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Central Unified School District begins new school year
It's an exciting back-to-school day for students and staff at one of the bigger districts in Fresno County.Wednesday marks the first day of class at Central Unified.The district is made up of 24 schools with nearly 16,000 students and almost 1,900 employees.Some of the district's goals include increasing its graduation rate and its percentage of students exceeding standards in math.The district is also touting some new additions, which include a new elementary school to open in the next year and a visual performing arts center at Justin Garza High School to be completed sometime in Spring of 2026.
Enough fentanyl to kill 7.5 million people found during traffic stop in Fresno County, deputies say
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni says a recent drug bust has gone a long way to protect people from fentanyl.Several packages of the powdered drug were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 5."If you look at that total amount, that was enough to kill seven and a half million people," said Sheriff Zanoni.This year alone in Fresno County, 48 deaths have been fentanyl-related.32-year-old Mario Hernandez and 21-year-old Manuel Lopez are both from Sinaola, Mexico.They were arraigned yesterday on charges of possession of narcotics for sale -- and can face up to 15 years if convicted.Two weeks before Hernandez and...
IDENTIFIED: Man dead after apparent Husky attack in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The man who died after apparently being attacked by a Husky in July has been identified by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday night. The Coroner’s Office identified the man as 49-year-old Ivon Rocher Garces of Fresno. According to deputies, on July 4 around 5 a.m., a person reported […]
Meth kills more than fentanyl in Fresno, officials say
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Officials say while the number of deaths due to fentanyl continue to rise in Fresno County, methamphetamine is still the number one killing drug. According to statistics provided by the Fresno County Coroner’s Office, five out of the past seven years meth has been consistently linked to more deaths than […]
Those trying to reach the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office will be greeted by automated system
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that they introduced a new automated system for its non-emergency dispatch line. The sheriff’s office says the goal of the new automated system is to maximize the time spent by community members and dispatchers. They say that dispatchers have historically spent a considerable […]
This Fresno County library may ‘close periodically’
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno County public library may be closed “periodically” due to an exterior construction project, officials announced on Tuesday. The Central Branch of the Fresno County Library in Downtown Fresno will undergo an upcoming exterior construction project, which officials say is scheduled to begin on Aug. 19. This project will include […]
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