4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (149+ words) Steve Hilton plans to abolish the DMV if elected as California’s next governor in November. The Republican, who is running against former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, has made the elimination of the DMV one of his…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (181+ words) Former Fresno Police Chief Ed Winchester has passed away at the age of 78. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer announced Winchester’s passing on Wednesday. Winchester joined the Fresno Police Department in 1967 and rose through the ranks to become the police chief in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (265+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Clovis woman charged with running $4 million fraud scheme A Clovis woman faces federal charges for allegedly running a $4 million fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors allege Kelly Lynn Brown, 47, used her employer’s company credit card to make…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (139+ words) A Reedley College flight instructor and two children were killed Saturday when a small plane crashed shortly after attempting to take off from Sierra Sky Park in northwest Fresno. Danna Eady, 41, of Auberry, died at Community Regional Medical Center after…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (152+ words) sjvsun.com Small plane downed in Porterville, all passengers reported safe Everyone on a small plane that crashed near Porterville Airport is safe. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office reported that the six passengers, including the pilot, who were on the…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (270+ words) Two senior employees and a former board member are accusing Clinica Sierra Vista’s leadership of corruption, financial manipulation and retaliation against whistleblowers. The lawsuits allege executives at the Bakersfield-based healthcare nonprofit developed a plan that could have allowed them to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (102+ words) Elementary students across Fresno Unified may not be able to go on any field trips this year. That’s because the district eliminated its funding for field trips, totaling a $2.2 million budget cut. The big picture: A Fresno Unified spokesperson told…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (117+ words) Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced Tuesday that he plans to retire in January. The longtime sheriff announced his decision to the Kern County Board of Supervisors. Driving the news: Youngblood will leave the department after nearly two decades leading…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Fresno man sentenced to prison for $1.5 million tax fraud A Fresno man will spend years behind bars for filing $1.5 million in false tax returns. U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced that Marice Curry, 35, was sentenced to three…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) The four recalled Avenal City Councilmembers are officially out after a Judge sided with Kings County on Monday. Kings County Judge Jennifer Giuliani ruled that Mayor Alvaro Preciado and Councilmembers Leticia Gamez, Pablo Hernandez and David Reynosa do not lawfully…...