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Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Fresno Unified UC admissions climb as state debates SAT (fresnoland.org) — Fresno Unified students are getting into University of California and California State University campuses at higher rates, helped by hands-on counseling and new programs like UC Merced's local pathway and Fresno State's Bulldog Bound. As state leaders reconsider SAT and ACT requirements, local counselors stress workshops, campus visits, and ongoing support to help Fresno students, especially first-generation families, navigate college and stay enrolled.
2. Fresno Bee lays off up to 40% of newsroom amid McClatchy cuts (thebusinessjournal.com) — Fresno's primary daily newspaper, The Fresno Bee, has laid off up to 40% of its newsroom staff, leaving roughly a dozen journalists to cover the city and county. Union leaders fear the cuts, part of nationwide McClatchy reductions and AI experiments, will shrink in-depth local reporting and weaken independent coverage of issues that matter to Fresno residents.
3. Fresno County moves forward with arming prosecutors (midvalleytimes.com) — Fresno County supervisors have advanced an ordinance allowing certain prosecutors and DA investigators to carry firearms at work, following the stabbing of a senior deputy district attorney in downtown Fresno. Officials say only trained, permitted staff will be armed, with strict rules for securing weapons in offices and courthouses as they balance safety concerns with liability and mental health system frustrations.
4. FCSO helicopter rescue technician aids in aerial rescue of rock climber (yourcentralvalley.com) — A Fresno County Sheriff's Office helicopter rescue technician helped save an injured rock climber who fell from the Power Dome cliff at Courtright Reservoir. Working with CHP air crews and multiple local agencies, rescuers hoisted the climber from a 700-foot rock face and transferred them to an ambulance, underscoring the region's specialized mountain rescue capabilities.
5. Community remembers Eady family members killed in Fresno plane crash (abc30.com) — Loved ones gathered in Auberry to honor the Eady family, who died when their small plane crashed in northwest Fresno near Sierra Sky Park. Hundreds attended the funeral in person and online, sharing memories, faith, and condolences as church leaders and local officials offered support while investigators continue to examine what caused the September 5 crash.
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