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CART Is the Local School World Famous for Preparing Students to Succeed
CART teaches Fresno and Clovis students through project-based learning. The center, which has been operating for 24 years, is the result of a joint powers agreement between Fresno and Clovis unified school districts. Teachers work in teams with students in labs that focus on specific pathways such as biomedicine and...
Fresno city officials eye purchasing correctional facility for the homeless. The county has other plans
Fresno city officials are bringing forward a proposal to acquire a county-owned correctional facility to increase the number of homeless shelter beds in the Fresno region. The Elkhorn Correctional Facility near Caruthers, at least 15 miles south of Fresno, is currently owned by Fresno County, but Councilmember Miguel Arias said it could be a part of the city and county’s homelessness response, with both jurisdictions clamping down on homeless encampments.
Scam Alert: Parents warned about kidnapping scam in Firebaugh
FIREBAUGH, Calif (FOX26) — Firebaugh Police Department is warning parents about a reported scam they say involves kidnapping. FPD says that on Tuesday Officers responded to a report involving a junior high student who was reportedly kidnapped. The parents of the child told police that while they were at...
1 dead, 1 injured in Oakdale car crash, CHP says
OAKDALE, Calif. — A 33-year-old Escalon man was killed in a car crash Thursday morning in Oakdale, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP was dispatched around 7:33 a.m. to the crash site in Stanislaus County on Highway 120, west of Meadowlark Lane. The crash occurred when a man driving a hatchback traveling westbound attempted to pass a sedan as their lanes merged. The hatchback hit the sedan, causing it to rotate into the eastbound lane where it collided with an oncoming pickup, and then into a raised concrete curb and traffic sign, CHP said.
Association honors three Gustine Reserve Officers
Three reserve officers from the Gustine Police Department were presented with their Medals of Valor on Aug. 9 in Burbank from the California Reserve Peace Officers Association. Officers Jose Gallardo, Luciano Zelvaggio, and Emanuel Gonzalez rescued a man who was trapped in a smoking overturned vehicle along an Arizona highway...
Officers Seize 133 Pounds of Fentanyl at Border, Top Take for Year in California
Fentanyl discovered in a flatbed truck in Otay Mesa amounted to the largest such seizure this year by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in California, officials said Thursday. The seizure yielded 133.6 pounds of fentanyl powder in 50 packages, along with 227.96 pounds of cocaine in 77 packages. The...
Why are auto insurance premiums soaring in California?
Auto insurance rates have been skyrocketing across the nation but motorists in California are being hit particularly hard. The Golden State saw a two-year rate hike of 54% with the typical cost of a 2024 auto insurance policy for a driver with a clean record and a $1,000 deductible reaching $2,681, according to a report […]
California Public School teachers don't get paid family leave. After Newsom vetoed a bill to change that, lawmakers are trying again.
As a new school year begins, lawmakers are again trying to give public school teachers paid family leave.Supporters believe the benefit will help attract and retain high-quality teachers in the face of an increasing shortage. But critics worry that the bill—which has widespread support among the Democratic majority in the Legislature and is a priority for the Legislative Women's Caucus—could come at the actual expense of students. The union-backed bill, authored by the Democratic Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, would give teachers 14 weeks of fully paid leave after having a baby, paid for by school districts through existing state funding.Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar...
When does job hunting by California lawmakers raise questions?
At the end of this year’s legislative session, nearly a quarter of the 120 lawmakers will depart and collect their final state paycheck in late December. Some hope to start in a new elected office next year, while others will return to their previous jobs. But based on recent history, at least one in five […]
Calif. family, et al., allegedly steal $300K
Most parents reprimand their kids for bad behavior, but in 2022 it appears one couple, and several other people from California, had allegedly joined in on helping a then-teen criminal mastermind rip off a Jamaica man of his retirement nest egg, which was Bitcoin worth $92,000 — now valued at approximately $300,000, according to an Instagram post from Assemblyman Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village).
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