HEALTH ALERT This article was originally posted in The Feather Online (www.thefeather.com) by The Feather Staff, September 29, 2011. Due to the bad air quality in the Fresno/Clovis basin, an air alert has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Central Valley, Sept. 29. The warning has been called because the area does [...]

Fresno Tzu-Chi Medical Team will participate in Binational Health Week by providing free medical services to financially disadvantaged residents, regardless of age, sex, race or religious affiliations. The free services include: adult medicine, pediatrics, dental, women’s health, acupuncture, distribution, hair cut and referrals. Location: Manchester Center Address: 1901 E. Shields Ave, Fresno, Ca 93726 Date: [...]

SAN JOAQUIN QUARTET HEADED TO D.C. TO PUSH FOR RURAL BROADBAND Cites Needs of Rural California for High-Speed Internet DINUBA, CA – Rural California needs broadband as much as the San Joaquin Valley needs irrigation and sunshine. That’s the message four Californians are taking to Washington, D.C. on October 4, in what might be called [...]

Schneider Electric reduced its work force by another 50 jobs on Wednesday as a result of the weak economy and escalating material costs. The layoffs were scattered throughout the Clovis manufacturing plant and were not concentrated in one particular department, said Heather Calandra, marketing communications specialist. The company, which produces Pelco-brand video surveillance and security [...]

A man is not expected to face charges in the accidental shooting death of his nephew during a hunting trip Tuesday near Shaver Lake, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Na Moua, 49, and his 36-year-old nephew, Thee Moua, both of Fresno, were hunting Tuesday afternoon in an area near Highway 168 and Pederson [...]

DeYoung Properties has returned to the TV spotlight in the new HGTV series “Showhouse Showdown,” to air 9 p.m. Monday on the HGTV cable channel. “Showhouse Showdown” is a competition between two interior designers who take over newly built, identical homes with matching budgets. At the end of each episode, one designer is voted the [...]