Central Valley
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A look at the GameStop Stock phenomenon
Mar 3, 2021Some social media users made thousands of dollars recently by collectively investing in GameStop stock. It wasn’t just online strangers across the world who got involved, either.
Eric Shaw, a student at Fresno State, managed to buy...
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Crime Analysis Supervisor Calli Biaggi talks about rising crime rates in Clovis
Mar 3, 2021Crime rates have been climbing in Clovis compared to this time last year.
Clovis Police Department posts monthly updates on their Facebook page of crime rates compared to the previous year.
January 2021 had higher rates...
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Health and Wellness PAWdcast
Feb 25, 2021The Fresno State Student Health and Counseling Center launched a new health and wellness podcast. The podcast is called “PAWdcast” and is hosted by the peer ambassadors...
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Estevan Barragan and The Road of the Walk-On
Feb 21, 2021Many roads lead athletes to Fresno State, but the road of the “walk-on” is often the one less traveled. Bulldog running back Estevan Barragan made the decision to journey this unsure road after declining a full...
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The Continued Effects of the Creek Fire
Feb 20, 2021The Creek Fire started near Shaver Lake on Sept. 4, 2020 and continued to grow until it reached nearly 400,000 acres. To put that into perspective, the fire was nearly 625 square miles.
Firefighters from all over...
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Animal support during the pandemic
Feb 17, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has brought grief and loneliness to many lives as social activities are cut off. Some have found a solution by getting a pet.
Megan Bowen decided to adopt an animal companion to help her...
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Advocating to lower Black infant mortality
Dec 6, 2020Black women are fighting a health care crisis: high infant mortality rates. Black birth advocates might be the answer to this crisis by helping women have healthier pregnancies.
Black women are at a higher risk for pregnancy...
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Children’s book published by Fresno Unified school counselor
Dec 5, 2020A children’s book written by a local social worker and Fresno state alumna, Deshunna Ricks, Ph.D., is teaching young kids that they are valuable.
The book was inspired by Ricks’ childhood. She was placed in...
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Local elementary schools reopen
Dec 4, 2020Elementary schools in both Clovis Unified and Sanger Unified school districts are reopening campuses for in-person learning.
Each Clovis Unified school has its own reopening process based on the survey responses they received from parents and...
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Racially profiled while on the job
Dec 4, 2020A young African American man named Tracy Allen was recently racially profiled while being in a “nice neighborhood” in Fresno County.
Racial profiling is the act of suspecting or targeting a person because of their ethnic background...