4+ day, 16+ 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…...

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, 1+ day 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, 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, 6+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (84+ words) A Fresno man has been sentenced to several years in federal prison for operating a $9 million real estate Ponzi scheme. U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced that Matthew Campbell, 43, will spend 52 months behind bars for defrauding investors. Driving the news: Campbell operated…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (128+ words) A married couple has been indicted for bribery and smuggling drugs into Kern Valley State Prison. U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced that Rachel Bernal and Rodney Dunn allegedly bribed an employee of Kern Valley State Prison to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine, cell…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (256+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Fresno Co. tax lawsuit case heads to third judge as hearing gets scheduled Fresno County’s lawsuit against the State of California over the bill to force the Better Roads, Safe Streets tax onto the November…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (183+ words) A 42-year-old man has been identified as the suspect accused of stabbing a senior Fresno County prosecutor in downtown Fresno in a retaliatory attack during a commercial shoot for judicial candidate Ashley Paulson. Dustin Crawford was booked into the Fresno…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) Fresno County Judge Bob Whalen will no longer hear the county’s lawsuit against the state over the Better Roads, Safe Streets ballot initiative. The State of California motioned to remove Whalen from the case, claiming Whalen is prejudiced against the…...