Top Fresno news: 7-year sentence for drunk driver; alleged prostitute accused of assaulting officer

Top Fresno news: 7-year sentence for drunk driver; alleged prostitute accused of assaulting officerPhoto: R D Reeg/Flickr
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Published on January 08, 2020

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Fresno.

Health care expansion to undocumented young adults affects around 1,600 in county

On Jan. 1, young undocumented adults between the ages of 19 and 25 became eligible for full-scope Medi-Cal in California.

Read the full story on CBS47 Fresno.

Cellphone retrieved from canal leads to arrest of man accused of punching bystander

A cellphone recovered from a canal led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man. 

Read the full story on FOX26.

Police say alleged prostitute arrested for attacking, injuring officer 

Police say that an alleged prostitute has been arrested for attacking and injuring an officer in Fresno. At around 5:30 p. m. on Tuesday, an officer with the Fresno Police Department was trying to arrest a woman accused of prostitution at a motel on Parkway Drive and Olive Avenue. 

Read the full story on FOX26.

Fresno State students, staff work to preserve Chukchansi language

At Fresno State, faculty and students are hard at work to keep the native tongue of one of the Valley's treasured tribes from going extinct.

Read the full story on ABC Fresno, KFSN.

Drunk driver gets 7-year sentence for killing  father of six

A Fresno man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing a father of six was sentenced to seven years and eight months on Tuesday by Superior Court judge Adolfo Corona.

Read the full story on The Fresno Bee.


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