Firebaugh News

Jonas Silverio, a former principal of Firebaugh High School, was arrested Wednesday upon arriving from the Philippines at Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A Singapore-based food supplier says it will reopen the former De Francesco dehydrating plant in Firebaugh as soon as this summer, despite the challenge of a drought in the central San Joaquin Valley.

Farmers, workers and agriculture advocates by the hundreds rallied today in front of Fresno City Hall, pleading with the state and federal government to provide more irrigation water for the Valley.

Marco Firebaugh High School held the first graduation ceremony in the schoola s history last Friday on campus.

Mendota is regarded as the "epicenter" of the California drought. Wednesday state officials met in Mendota to hear more on the human toll caused by the lack of water.

A Valley lawmaker is changing parties. Juan Arambula, who represents the 31st Assembly District in the State, announced this week he is leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an Independent.

California Highway Patrol officer Chris Webber said the tractors were northbound at about 15 mph on Interstate 5 near El Dorado Avenue when one of the big rigs came up behind the tractors and slowed to a stop.

This struggling westside town is pursuing an ambitious dream. Officials here want to cut sky-high crime rates and improve the quality of life by reviving their long-dormant police department.

Firebaugh artist Daniel J. Keys was chatting with some friends on an online forum at American Artist magazine when he decided to post samples of his landscape paintings and still lifes.

Just in time for the peak harvests of California stone fruit and table grapes, the Delano terminal of Railex LLC, Schenectady, N.Y., has added a second train per week to the firma s Rotterdam, N.Y., terminal.

The book donation, which began about 20 years ago, Wait. What , now? Districts such as Firebaugh-Las Deltas, Mendota and Coalinga-Huron especially need the books as resources because they are more isolated than other districts, said Brigeen Radoicich, librarian for the Fresno County Office of Education.

He may have lost his bid for Mayor of Fresno last year, but Fresno City Council Member Henry T. Perea is already planning his next political move.

Among dealers in the central San Joaquin Valley, Firebaugh Chevrolet in western Fresno County appears to be the only casualty of General Motors' reorganization.

Ana Mora, a proud parent of a student at Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School who has been accepted to several four-year universities, announced to school board members Tuesday night, that 70 percent of the school's first graduating class have been accepted to four-year universities.

It was business as usual this week at Firebaugh High School, as students, teachers and parents continued to prepare for the school's first graduation ceremony - set to take place June 19 - despite their principal being placed on administrative leave two weeks ago amid an investigation by the Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Bureau.

More than $20 million is being made available to California farmers and ranchers as part of a new program to help reduce air quality emissions from agricultural sources.

In my column today in The Bee, I lay out the procedure for making shaved asparagus -- a dish that requires no cooking, just some tender spears, fine slicing and the finest Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Tuesday Afternoon, May 19th. The Fresno State Diamond Dogs are on their way to the WAC Tournament in Honolulu but left without first baseman Alan Ahmady, who was suspended by the team for a violation of athletic department policy.

A Fresno woman is being honored at the state capitol Wednesday for her relentless fight against hunger in the Valley.

The town of Firebaugh, already struggling with an unemployment rate of 40%, is facing another possible economic blow.