Central Valley
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Adult Education Offers New Hope for Students
Mar 22, 2017FRESNO, Calif.–After graduating high school, many people plan to attend college, but sometimes life gets in the way.
For years, adult education has lacked in resources. In 2008-2009, much of the adult education budget was shifted to...
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Annual Peach Blossom Festival helps build confidence in young students
Mar 17, 2017FRESNO, Calif.–The Peach Blossom Festival is a Fresno State tradition that has been around for the past 59 years.
Last week, hundreds of elementary school students took a field trip to campus to perform spoken literature and...
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Rogue festival showcases local talents
Mar 17, 2017 FRESNO, Calif–The 16th annual Rogue Festival took over Fresno’s historic Tower District promising to bring unique performances. The Rogue Festival is an annual performance festival that brings emerging and established artists to the community.Performer and board member...Immigrant Women Sharing Their Migration Stories in Solidarity
Mar 13, 2017FRESNO, Calif.  – A local organization is commemorating International Women’s Day by encouraging immigrant women to share their stories.
Pan-Valley Institute is the organization behind “Immigrant Women Voices of Solidarity,” an event aimed...
Valley Farmers Soak Up Recent Rain
Mar 8, 2017For the past six months, the Kings River has run dry. However, recent storms in the Central Valley have changed this drastically as the river is now full, flowing and feeding the valley’s need for water. For Ryan...
Local Swimmer Trains for Even More Success
Mar 2, 2017On a wet and rainy Friday night, you don’t usually imagine kids swimming, but the kids of Clovis Swim Club won’t let a little rain get in the way of having practice to get faster. One...
Google Translate breaks down language barriers
Dec 10, 2016FRESNO, Calif. — Life for Eduardo hasn’t always been easy. His parents brought him and his brother to the United States for a chance at a better life.
Living in Mexico wasn’t the easiest thing for them. Like...
Mood caps making a splash
Dec 5, 2016Thanks to social media, one local artist is able to show his creativity through hats.
Kam Cooks, who is a Fresno artist, has gone to bigger heights by creating more than just a name for himself.
He...Fresno State Alumni Uber Drives
Nov 21, 2016Royce Dunn, 30, is a Fresno Uber driver.  To get started, he went to the Uber headquarters in Fresno, got his vehicle checked, and signed up to drive. Dunn says he earns enough...
A Dream Come True for Parlier High School Honorary Captain
Nov 20, 2016PARLIER, Calif — Monday through Friday you can find Justo Bustos in the classroom, but on Friday nights he can be seen under the lights of the Parlier high school football stadium.
Former Parlier High School head...