Despite customer efforts to save it, Downtown Fulton Mall restaurant Saigon Deli is preparing to close January 29th. Manager Wayne Do says a lack of foot traffic and rising overhead are to blame for the demise of his family’s business. “It’s upsetting because you know, when we first started here there was a lot of…… MORE
Fresno Torture Suspect, Nayeri, Among OC Prison Escapees
(CNN) – A manhunt is underway in California for three inmates, including one who is accused of murder and another accused of torture, who escaped an Orange County jail Friday, authorities said. “This was a very sophisticated escape. They cut through a quarter-inch metal plate,” Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock said Monday. “They crawled…… MORE
Monsanto Files Lawsuit against California’s Prop 65
Monsanto is taking legal action to prevent what the company calls a flawed listing of the herbicide glyphosate under California’s Proposition 65. Prop 65 requires the state to maintain a “list of chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer.” The listing of glyphosate, according to Monsanto, would be flawed and baseless…… MORE
Human Trafficking Examined In “Call To Action” Forum
Sex trafficking is a $32-billion dollar industry, and Fresno is just one site where the human sex trade exists. Victims are all around the city, and are forced into sex work or servitude and child labor. Creating awareness is one step to making positive change, and Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea is hosting the “Human…… MORE
Broncos to Battle Panthers in Super Bowl 50
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (CNN) – Peyton Manning isn’t done just yet. Now, the 39-year-old quarterback has another chance to win an NFL championship With Manning’s two touchdown passes to tight end Owen Daniels and a late escape by the Denver Broncos defense, the Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 20-18 in the AFC Championship Game…… MORE
Fresno Rallies To Save Peeves Public House
Fresno rallies around a downtown business after a cry for help from the owner. Craig Scharton has been involved in the revitalization efforts in Downtown Fresno for years… from his work as the former director of the city’s Revitalization Department to his personal investment into downtown. He opened the business “Peeves Public House” on the…… MORE
Double Homicide Investigation East of Reedley
(KMJ) – For the second time in less than a week, Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a double homicide. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies found the bodies of 31-year-old Alfonso Barbosa and 29-year-old Fray Martin Rodriguez in a car parked at Dinuba and Crawford Saturday night.. Detectives say the car was parked at an awkward angle…… MORE
Two Men Accused in Coarsegold Carjacking
(KMJ) – The Madera County Sheriff’s Department says a man told them he was carjacked around 6:30 Friday afternoon from a home on Blackfoot Road in Coarsegold. The victim told investigators he knew the two suspects and voluntarily drove to their house to give them a ride to a convenience store. But they then forced…… MORE
$2 Gas Hits Fresno
(KMJ) If you are hitting the roads this weekend…good news…gas prices are down. In fact, there are a few stations in Fresno that are selling regular-unleaded for less than $2 a gallon. Pennywise on East Belmont, MGA Liquor on Effie and the Handi-stop on East White avenue are selling fuel for $1.99 a gallon.… MORE
Clinton’s Email Nightmare Grows
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A letter leaked this week disclosing that intelligence agencies found classified information in former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails has the Clinton campaign aiming its ire at a relatively unknown government investigator. A Clinton campaign spokesman alleged I. Charles McCullough III, the inspector general for intelligence agencies, was intentionally leaking seemingly…… MORE
