Author: Donald A Promnitz

As he took a shower one evening, former Clovis High School student Zack W. began to feel ill. Nauseous,

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released air-monitoring data indicating that most of the pesticides monitored in its

(AP) — New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop

(AP) — German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG is closing its crop science division headquarters in North Carolina and moving

First 5 Fresno County is the subject of a Fresno County Grand Jury report on the makeup of its

Buchanan High School graduate Cameron Hicks was able to shake a drug habit that led him from pills to

(AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are ending a week

(AP) — A magnitude 4.9 aftershock of last week’s Southern California earthquakes has been felt widely in the region.

(AP) — Anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court might end mandatory union fees for public employees, some labor-friendly states

(AP) — Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that’s mostly owned by Ford as

Fresno resident Kadidia Cooper has seen a lot of traffic in her home over the last three months, almost

(AP) — Jiggy Athilingam was riding a bicycle in San Francisco five years ago when suddenly she was on

(AP) — The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant

(AP) — Atlanta’s city council has approved a far-reaching ban on smoking and vaping in restaurants and bars —

(AP) — Coffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups

In what some may see as a rise of the machines, the chatbot has become an unavoidable and ever-growing

(AP) — World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan that began Friday are clashing over values

(AP) — In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons (36 metric

(AP) — Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro computer in China, shifting away from a U.S. assembly line

(AP) — Adding a high-stakes immigration case to its election-year agenda, the Supreme Court said Friday it will decide

Fresno’s De Young Properties has been chosen for the second time to build a home for “Extreme Makeover: Home

Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) hosted a workshop last week on changes to independent contractor laws stemming from the California

The first Hyatt Place Hotel in Fresno will officially open on Wednesday on Fresno Street right off Highway 41.

In the Fresno area, more than 750 manufacturing businesses use the bulk of electricity directed here by Pacific Gas

(AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are closing lower on

As online shopping becomes ubiquitous, so do the boxes delivered to homes across the country. For apartment dwellers —

(AP) — A lawsuit filed by FedEx against the U.S. government over export rules follows a dispute over diverted

(AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric’s key lenders have offered a $30 billion plan to pull the utility out

(AP) — A collection of 19 first-edition copies of the founding document of Alcoholics Anonymous, known to adherents as

(AP) — U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California illegally used campaign funds to finance romantic flings with lobbyists and

Bitwise Industries founder Irma Olguin Jr. has seen her company grow in a hurry since its opening in 2013,

After decades of improvement, America’s air may not be getting any cleaner. Over the last two years the nation

(AP) — Lawyers suing over the toll of opioids asked a judge Friday to allow a structure for all

Recent tariffs on Chinese-manufactured goods have been felt throughout the United States, including the Central Valley, where Chowchilla-based supply

(AP) — Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of

(AP) — A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly

Ampersand Ice Cream has built up a reputation for a tasty product, but their latest gift to a local

A young waitress balances work and school with driving her mother to the doctor; a landscaper and father of

New schools are going up around the Central Valley, with new housing and a growing population facilitating the need

(AP) — The Maine Legislature voted Tuesday to legalize assisted suicide, with supporters declaring it in line with the

Posing as heroin users seeking help, researchers contacted hundreds of treatment clinics in U.S. states with the highest overdose

(AP) — A former employee of celebrated chef Thomas Keller is suing him and his three-star Michelin restaurants —

(AP) — The Latest on Apple’s developers conference (all times local): 11:10 a.m. Apple is offering iPhone users a

(AP) — They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on

(AP) — Democratic presidential candidates are confronting the Democratic National Committee’s tough standards to get on the debate stage, trying to

(AP) — Congress is finally shipping President Donald Trump a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, a measure stalled for

The Fowler community gathered to celebrate the ribbon cutting for a new clinic aimed at treating the whole family

The young patients at Valley Children’s Healthcare were treated to an afternoon of fun, games and cinnamon rolls with

At-risk youth in Southwest Fresno can expect access to a new boxing ring, fitness equipment, meditation room and mentoring

(AP) — Nearly two dozen states and municipalities sued the federal government Tuesday to stop a new rule that