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Skyrocketing PG&E rates hitting Central Valley harder than most parts of state
Energy bills are on the rise across Central California with what feels like no end in sight.Pierre Thiffeault, a Northwest Fresno resident, says his PG&E bill has skyrocketed.Just last month, he paid a little under $400, and now he's paying close to $1,000.Pierre says he's done all he can to cut his power use, but the bills keep going up."This one's $900. The next one is projected to be $1,100 for this next month. I'm like, that's just not fair," said Thiffeault.Even though he's taking measures to try and bring the bill down, he isn't seeing his bill budge at...
California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada
An evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, where residents say the smell of smoke and sight of advancing flames on the horizon is enough to retraumatize them with the same horrors unleashed by California’s deadliest wildfire in 2018, which incinerated much of the town.
Mega Millions ticket worth $415,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $331 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be $400,000 richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $415,055 was sold at the Palma Liquor on La Palma Avenue in La Palma, California. The...
Bankruptcy filing of large wine producer spells scary time for state of industry
One of the largest wine producers in the country filed for bankruptcy this week.The news of Vintage Wine Estates filing for bankruptcy sent shock waves throughout the industry."Execution of the IPO. I think it was rushed," said Rob McMillan, Silicon Valley Bank executive vice president.The Santa Rosa-based company went public in 2020. Under it, over 30 wine and spirit brands.Most of its products are in the $15 to $20 range. To understand what might have gone wrong, we spoke with McMillan, one of the top wine-business analysts in the country.MORE: Invasive lanternflies that have potential to affect entire industries intercepted...
Joshua Tree National Park top choice for spreading ashes of dearly departed
A recent poll revealed Joshua Tree National Park as the top choice by Californians to spread the ashes of dearly departed loved ones. A survey by Choice Mutual, an insurance agency specializing in final expense life insurance, found that Californians chose Joshua Tree National Park as a preferred alternative burial location. ...
California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras
COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives with her husband and two children in a desert community east of Los Angeles. It’s not solely due to the fleshy, sweet fruit they give...
Soul Beat, California's first African American TV station, is coming back
California’s first African American television station is getting ready for a relaunch. Founded in 1978 by the late Chuck Johnson, Soul Beat, the 24/7 channel based in Oakland, highlighted music, lifestyle, education and culture for more than two decades. The network went off air in 2003 after the passing...
Good Sports: Livingston native signs with Los Angeles Angels as undrafted free agent
With the MLB Draft coming to a close, right-handed pitcher Cesar Avila anxiously waited by his phone."Be ready for that call to be an Angel," he said. "And then fair enough, I got that call."Twenty rounds came and went, but the Livingston native finally got his shot -- a chance to sign with the Angels as an undrafted free agent."I wasn't always the top prospect in baseball and all that stuff, so I knew it was going to be a grind," he said.Avila's path to the draft has been unconventional, to say the least."I wasn't really thinking about pitching --...
Broken AC units impact animals at Valley Animal Center
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three Valley Animal Center’s AC units inside their clinic are experiencing major disrepair. The Valley Animal Center is calling for donations as animals are at risk without working AC units in their clinic. “Without them being at 100% operation status, it really affects the way that we’re able to help our […]
‘This is serious, you need to leave’: Bodfish residents urged to evacuate
The destructive Borel Fire tripled in size in 24 hours torching thousands of acres, destroying homes, and spurring evacuations. A lot of residents have already packed and left town, but some are staying. They're worried about looters.
Honor walk held for Visalia teen who died in a motorcycle crash
Several photos show 15-year-old Paul Freeman doing what he loved most, riding BMX bikes and motorcycles. But his young life was cut short by a crash in Visalia on Monday.His family, making the emotional decision to donate his organs."Not very many people can be a donor," said Michael Adams, Paul's brother. "My brother does have an option to be a donor, which is going to save other families from going through what we're going through. I'm blessed he gets to do it."Loved ones gathered at Valley Children's Hospital Saturday, moments before an honor walk taking the teen known as "Little...
High School students immerse into university life with eye-opening experience at Fresno State
Ethan Ottaway, a high school sophomore from Woodlake, is one of 90 students selected from throughout California to participate in this year's two-week Summer Residential Program at Fresno State.The experience immerses students into university life - from sleeping in dorms to attending lecture halls."We have some STEM classes where students learn not just hands-on projects, but they learn about careers related to those activities like drones and aviation, physics, and graphic design," California Teaching Fellows Foundation Program Manager Pedro Lopez said.The California Teaching Fellows Foundation collaborated with Fresno State's College Assistance Migrant Program to find the right students, including those...
Free FUSD summer camp teaches students gymnastics skill, self-confidence and life lessons
Exposing students to new sports.A free Fresno Unified summer camp is building confidence in young gymnasts.The little ones have no fear of balancing, swinging on the bars or bouncing on the trampoline.Fresno Gymnastics Center is hosting a summer camp through Fresno Unified, allowing TK through 6th-grade students to unleash their inner champion."They do eight different events, or groups stations, experiencing all four events -- vault, bars, beam, floor," Recreational Department Lead Nicole Regalado said.She says students are given the chance to work on their balance on the beam, their flips and rolls on the floor, launching onto the vault and...
Most adorable 5-month-old shelter puppy guilty of ‘being so dang cute’ and stealing kisses
At the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency located in Modesto, California, a five-month-old German shepherd puppy named Cooler has been placed on the euthanasia list for Saturday. Multiple pleas have gone out on social media asking for help, but sadly, Cooler has received no interest. This little pup, dressed as a...
Local nonprofit provides resources to Mariposa County fire victims
A local organization is helping fire victims in Mariposa County.Many homes were burned down in the deadly Couterville Fire back on July 21. The flames killed one woman and forced 17 people out of their homes.And earlier this month the French Fire broke out on the fourth of July.A total of 18 structures were destroyed or damaged in that fire, which was sparked by a lawn mower.Organization Mariposa Safe Families is a community resource that provides disaster relief support to those impacted."After the French fire started, we were set to host a fire emergency and preparedness event," Mariposa Safe Families executive director Megan Atkinson said. "The French fire was a block away from our office, so keeping that in mind, we had mental health services on-site for that event since it was an important event for our community.''You can make an in-person donation to Mariposa Safe Families at their office on 8th and Jones Street in Mariposa or donate online here.
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