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Deadly crash closes lanes on Hwy 99 in Madera County
MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Lanes continue to be closed going northbound on Highway 99 in Madera County on Thursday following a fatal traffic crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP says the fatal traffic crash happened shortly after noon on northbound Highway 99, between Avenue 9 and Avenue 12. According to CHP, officers and […]
Clovis woman faces uncertain future, waiting for third kidney transplant
Dialysis and hope for another kidney transplant are what are left 39-year-old Krystle Nozartash of Clovis. She shared with FOX26 News about her medical diagnosis that started at a very young age. She says as far back when she was a teen in middle school. She has had two kidney...
Contract approved for new body cameras for Fresno Police Department
The Fresno City Council is moving forward with a contract to supply the Fresno Police Department with new body cameras.The $18 million, five-year contract with Axon Enterprises passed unanimously at Thursday's meeting.During the meeting, there was some discussion about how the contract was written and a provision for an automatic renewal.Interim Police Chief Mindy Casto spoke about the department's partnership with the company."We have 556 cameras that we pay for as we expanded," she said. "They allowed us, without going under a new contract, to have about 100 new cameras. We've been using them free of charge, and now the time has come to square up with them and actually purchase cameras for expansion and pay for what we've actually been using."In addition to the camera equipment, the contract covers data storage, a records management system, software upgrades and maintenance.
Kingsburg City Council approves Housing Element Update
KINGSBURG – As per state requirement, the city of Kingsburg has laid out the framework for the community’s housing needs for the next eight years. At its July 17 meeting, the Kingsburg City Council approved an amendment to the city’s general plan to include the town’s 2023-2031 Housing Element (Element). The council also adopted the accompanying 2024-2032 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination, which is required as part of the process.
Northern California forecast: Gusty winds Friday bring elevated wildfire risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wildfire risk is higher than average Friday for Northern California as gusty winds could help fuel fires. A red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect through 11 p.m. because of southern winds. That could be problematic for firefighters as they work to extinguish the Park Fire, California's largest wildfire of the year so far.
CA housing affordability crisis has been decades in the making - what got us here?
Housing experts say the homelessness crisis has been decades in the making.Prop 13, which limits property taxes, is one challenge in California. Then, there are competing local, state and federal laws.And it all comes at a time when wider economic forces are putting pressure on people struggling to get by.We took a deeper look into what got us here."You can think about homelessness as being a math problem, where people have an income, and there is rent. And it doesn't quite add up," said Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco.MORE: Newsom issues executive order...
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