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An early morning house fire in Selma reportedly destroys a family's home and left one man with third degree burns.

The Central Unified School Board is standing firm and says the five students who pulled a high school prank will not be allowed back on campus.

The Indian community in Kerman is concerned over a string of home invasion robberies and fear they may be being targeted?

Volunteers are needed to help with cleanup and restoration efforts at Millerton Lake on Saturday, April 17th as part of an Earth Day project.

Two home invasion robberies took place in Selma and Atwater on Tuesday and a third has been reported on Wednesday in Fresno.

There was a small but vocal protest on Wednesday after five students were transferred to a different school for chopping down trees at Central High School.

CBS47 asked Valley residents to comment on the announcement by Tiger Woods that he is going to play in the Masters Tournament next month.

The son of Victor Lopez, the Mayor of Orange Cove, is facing a trial on drug charges.

Investigators say several men with guns broke into a Selma home, held a grandmother and her grandson while they ransacked the house and stole jewelry and a Mercedes SUV.

Investigators in Merced County say victim was shot multiple times, not once like originally reported.

Should students be allowed to return to their high school after cutting down two trees as a senior prank? That question may be decided in federal court.

Marty Mazzora gives his financial report and tips for investors from Wednesday, March 17th

A grand jury investigation says the City of Fresno didn't do enough fact checking before guaranteeing a $15 million loan to the Fresno Metropolitan Museum.

Parents are upset over the punishment of five students accused of cutting down two trees as a prank at Central High School.

Two pilots based out of Lemoore are safe today after their jets collided above Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada.

A federal grant program is helping Fresno to fight blight in the city, one home at a time.

A North Valley man is honored for saving a two-year-old child from a burning apartment building.

Police say seven cars have been broken into since February 25th and all of them were parked in GB3's parking lot at Fowler and Herndon in Clovis.

Republican Gubernatoral Candidates Steve Poisner and Meg Witman met for their first debate on Monday and both are claiming victory.

The Fresno State women's basketball team continues to make history. The Bulldogs received the program's first-ever NCAA at-large bid Monday. Fresno State is a 13-seed and will play 4-seed Baylor Saturday night.

A group of Valley Hmong traveled to Sacramento on Monday to show their support for leaders in their community.

Close to 22,000 teachers in California may be receiving pink slips. Teachers across the state, including dozens in the Central Valley, are learning they may not have a job next year.