Former NFL star and sportscaster Frank Gifford died of natural causes in his Connecticut home, his family said. He was 84 years old.… MORE
Karaoke can make your career!
Anthony Bourdain travels to South Korea, where he’s reminded of the country’s voracious appetite for a good time.… MORE
Practice makes putting perfect
Practice makes putting perfect. Dave Pelz gives Shane O’Donoghue a tour of his futuristic golfing green — a perfect place to practice the short game. … MORE
4 pilots report drones nearby while approaching airport!
CNN’s Rene Marsh reports on drone sightings near Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.… MORE
CA Agrees to Pay for Inmate’s Reassignment Surgery
California becomes the first state in the nation to agree to pay for a transgender inmate’s sex reassignment operation. But the state’s settlement of a recent court case sidesteps the question of whether such surgery is a constitutional right. California concedes that Shiloh Quine, who entered the California prison system in 1980 as Rodney, suffers severe gender…… MORE
Competition For New Fresno Business Ideas Closing This Friday
FRESNO (KMJ) — Entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative thinkers, your retail or restaurant business ideas are being called upon by the Downtown Fresno partnership for their ‘Create Here Business Plan Competition’. But you’ve got less than a week to submit your proposal. “The winner receives a prize package worth over $100,000 and it includes free rent…… MORE
2nd Firefighter Killed on Duty
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in the Lake Tahoe area after he was struck by a tree while battling a wildfire — the second firefighter killed in a California blaze since the summer wildfire season got underway, officials said. Michael Hallenbeck, 21, of Shingle Springs, Calif., was hit Saturday…… MORE
Fresno State’s Annual Plant Sale
The Fresno Iris Society and Fresno State Horticulture Nursery will host their annual plant sale from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Aug. 8 at the campus horticulture nursery (3150 E. Barstow Ave.). The event is the Iris Society’s largest fundraiser of the year and will feature hundreds of varieties and colors of plants, including re-blooming…… MORE
“Investing in California” Award
AT&T California today announced that Break the Barriers as well as the Fresno and Visalia Rescue Missions are winners of an AT&T “Investing in California” Award. Assemblymember Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) nominated the organizations for the recognition from AT&T California. Each organization received a donation from AT&T to be used to expand their programs serving the…… MORE
Fresno Tech Industry Growing With Geekwise
Geekwise Academy graduated eight new web developers – people of different ages and backgrounds like Bill Ramirez who had lost his job: “I spent 15 years working retail, I mean I was in retail management, so I was doing alright, but just being able to change careers out of a market that just wasn’t there,…… MORE
