Deputies with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a 4-year-old boy who went missing at Huntington Lake Thursday morning. Deputies received a call from the family of Christian Ramirez just before 11 a.m. to say their child went missing at the Rancheria Campground, located in the northeast portion of Huntington Lake, sheriff’s spokesman […]
Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama — on leave pending an investigation into an inappropriate relationship — is one of 32 people who have applied to lead the Austin Police Department, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The Texas newspaper reported the 32 names of the applicants after obtaining them through a public information request, according to […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 20-year-old has been arrested after being on what deputies call a “Joy Ride” in which he was speeding up to 120 mph in Fresno, but he was later released, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff’s officials say around 8:30 p.m. on June 8, a deputy attempted to make a […]
A Fresno man was sentenced Monday for raping a minor while he was out on bail after attempting to coerce a minor, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Christopher Contreras, 36, was sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison for coercion and attempted coercion of minors, prosecutors said in a news release. He […]
After more than a year, the renaming of portions of several major Fresno streets as Cesar Chavez Boulevard is now physically underway. Crews are installing more than 200 new street signs along a 10-mile stretch of the city, running west along California Avenue through downtown and into southeast Fresno. It’s the culmination of a 30-year […]
Balderrama should resign “‘Deeply sorry.’ Fresno chief apologizes for relationship in memo to police amid inquiry,” (fresnobee.com, June 12) If the allegation that Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a non-city employee is true, he should resign — at least for the good of the department. You cannot maintain morale […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Investigators from the Fresno Fire Department are asking for the public’s help to catch an arson suspect. They believe 32-year-old Ramona Leal is responsible for four separate arson fires at homes throughout Fresno. They say a main factor in the discovery of the woman’s identity, was handwritten notes left at each […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno’s city council has authorized “eminent domain action” to acquire three parcels of land to ensure the Blackstone-McKinley grade separation project can go ahead. However, if the eminent domain action goes ahead as planned, it would also force three Fresno businesses to move from their current locations at Blackstone Avenue and […]
Citing intense scrutiny from the ongoing investigation, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama was placed on leave Wednesday, City Manager Georgeanne White confirmed. Balderrama has been under investigation since February after informing White and Mayor Jerry Dyer he might be accused of an inappropriate relationship, the city confirmed last week. “In light of the intense public […]
Citing intense scrutiny from the ongoing investigation, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama was placed on leave Wednesday, City Manager Georgeanne White confirmed. Balderrama has been under investigation since February after informing White and Mayor Jerry Dyer he might be accused of an inappropriate relationship, the city confirmed last week. “In light of the intense public […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A wage theft lawsuit has been filed against Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera County, and Fresno City’s Attorney released a statement regarding the ongoing investigation. ‘No discussion’: Valley Children’s CEO Todd Suntrapak on his compensation According to Fresno City’s Attorney, Andrew Janz, the lawsuit includes other concerns besides wage theft. My […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – An investigation is underway after a woman was shot in Downtown Fresno on Tuesday evening, the Fresno Police Department said. Officers say they responded to Downtown Fresno, in the area of the Hotel Fresno near Broadway and H Streets, for a report of a victim who was shot. According to police, […]