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The Fresno Bee
7 food businesses shut down by Fresno Co. health. Three have been cited before
Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email tips@fresnobee.com . Seven food businesses were temporarily closed by health inspectors in Fresno County in October. Of those, three had previously been cited for violations, according to data tracked and reported by The Fresno Bee. North Point Event Center’s West Bar Regency (and the connected Paramhans Restaurant ) was closed Oct. 6 following an inspection that found signs of a vermin infestation. Both businesses were allowed to reopen the following day with proof of pest control service and after re-inspection. The bar, at West and Ashlan avenues, had previously been closed for several weeks in April 2025 , and the event center itself was closed twice that year, according to past reporting in The Bee. Chalio’s , a Mexican restaurant on Front Street in Selma, remains closed after an Oct. 12 inspection that was instigated by an ownership change. According to the inspection report, the restaurant had been operating without a valid permit and had dozens of violations that needed to be correction before it would be allowed to reopen. The restaurant had previously been closed
KMPH.com
Crime Stoppers Daily Most Wanted: Candice Stone Madel
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Our Valley Crime Stoppers Daily Most Wanted is Candice Stone Madel. Candice Stone Madel is wanted on a Felony Warrant for Stalking. 33-year-old Madel is 5' 10" tall, 180 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. If you know where Candice Stone Madel is...
The Fresno Bee
Kim Stephens' son joins KMPH's Great Day + other changes at Fresno TV newsrooms
Finnley Pendergast may be new to KMPH’s TV newsroom , but he has some history with the station and its Great Day morning show. His mother, Kim Stephens, has co-hosted the newscast since its inception in 2003, playing counterpart to its well-known weatherman Kopi Sotiropulous. Pendergast grew up visiting her on set. “It was kind of boring then,” says the 22-year-old Fresno State graduate, who just last week joined the station as morning reporter and multimedia journalist. “I was just a kid.” But looking across the newsroom and seeing his mother behind the anchor desk, it hits different now that the pair are working together, he says. “It’s a really cool experience for both of us.” This is Pendergast’s first gig since graduating from Fresno State, where he helped produced a weekly newscast and anchor weather segments for the school’s student newscast. He also worked on the university’s newspaper as sports editor and as a staff reporter. Getting that practice in, especially in front the camera, was helpful, he says, for a guy who is mostly pretty reserved. But there was a big learning curve going into his first live remote from outside city hall, reporting on updates to the
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The Fresno Bee
Head-on collision kills one person, closes part of Clovis Ave. south of Fresno
A fatal collision closed down a section of Clovis Avenue south of Fresno for several hours Sunday night. One person was killed in the head-on-crash, which happened around 9:40 p.m. on Clovis Avenue south of Central Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, a Chrysler PT Cruiser was traveling southbound on Clovis Avenue when it veered left, crossed the center media and went into northbound traffic and the path on an oncoming Mercedes. “The Mercedes’ driver was unable to avoid the collision,” according to a Monday news release from the CHP. They were ultimately transported to Community Regional Medical Center with major injuries. The driver of the Chrysler was treated by emergency medical personnel “but succumbed to his injuries,” the CHP said. No further information on the drivers has been released and the CHP continues to investigate the initial cause of the crash. It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor, pending toxicology results. “A section of Clovis Avenue, from Central to American avenues, was closed in both directions for two hours while the crash was investigated and a Skylife medical air support worked through a mechanical issue,” CHP said. “After the issue was resolved and Skylife departed,
YourCentralValley.com
‘Refused to surrender’: Triple hit-and-run driver arrested after rampage through Fresno
A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Fresno on Tuesday night after allegedly striking three vehicles in a series of hit-and-runs before being apprehended following a foot chase and K-9 intervention.