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A man identified by social media sleuths as police officer Rick Fitzgerald attending a Proud Boys event. (Facebook) A police officer in Fresno, California, has been placed on paid administrative leave after being photographed attending a Proud Boys protest Sunday (14 March). Rick Fitzgerald allegedly attended the demonstration organised by the far-right nationalist group which has long traded in political violence and being among Donald Trump’s most high-decibel supporters. Fitzgerald was thought to have been spied among the crowds that crammed into the Tower District as part of the weeks-l...

Community and religious leaders came together Thursday to pray for the preservation of the Tower District amid the fight over the sale of the historic Tower Theatre.

FRESNO —  At first, few in the neighborhood paid attention to the churchgoers filing into the Tower Theatre on Sunday mornings. It was pre-pandemic and just another audience at the historic Art Deco theater with its neon orb atop an 80-foot tower. But as Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theater across the street went dark, the gay bar silent and the Tower District’s lively sidewalks emptied, the devout continued to meet for months, drawing local ire. In January it became public that Adventure Church was buying the theater, the neighborhood’s namesake and economic anchor. “That’s when thing...

FRESNO — Full Circle Brewing Co. will soon be filling pints at a new location in the downtown Fresno Brewery District. The new tasting room and beer garden will be

Some Fresno restaurants hit by pandemic hope to reopen with help of new state funding 'This is the type of aid we should have seen 6 to 8 months ago.' KFSN FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Millions of Californians struggling during the pandemic will get much needed money in their pockets. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package that will give at least $600 to more than 5.7 million people. The Lincoln Pub and Grub in Fresno's Tower District celebrated its one-year anniversary during the pandemic. It was shut down at that time but is planning to re-open for ou...