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Man crushed to death by pipe at Pegasus Dr facility: coroner
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner said a man died after he was crushed by a pipe at workplace Wednesday on Pegasus Drive. The man was identified as Kenneth Jay Sanders, 53, of Manteca. Few details have been released about the July 17 incident, but in a release, the coroner said Sanders was […]
Man’s home destroyed after brush fire near Kingsburg
KINGSBURG, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man’s home on the outskirts of Kingsburg caught fire and burnt down Friday afternoon after a nearby brush fire ignited the property, the Fresno County Fire Department says. According to Fresno County Fire, crews responded to the debris fire at 465 6th Ave. around 1 p.m. The fire grew to an […]
CHP: Xfinity, AT&T services down after crash in Merced County
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – AT&T and Xfinity services have been interrupted as a result of a solo crash involving a truck in Merced County, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP says a tractor-trailer traveling eastbound attempted to make a right turn from Highway 140 to southbound Thornton Road in Merced County. Officers say the […]
PG&E customers face high energy rates amid ongoing heat wave
Megan Antijunti is just one Fresno resident that says she's experienced a recent increase in her PG&E bill."It went from 284.70 to 529.82," said Megan Antijunti.Antijunti tells Action News she's lived in her west central Fresno home since 2009 and she's never seen her electric bill rates this high even on the discounted CARE program."In the past we've had TV, we've had more people live here, and using more, lower air conditioning, $500, that's crazy," said Antijunti.She says her two adult children live with her and they try to cut corners wherever they can, but it seems like it doesn't...
Two seriously injured after car crashes into walnut tree near Visalia
VISALIA, Calif (FOX26) — Two people sustained major injuries after the car they were driving in crashed into a walnut tree on Friday according to the Tulare County Fire Department. TCFD along with the Visalia Fire Department responded on Friday morning to a crash near Road 144 and Avenue...
DA: Man accused of assault while giving massages in Dinuba
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – More victims have come forward in a Tulare County sexual assault case against a 60-year-old man, according to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office. The DA says 60-year-old Tomas Jimenez was originally charged on June 25 for alleged sexual assaults of four women, Jimenez is now charged with the assaults […]
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance coming to Coalinga
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is heading to the Central Valley.On Thursday, Tulare County GOP Chair Connie Conway confirmed that Vance will be attending a fundraiser in Coalinga.The announcement comes just one day after the Ohio senator officially became former President Donald Trump's running mate."You know, the potential is there that he could be our vice president," said Conway.Vance will be attending a fundraiser in Coalinga on July 31st.Tickets range from $3,300 to $25,000 per person, or $50,000 per couple."I think JD Vance is going to have a great message that's going to be very relevant to families here...
Giant lake suddenly returns 130 years after vanishing
Tulare Lake, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, was once one of the largest bodies of freshwater in the whole of the US.But, some 130 years ago it disappeared – thanks largely to the greed of colonialists, who drained its waters to create arable farmland.And yet, last year, the once-cherished lake suddenly reemerged, bringing with it both positive and painful effects.Back in the late 19th Century, Tulare stretched more than 100 miles long and 30 miles wide, and was “the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River”, Vivian Underhill of Northeastern University explained in a news release.At this...
Jack Campbell Details Four Star Fruit's Focus on Elevating the Holiday Grape Variety
DELANO, CA - Four Star Fruit, in its continuous expansion of table grape products and commitment to customer value, is making a significant stride. The company is focusing its efforts on its recently acquired Holiday grape program, a move that underscores its strategic growth and dedication to revitalizing the variety in the retail marketplace.
Mega Millions ticket worth $540,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $279 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be a half-million dollars richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $548,195 was sold at a Vons on North Figueroa Street in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.
In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors
COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the state’s history. Their efforts in Coloma,...
‘Not just farmland.’ This Central Valley art installation points to California’s Ice Age past
In the middle of California’s vast San Joaquin Valley, an overpass along Highway 99 commemorates massive beasts that roamed the land hundreds of thousands of years ago. Silhouettes of Columbian Mammoths, which existed up and down North America during the Pleistocene era, were installed by the California Department of Transportation late last year.
Southern California’s jobs picture is improving; glimmer of hope seen in Hollywood employment
California's unemployment rate held steady last month and the overall jobs picture looked considerably brighter than earlier this year, according to new government data released Friday. Still, at 5.2%, the state's jobless rate is tied with Nevada for the highest in the country; the national unemployment figure averaged 4.1% last...
California, Illinois Democrats dominate list of those asking Biden to exit race
As calls for President Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race grow, Democratic lawmakers from two states are taking a larger role in the effort to persuade the president to step away from his campaign: California and Illinois. As of Friday, six congressional Democrats from California and five from Illinois have asked the president to…
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