Fresno CA

World War II ended eight decades ago, but its legacy is all around us here in the San Joaquin Valley. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of Fresno’s Army Air Corps base, Hammer Field. This story begins in December 1940. World War II was raging in...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A parole officer of nearly 20 years who was arrested Friday on suspicion of DUI leading to child injury has not been placed on leave, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). According to the Fresno County Sheriff’s booking report, Parole Officer...

Name after name, each person who stepped up to receive a card to hang on a tree in Merced's Courthouse Park represents a person killed at the hands of a criminal. "I always send the notes to my boys, letting them know that I miss them. And I love them. And I thank them for being my sons," said Marylene Riley. Her...

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Free burgers are hiding in the foothills – a Bass Lake restaurant and resort says they have hidden burger redeemable tokens across multiple cities throughout Madera County. According to Miller’s Landing Bass Lake, staff have hidden 50 winning burger tokens over the mountain,...

CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A candlelight vigil was held in memory of a boy who was hit and killed by a car while riding his bicycle. 13-year-old Agamjodh Singh Cheema was identified Wednesday as the kid who died Tuesday afternoon in Clovis. More than 100 people made it out to the corner of Arroyo and […]

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A new affordable multi-family housing development is breaking ground in Fresno this Friday – officials say a portion of the units will be reserved for veterans. The four-story Dakota development will include 114 affordable housing units, 45 of which will be designated for veterans....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATED (7:38 PM, 4/9/2025) A law enforcement officer was killed in an apparent shootout reportedly involving escaped inmate Cesar Hernandez, according to several Mexican news organizations. The incident occurred during an operation to arrest Hernandez near Tijuana, where Commander...

Highs up to 25 degrees above normal are forecast through Friday in parts of Southern California, Nevada and Idaho.

One year has passed since 400,000 California workers at fast food chains like McDonald’s and Taco Bell began earning $20 per hour — a special minimum wage that’s thrilled employees and unions but remains vehemently opposed by the restaurant industry, which argues the higher pay has come at a cost of thousands of jobs.

A neighborly dispute landed Martin Avalos in court on Wednesday. He is now an accused killer, charged with murder. "I'll be appointing the public defender to represent you, sir," Fresno County Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Wilson said. "We're here for an arraignment." Investigators say Avalos shot and killed Jose...