The Latest Breaking News from Fresno County

Three Central Valley Counties Confirm Their First West Nile Cases as Mosquito Samples Test Positive Statewide

Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties confirmed their first 2026 West Nile cases as California logged 670 positive mosquito samples.

Medical Daily · Jul 28

Fresno County Found Its First West Nile Case of 2026 in a Blood Bank, Not a Clinic

Fresno County's first 2026 West Nile case was found through blood donor screening, not a clinic visit. What that reveals about hidden transmission.

Medical Daily · Jul 28

Indian-origin man in US steals $1 million in loan fraud, buys land in Fresno with pandemic relief money

An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding the government's Paycheck Protection Program Loan. 37-year-old Gurjeet Bath has also been ordered to pay a $100,000 criminal fine. Bath applied for this loan, which was made available to small business owners to cope with…

The Times of India · Mar 25

Gavin Newsom is ‘arrogant and defensive.’ Fresno DA doubles down against California governor after shooting of California officer

FRESNO, Calif. — The war of words between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa A. Smittcamp was renewed Thursday with the local prosecutor using words like “arrogant” and “defensive” to describe the governor.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Selma, California, police officer shot multiple times and killed in the line of duty

SELMA, Calif. — A Selma police officer was shot and killed by a suspect in the line of duty in a residential neighborhood in the Fresno County city on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023

Selma, California, police officer shot and killed in line of duty. Suspect arrested

SELMA, Calif. — A Selma police officer was shot and killed by a suspect in the line of duty in a residential neighborhood in the Fresno County city on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023

Sister pulled trigger in slaying of Fresno teen mother and her baby, DA says

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp’s office on Monday said Yarelly Solorio Rivera pulled the trigger on the gun that killed her sister and her sister’s baby Sept. 24.

Tribune News Service · Nov 15, 2022

As drought drives prices higher, millions of Californians struggle to pay for water

Several months ago, Rosario Rodriguez faced a financial dilemma that has become all too common for millions of drought-weary Californians — either pay the electric bill, which had skyrocketed to about $300 during a scorching summer in western Fresno County, or pay the $220 combined water, sewer and trash bill.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 25, 2022

Newsom signs law removing ‘squaw’ across California. What it means for Squaw Valley

FRENSO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove the word “squaw,” now widely considered a slur, from California places by 2025.

Tribune News Service · Sep 24, 2022

Hundreds of places have removed ‘squaw’ from name. Why not the town in Fresno County?

FRESNO, Calif. — The rural town of Squaw Valley in eastern Fresno County is now facing federal, state and local efforts to change its name as part of a national push to remove the word “squaw” from places across the United States.

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022