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Airport has new parking system. Is data protected?
A new system at Fresno Yosemite International airport automatically reads license plates and charges users, saving time. FYI officials tout the new system as seamless, no longer having to pull tickets when entering or waiting to pay while exiting the...
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Merced County joins others in developing foster youth crisis services
Merced and two other counties are collaborating in crisis services for foster youth as longawaited facilities are built at a campus near Turlock. It should mean that Mercedarea foster youth in a behavioral health crisis are not sent far away to...
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2 Yosemite hiking trails are among the nation’s most popular
Going on a hike this summer? Two hiking trails in Yosemite National Park rank among the most popular in the nation, according to exercise tracking platform Strava. The GPS fitness tracking app, which is used by more than 195 million people, recently...
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Convenience store and clinic coming to site near Clovis Rec
Construction next to the Clovis Recreation Center is generating curiosity. Is that a new baseball diamond being built? Softball complex? Football field? Actually, the project at the northeast corner of Clovis and Dakota avenues has nothing to do...
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Blackstone makeover has wider sidewalks, bike lanes
Construction is underway for a major road project that will reduce car lanes to make room for bicycles, pedestrians and bus platforms on the southern stretch of Blackstone Avenue — part of a corridor often referred to as the “spine” of...
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Store marks 150 years with community focus
Ag Hardware has been around so long that Patrick Marchese has to ask for clarification when he runs into someone who remembers going to the “old store.” Most often, they’re remembering the flagship location, which opened on Blackstone Avenue at...
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Merced County leans Republican in governor primary
Merced County has 9% more registered Democrats than Republicans, but the GOP did better here in Tuesday’s primary for California governor. That’s mainly because 23% of the registered voters in Merced County have no stated party. They can swing right...
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Amazon is building mega warehouse in west Fresno
Amazon will be operating in a mega-warehouse currently under construction on Marks and Nielsen avenues in west Fresno, the company confirmed Wednesday. The online retail and distribution giant is the first tenant named for the Scannell West800,000...
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Street drinking at some Fresno events could be on its way
A newly proposed permit would allow patrons to take alcoholic drinks outside of bars and into the street during events in some areas of Fresno’s downtown Brewery District. The Fresno City Council will consider establishing three “entertainment zones”...
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Fresno megadevelopment plan tough sell for rural homeowners
Brett Thompson and his family moved out of Clovis eight years ago looking to escape suburban life in search of “a nice little slice of heaven, not in the city.” The family found what they were looking for a couple miles south of the fast-growing...
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How special event parking works in downtown Fresno
February, the city took over operations for the entirety of downtown parking; the thousands of spaces, split between surface lots, garages and street meters. It’s the most recent piece of an almost-decade-long effort to improve the experience of...
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Valley Children’s spends $107M to expand Madera campus
In its latest expansion move, Valley Children’s Hospital says it spent $107 million from its reserves to add another 277 acres of land already approved for residential and commercial development. The recent acquisition, made through the nonprofit...
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Developer Assemi selling off downtown Fresno portfolio
Granville Homes, the residential development company led by developer Darius Assemi, listed its urban portfolio of downtown Fresno properties for sale Sunday on the commercial real estate website LoopNet. The Assemi portfolio includes 191 homes in 61...
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Neighbors shaken by deadly shooting of Tulare deputy
“Gunshots.” That is what Juan Alvarado heard the morning of Thursday, April 9 as he was getting ready for his day working from home on the 1700 block of West Brian Avenue in north Porterville. Alvarado was sitting at his desk in his office facing the...
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Deputy fatally shot in Porterville after eviction notice
A Tulare County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed Thursday morning in Porterville by a suspect who “opened fire” on deputies as they served an eviction notice at a home. The suspect — identified as David Morales, 59 — remained outstanding...
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Downtown’s historic Patterson building for sale for $8.1M
One of downtown Fresno’s most visible historic buildings that’s been family-owned and operated for decades has been listed for sale at $8.1 million. The T.W. Patterson building was listed in March on the commercial real estate website LoopNet as “one...
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Big ag shows interest in Fresno State’s robot harvester
A team of Fresno State engineering students is developing a first-of-its-kind robotic tool that could dramatically change the way citrus fruit is harvested. In field tests, the machine’s robotic hand has successfully completed several critical...
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Ex-Vida en el Valle editor: World better off without Chavez
Disgust. Outrage. Betrayal. Those are plenty of reasons to knock Cesar E. Chavez off the lofty pedestal where he resided for farmworkers, and especially the Latino community. They once adored him and would go to any lengths for him, including marching...
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Will affordable housing order drive up Clovis home prices?
The city of Clovis is on its way to approving a local law that could require developers to set aside at least 5% of the units in new residential projects as affordable housing — unless they pay a fee, provide land or choose another way to help...
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Safety upgrades planned for dangerous Fresno intersection
The most notorious and perhaps most dangerous intersection in the Fresno area is receiving $2.5 million in upgrades to improve safety. Nicknamed “Friant Roulette” because of the number of crashes and occasional fatalities, the three-way intersection...
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City mason to help rebuild Fresno High neighborhood pillar
The iconic pillar in the Fresno High historic neighborhood that was demolished by a drunk driver in December is slated to be rebuilt in the coming weeks. Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea said the Department of Public Works has given the OK for...
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Officials: Cops’ pursuit in deadly Madera crash justified
Madera County Sheriff’s Office officials say a car chase that resulted in the death of a man and three teens accused of vehicle burglary was justified based on the agency’s policy. On Sunday, four people, including three teenagers, died in a...
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Fresno couple collects, donates excess backyard citrus
When Simon and Aleeza Berman moved into their north Fresno home in October they quickly realized their lone backyard citrus tree was producing more fruit than they could eat. At first the young couple, who relocated from Long Island, N.Y., loved the...
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Historic Craycroft Home renovation tied to new apartments
The historic Craycroft Home has been “home” to nothing for too long. That’s why Reza Assemi, a Fresno developer who is known for restoring historic buildings, decided to do something about it. Nestled near Palm and Sierra avenues, the Craycroft Home...
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Roadside statues lurking off Highway 41: The backstory
Tucked off the side of a Highway 41 overpass in an industrial section of downtown are two of Fresno’s most surprising pieces of public art; in that they were never intended for public view. Created by Fresno artist/ sculpture Varaz Samuelian in the...
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‘Magical’: Pho options are many at one Fresno intersection
When the owner of a popular Vietnamese restaurant opened his first Fresno restaurant about 13 years ago, he didn’t mind that there were already four pho restaurants at the same intersection. Nho Kitchen, at McKinley and First avenues, initially...
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Fresno airport unveils $150 million expansion project
Yosemite International Airport just celebrated a “major milestone” with the opening of its new terminal expansion — the biggest one in its nearly 80-year history. The completion of Concourse B marks the final phase in the FATForward terminal expansion...
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