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Road construction on the Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park has started between Halstead Meadow and Little Baldy summit.

Officers seized opium and methamphetamine packaged for sale after serving a warrant at a home in southeast Fresno, police said Friday.

A male driver who was threatening a woman with a handgun was arrested Thursday night on Highway 41,

Two Asian Boyz gang members who Fresno police say who fired into the house of gang rivals were arres

Clovis police arrested a 29-year-old parolee Thursday night after a freeway pursuit that ended with a foot chase at Highway 168 and Ashlan Avenue.

Atwater City Councilman Gary Frago is defending himself after e-mails he sent out surfaced in Friday's Merced-Sun Star newspaper.

He was later contacted by Police and an agent from Child Protective Services.

It's a shocking trend that's luring girls as young as 12 into the oldest profession

Students will now have to make life changes in order to graduate.

Rachel Baskin is in critical condition. Her mother and brother's conditions have been upgraded to fair

A bystander pulled an elderly Merced woman from a submerged car after it plunged into Bear Creek on

Restoration work on the historic Merced Theatre should go out to bid in the coming months. The arch

SNELLING -- A 45-year-old Snelling man died Thursday night after he apparently lost control of his c

Government officials and homeless advocates have formed a steering committee to search for a place w

Merced County's unemployment rate rose slightly in June, to 17.6 percent, according to data rel

Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Tuesday Evening, July 14th. A Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy was shot and wounded Tuesday morning and the suspect was killed after firing at SWAT. A Sheriff’s Department K-9 was also shot in the face. The state budget is now two weeks past due and as law makers work to close the $26 billion deficit, a new effort is gaining momentum to deny certain state ...

Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Tuesday Afternoon, July 14th. A Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy was shot and wounded Tuesday morning and the suspect was killed after firing at SWAT. A Sheriff’s Department K-9 was also shot in the face. Fans of the Harry Potter movies are lining up outside Edwards Theatre at River Park for tonight's midnight showings. Thirteen theatres have already sold out ...

The suspect shot and killed Tuesday morning has been identified as 32-year-old Jesus Serna. Serna, who was known as "Chewy" fired an AR 15 rifle twice at the vehicle occupied by Deputy Ozburn and three times at the vehicle occupied by Detective Mark Eaton. Deputy Ozburn was struck by bullet and glass fragments and Detective Eaton was wounded by glass fragments. Both deputies have been treated ...

What will it take to protect Yosemite Valley? The National Park Service is asking for the public's input. They're looking at crowd control and protecting wildlife on the banks of the Merced River. The first in a series of public meetings was held Monday night in Fresno. Kristina Rylands with the National Park Service said, “We wanted to know what people wanted to see protected and what people ...

Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Tuesday Morning, July 14th. The Visalia City Council voted unanimously to cut $3 million from their budget. Visalia is dealing with a nearly $6 million deficit. Making good on his pledge… the former Fresno State athlete whose company agreed to donate $10 million to the university, came through the first payment. The City of Clovis has given the 500 Club in ...

Atwater City Council member, Gary Frago explains his sending of at least half a dozen emails containing racist "jokes."

The city of Fresno closes it's largest homeless encampment at H Street and Monterey in Downtown. While the city has helped more than half of the people who once called the area home, still many more wait for their chance at a fresh start.

Permanent removal of unwanted hair is a popular choice among those seeking cosmetic procedures. A new laser is now available in Fresno offering faster results and at a lower cost.

With temperatures surging past 105, and no relief in sight, we sent KSEE 24's Colin Jackson out to find out how people are cooling down. His report may be all wet, but that is exactly what it needed to be!

The California State University school system made a plan of action for the $584 million reduction in funding. The cuts will dramatically affect students and staff across the board. Among the plans to meet the reduction are restricted enrollment, student fee increases, and employee furloughs. CSU Chancellor Charles Reed addressed the plan of action and says they're maintaining the goals of ...

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About 150 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new TulareWorks office at 1845 N. Dinuba Blvd. in Visalia.

A California Highway Patrol officer, left, questions two passengers of a maroon GMC sports-utility vehicle that rolled over about 9:15 p.m. Friday along westbound Highway 198, just west of the Mooney Boulevard exit.

Tickets are being sold for Tulare County Cabrillo Civic Club's annual fish-fry dinner, which will take place July 24 at the T.D.E.S. banquet hall, 515 North I St., Tulare.

A search warrant netted an ounce of methamphetamine, guns and homemade silencers Thursday night at a home in the 1100 block of Walnut Avenue in Visalia, the Visalia Police Department said.

A local man occupied a luxury seat last week at the emotional memorial service in Los Angeles for pop icon Michael Jackson. Little Luna -- that is his real first name -- won a spot in a VIP suite to witness one of the biggest pop culture moments in recent American history. "It was awesome. It was surreal. You just felt the energy of all the people there. Wow. I'm almost going to start crying ...

Joan and Erlend Peterson had never heard of Kingsburg in January 2008. Three months later, they were living in town and today they're actively involved in Kingsburg's community life. They have fallen in love with the beauty of the Kingsburg countryside, the friendliness of the people and a sense of peace they had lost in their Culver City home in Los Angeles County. The Petersons -- he's 78; ...

After July 10 came and went without a passed California budget, Kingsburg citizens employed by the state might have to turn to credit unions to cash the state issued IOUs -- as long as they are members. The new fiscal year began July 1 and once again, California legislators cannot agree on a budget. Four major banks were accepting the IOUs, but only through July 10. The four major banks are ...

A new juvenile justice facility serving Kingsburg is finally open nine years after it was conceived and two years after ground was broken on the project.

A new flip flop trend has girls in Kingsburg switching their footwear from regular, "boring old" flip flops to something special.

A Selma man occupied a luxury seat last week at the emotional memorial service in Los Angeles for pop icon Michael Jackson. Little Luna -- that is his real first name -- won a spot in a VIP suite to witness one of the biggest pop culture moments in recent American history. "It was awesome. It was surreal. You just felt the energy of all the people there. Wow. I'm almost going to start crying ...

Brandon Shoemaker has arrested crooks in Selma and trained Iraqis to do police work in Baghdad. Now he's tackling another big challenge: Getting elected to the state Assembly as a Republican in a Democratic district. Shoemaker, a Selma resident, announced this week that he's running for the GOP nomination in the 31st Assembly District in the June 2010 primary election. Juan Arambula now ...

After July 10 came and went without a passed California budget, Selma citizens employed by the state might have to turn to credit unions to cash the state issued IOUs -- as long as they are members. The new fiscal year began July 1 and once again, California legislators cannot agree on a budget. Four major banks were accepting the IOUs, but only through July 10. The four major banks are Wells ...

A new juvenile justice facility serving Selma is finally open nine years after it was conceived and two years after ground was broken on the project. The Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus is now completely open for business in south Fresno. The new campus opened its doors for inmates July 6 and the courts held its grand opening July 10. Hundreds of people attended the ribbon cutting ceremony ...

It's been a loooong time -- 89 years, to be exact -- since someone from Selma got elected to the California Legislature.

Five candidates raise nearly $70,000

Sierra Star names Wilkinson editor

Some Mountain Area residents think their town is lacking something important -- sidewalks and crosswalks.

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A group of 39 general contractors, designers and interested community members gathered at a public meeting recently to learn about the 2008 California Green Building Standards Code scheduled to go into effect Aug. 1.