manager of Fresno’s ‘Dog House Grill’ sentenced in $30M fraud: DOJ
Matthew Dane Billingsley, former manager of Dog House Grill in Fresno, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for wire fraud in a scheme that defrauded individual lenders and financial institutions out of more than $30 million.
