Fresno CA

A United States Postal Service worker was robbed at gunpoint in Central Fresno on Thursday morning.

Despite facing a projected $2.8 billion deficit , Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal for next year includes the remaining $100 million pledged for infrastructure upgrades in downtown Fresno. The proposal, filed as legislation last week , has a long path ahead as lawmakers work to approve a balanced 2026-2027 budget...

A man was hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in Southeast Fresno.

Back before the railroad and our modern dams and bridges, crossing the valley’s rivers with a major undertaking. Privately-operated ferries were some of the earliest western settlements in the region, offering travelers a passage across these waterways. Today on KVPR’s Central Valley Roots, the story of one of the...

Final preparations are underway for the Fresno-Madera region to conduct their Point in Time Count later this month — a process that aims to give local cities and counties a snapshot estimate of the headcount of unhoused residents in their community. Commonly known as a PIT Count, the federally...

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — "Benaddiction," a beloved breakfast spot in Fresno, is set to close its doors for good on Monday, Jan. 19. The restaurant, which began as a food truck before expanding to two brick-and-mortar locations, announced its closure on Facebook last week. James Caples, CEO of "Benaddiction,"...

FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – The Fresno Animal Center announced it was over capacity on Friday. The community’s response was so swift that it is no longer overcrowded. But that need for support is still urgent, as they continue to work on housing hundreds of animals. Richard and...

The accuracy of an environmental impact analysis of Caltrans’ Highway 99 interchange expansion in south Fresno came into question at a recent hearing of a lawsuit vying to stop the project. The lawsuit filed by community advocate groups argues new interchanges would increase truck traffic pollution in neighborhoods...

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — The Fresno Chaffee Zoo released a statement in response to the "Top 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants" article. In Defense of Animals released an article claiming that the Fresno Chaffee Zoo ranked in 9th place in a top ten list of "Worst Zoos for Elephants."

The years-long effort to find consensus on fixing Fresno County’s roads has taken a new turn. A diverse coalition of mayors, city councilmembers and advocates from Fresno, Clovis and the county’s west side gathered Wednesday morning along a fractured road behind Bulldog Stadium to announce their intentions to collect...