The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college basketball players for betting on their own games.

Firefighting crews are trying to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California’s Sierra National Forest, as forecasters warn that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark new ignitions.

California's long-delayed high-speed rail project is slated to be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, according to a report released Friday by the High Speed Rail Authority.

Used car prices are climbing again, driven by tight supply and cautious buying.

Preliminary investigations showed the man was arguing with another driver before shots were fired. While he tried to flee, deputies say he crashed into a tree.

Memorial Day is a popular time to buy a car.

Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to raw milk from a California farm.

A Thai restaurant in Fresno, California, is back in operation after being wrongfully accused of abusing a dog to turn it into meat.

The Missouri City Police Department discontinued an Amber Alert for two children who were abducted from Fresno, Texas.

There are about 20,000 members of the Ravidassia community in California’s Central Valley.

A community in the heart of California's farm belt has been drawn into a growing global debate over whether elephants should be in zoos.

Authorities say a California woman and her boyfriend have been charged with the murder of her 18-year-old sister and 3-week-old niece, who were shot in their Fresno home in September.

A 4-year-old boy was able to walk away from Rosa Parks Elementary School in Fresno Tuesday afternoon and into a neighborhood across the street without anyone realizing it.

Officials with Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office announced “multiple” arrests in connection to the murder of two teen brothers who were shot and killed in December of 2020.

A 4-year-old boy is in the ICU after being attacked by a dog.

The owner of several dogs who mauled a 71-year-old man to death Monday in a Fresno neighborhood has been arrested and charged, according to Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.

A 71-year-old man was mauled to death by several stray pit bulls Monday in the Fresno area, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan announced during Tuesday’s news conference.

Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday, after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove out tourists.

Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan, along with Major Rudy Castaneda and Captain Dalia Simons with the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division provided details on the arrest of a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a trail in Fresno.

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Deputies are investigating after a woman claims she was attacked and sexually assaulted while walking on a trail in a Fresno neighborhood.

A father was wounded and his two children were injured after their vehicle was shot by an unknown driver following a crash, deputies with Fort Bend County Sheriff’s office said.

A central California county executive is pledging immediate changes after a news report revealed that vulnerable children removed from their families were living in deplorable conditions inside a child welfare office building.

Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising, driven by what educators say are young people who see the global emergency as an opportunity and a challenge.

One nonprofit founder is seeking the public’s help to find a bright orange food trailer that was stolen in Fresno on May 7.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon in Fresno. Officials said at least 10 people were injured. The crash was reported after 3 p.m. near Kansas and Pecan streets. Officials said four adults and four minors in an SUV were transported to the hospital. The two adults in the other vehicle involved were also taken to the hospital.

Nathan Larson, 40, made the girl wear a long-haired wig to make her look older and told her to pretend to be mute during their travel, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced on Saturday. The investigation began Monday morning when the girl's family reported her missing from her bedroom in Fresno, California. They took a rideshare car to the Fresno Airport, where they board a plane bound for Washington, D.C., she added. Mims said that while the girl was not physically harmed detectives have evidence of inappropriate touching at the airport. Larson was being held in the Denver County jail facing a misdemeanor charge of harboring a minor.

Two teens, Devin Massey and Jonathan Massey, were killed Saturday in a shooting outside a Fresno home, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – Teen brothers were killed and one person was seriously injured Saturday in a shooting outside a Fresno home, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies identified the victims as Devin Massey, 15, and Jonathan Massey, 17. In a written statement released on Sunday, the family said the boys were randomly killed and asked for prayers and justice. Driveway shootingAt approximately 8 p.m. Saturday, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s units were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of Broadmore Drive in reference to a shooting.

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES – California's chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned those behind the “vote tampering" could face prosecution. Republicans have set up their drop boxes at churches, gas stations and gun shops in at least three California counties. He said these unofficial drop boxes lack those protections, making them vulnerable to tampering. Officials in Ventura County also said Monday that they had received reports of groups promoting unofficial ballot drop boxes. ___Taxin reported from Orange County, California.

In Southern California, fires burned in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties, and the forecast called for the arrival of the regions notorious Santa Anas. The hot, dry winds could reach 50 mph at times, forecasters said. People in a half-dozen foothill communities east of Los Angeles were being told to stay alert because of a fire in the Angeles National Forest. The combination of gusty winds, very dry air, and dry vegetation will create critical fire danger," the National Weather Service warned. ___Melley reported from Los Angeles.

HOUSTON After singer Lizzo went on social media looking for ballerinas who looked like her, a Fort Bend County dancer stood up in order to follow her dreams. Her name is Freje Randall and she shared with Houston Life how dancing at this years GRAMMYs is only the beginning of her young career. Is there any way you can be in California within the next two days?, said Randall, who was the younger dancer of the group who opened the award ceremony. Randall started her dance training as a company member of the Fort Bend Academy of Dance and then as a Principal Dancer of Ballet Forte. And to see her performance at this years GRAMMYs, watch the video below.

The Fort Bend County Sheriffs Office asked for the publics help locating a missing 12-year-old. Donte Anderson was last seen on Friday in the 4000 block of Dawn Rise Court in Fresno. Anderson is described as a 12-year-old male weighing 105 pounds and standing 53' tall. He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, black jeans, blue tennis shoes and a pair of glasses. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call (281) 341-4665.

FRESNO, Texas – The Fort Bend Independent School District confirms that there has been a bus crash on Tuesday afternoon with kids on board. The bus was taking students home from Lake Olympia Middle School when it was rear-ended by another vehicle on Highway 6 near Teal Bend Blvd, according to FBISD. Two out of the 26 students on the bus were transported to a hospital after complaining of back and neck pain. The bus was not badly damaged. After the two students were transported, the bus continued its route and dropped off the remaining students.

FRESNO, Texas – A Lake Olympia Middle School student was cut with a pair of scissors during a fight Friday at a school bus stop, according to the Fresno Police Department. At least three students were involved in a fight as students exited the bus. The student who was cut with the pair scissors was treated at the scene and the cut was not considered serious. The school buses are equipped with surveillance cameras but the fight took place once the students were off the bus. Fort Bend ISD does not believe the cameras captured the fight or the student being cut.

FRESNO, Texas – More than 100 Fort Bend County kids have been kicked out of a youth football league because of a dispute over their team name. The Fort Bend Youth Football League expelled the Fresno Gators from the organization in August. "No two teams can have the same name," said Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste, the executive director of the Fort Bend Youth Football League. "As the second year came around, the league gave me my logo back," said Anthony Joubert, the president of the Fresno Gators. The Fresno Gators said they now plan to sue the Fort Bend Youth Football League.