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Bitter feelings emerge in Fresno councils budget vote
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Luke Serpa named Clovis public utilities director
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Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson's pay perks to end
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Man killed in central Fresno apartment shooting identified
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That new sound over Fresno is an F-15 fighter jet
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Fresno State scores low on disputed teacher-preparation ranking
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Fresno's Tower District mourns Tom's Trains owner Charlie Worstell
The Tower District lost one of its most colorful characters with the recent death of Charlie Worstell, the owner of Tom's Trains.
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San Joaquin Valley farmers get bleak report on water supply
Growers jammed into the Westlands Water District field shop Tuesday to hear bad news: Expect a zero percent water allocation next February if winter doesn't start out stormy.
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LOCAL NEWS
Fire near Sierra High nearly contained; Mariposa County fire still growing
The wildfire that broke out near Sierra High School south of Auberry on Monday is 75% contained and evacuations have been lifted. But the larger Mariposa County fire has now grown to 1,800 acres and is just 40% contained, fire officials said Tuesday.
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Firebaugh City Council hires Crescent City official as city manager
The Firebaugh City Council appointed a new city manager Monday, the city said.
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CRIME
Friends: Tulare robbery suspect shot by deputies lived life of model citizen
A Visalia man who seemed to be living a model life as a businessman is being investigated as a possible suspect in several bank robberies in Visalia and Tulare.
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LOCAL NEWS
Local GOP blast Democrats for restricting public access to records
The California Public Records Act took a big hit when Democrats like Valley Assembly Members Henry T. Perea and Rudy Salas approved a bill that included hidden language to restrict the public right to get information, local Republican leaders said Tuesday.
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LOCAL NEWS
Body found in canal east of Clovis identified
A man found dead June 11 in a canal just east of Wild Water Adventure Park has been identified as Nick Mongelli, 53, the Fresno County Coroner's Office said Tuesday.
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CRIME
Man arrested after Fresno home set on fire
A man was arrested Tuesday after a fire was intentionally set in a southeast Fresno home, fire spokesman Koby Johns said.
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LOCAL NEWS
Fresno County supervisors seek help for lagging economy
Fresno County supervisors agreed Tuesday to tap a group of business and community leaders to help the county rebound from the stubborn economic downturn of the last several years.
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NATIONAL POLITICS
Inmates accused in prison killing seek separate trials
The two federal prison inmates accused of killing a guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, Calif., five years ago this week are now seeking to separate their trials.
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Porterville gay pride proclamation causes uproar
A controversy has erupted in Porterville after the mayor issued a proclamation supporting June as gay pride month.








