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CALTRANS Asks Motorists to Slow For the Cone Zone

Sacramento - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has received a $3 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to continue its award-winning highway safety awar [ ... ]


Statement From Toyota Regarding Prius Brake Issue

Torrance, Ca  - Toyota is aware that NHTSA has opened a Preliminary Evaluation centered on owner complaints of a braking issue with the 2010 model year Prius. Toyota will cooperate fully with NHT [ ... ]


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Dogs Look to Defend Title and Much More

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Fresno. - After yet another conference title, its 21st, in 2009, the 2010 Fresno State softball team looks to defend its league crown but also has its sights set higher on moving past the NCAA Regiona [ ... ]


Chiefs G Brian Waters named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year

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Miami Fl. - Kansas City Chiefs G Brian Waters was named the 2009 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, it was announced on Sunday. The announcement was made on-field at Sun Life Stadium live on CBS [ ... ]


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82nd Academy Awards® Nominations Announced

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Beverly Hills, Ca -  Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced Tuesday by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway [ ... ]


Vineyard Restaurant Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

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 Sacramento – More than 1,700 restaurateurs in Fresno and Madera counties will vote on the awards in more than 25 categories. The Best of the Valley Restaurant Awards was founded in 1992. "Aft [ ... ]


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Jet fly-over will kick-off 2010 World Ag Expo PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 23:39

Tulare, Ca — International Agri-Center volunteers and officials will roar in the 43rd World Ag Expo on Tuesday, February 9, with a jet flyover at 9:50 a.m. following World Ag Expo’s opening ceremonies.

Keep your eyes to the sky, as two F/A-18F Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron 122, "The Flying Eagles," based out of Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore will take to the skies to help celebrate the opening of the world’s largest annual agricultural expo. Pilots executing the maneuvers are Lt. Jeremy Newton from La Porte, Texas and Weapons System Officer Lt. Jeff Creighan from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. along with Lieutenant. Commander Abram Stroot from Belleville, Ill. and Weapons System Officer Lt. Nick Willet from Westminster, Md.. Assisting on the ground is Lt. Scott Koch from Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 23:43
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Caregiver Charged with Manslaugher & Elder Abuse PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 22:31

Madera - Madera Police Detectives and a Department of Justice Agent arrested Stephanie Hernandez (36) Wednesday for involuntary manslaughter, elder abuse with gross negligence and numerous counts of forgery and perjury.

On December 4, 2009, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of So. A Street in regards to a deceased person.  Upon the officers arrival they found a 91 year old female that appeared to have been severely neglected.  The caretaker of the victim was determined to be a great niece. She was arrested and then released pending further investigation.

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 February 2010 22:42
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Juveniles Use Neighborhood Park in East Clovis for Noisy Mischief PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 31 January 2010 16:16

Clovis - People living near a neighborhood park at Keats and Magnolia in Clovis are reporting that “explosives” (sound equal to that of an M-80) have been going off in recent days. Last Sunday evening about 6 o’clock, Clovis Police responded to a call of three high school aged boys setting off “bombs” in the park.

When the officer arrived on scene, he found two plastic water bottles that had blown apart, and one Gatorade bottle that posed no obvious hazard. The suspects had left the park before the officer arrived.

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Blankenship Lands at Aptos High as Head Football Coach PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 01 February 2010 14:25

Aptos, CaFormer Madera High School and State Coach of the Year Randy Blankenship landed on his feet in the sandy beach town of Aptos, near Santa Cruz. Blankenship, who was forced out of Madera High last year by Athletic Director Shane Riddle after six seasons with the Coyotes, will begin his 36 year of coaching for the Aptos High School Mariners.

Blankenship (56), a 202 game winning coach, will be hired as a full time physical education teacher this fall and plans to meet with his new players Monday night at the school. Blankenship said the Mariners, who ran a Fly-based offense, will run the Wing-T next season.

Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 14:28
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Over $2.3 Billion for California High-Speed Rail, Overall Project Estimated to Generate Up to 600,000 Jobs PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 30 January 2010 00:39

Fresno - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was joined today in Fresno by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari as well as other government, labor, business and environmental leaders to celebrate California being awarded more than $2.3 billion of the $8 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment (Recovery Act) funding President Obama made available to states for high-speed intercity rail. California received more funding than any other state in the nation. The building of California’s Anaheim-to-San Francisco high-speed train system is estimated to bring up to 600,000 jobs throughout the state.

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Angelo J. DiBuduo
07/02/2010
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Angelo J. DiBuduo was born on December 19, 1922, in Fresno, CA to Mauro and LaVina DiBuduo from Bari, Italy. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on February 1, 2010.

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Jack D. "Scott" Pinkerton, age 85, a native of Sierra Madre, CA and a resident of Mariposa County for 64 years passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at a Madera Hospital. He was an Asst. Road Commissi [ ... ]


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Aiden Josiah Alvarez
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Aiden Josiah Alvarez was born on January 9th at 9:46pm to Maria and David Alvarez. He was 19.5 in length and weighed 7.13 pds. His maternal granparent are Maria and Jose Guillen. His paternal granpare [ ... ]


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Isaac David Perez II was born on January 8th at 5:45pm to Almadelia and Isaac Perez. He was 19 in length and weighed 7.1 pds. His maternal granparent are Irma and Juan Raygoza. His paternal granparent [ ... ]


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