FRESNO  – Fresno State President-Designate Joseph I. Castro announced he will create a transition team to assist in his move into the presidency on Aug. 1 and his first six months in office. Castro has asked California State University Trustees Peter G. Mehas and Hugo Morales, both of Fresno, to co-chair the team. Mehas chaired [...]

FRISCO, TEXAS – After three seasons in Fresno, the North American Hockey League has announced the Fresno Monsters hockey team are reactivating and relocating their membership to Wenatchee, Washington and will play as the Wenatchee Wild beginning in the 2013-2014 season. “Our family still had a desire to give back to the players and remain [...]

FRESNO – The central California healthcare community stepped out in support of some of their own last night at the 2013 “Heroes in HealthCare” awards reception, presented by Business Street Online and held inside the Skyroom Lounge at the Holiday Inn Fresno Downtown. During the acceptance speeches there were some lighthearted moments, as well as [...]

REDMOND, Wash., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman: The way people use (or misuse) their mobile phones can really grate on your nerves. A Microsoft Safer Online Facebook poll revealed that many smartphone users don’t mind their mobile manners — but men and women both find people who constantly check [...]

TULARE – Through a grant awarded to Tulare Joint Union High School District, junior high and high school students will be able to apply for paid internships in the medical field. This award was funded through the State of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Health Careers Training Program grant. The Tulare Health [...]

NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – As online retailing has become a force to be reckoned with in the retail industry, a close look at how brand equity varies for brick and mortar vs. online brands beckons. Measuring many online retail brands for the first time in the 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study shows that where EquiTrend measures the [...]

FRESNO – The awards reception the central California healthcare industry anticipates every year is making its way to Holiday Inn Fresno Downtown’s Skyroom Lounge tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. The 2013 “Heroes in HealthCare” awards reception is presented by Business Street Online, and is a celebration of the accomplishments of the honorees.  The awards are [...]

MADERA – Dr. Gregory Watts has been with Children’s Hospital Central California for 32 years, first arriving when it was located on Shields and Millbrook in Fresno.  His mother was a nurse, and his aunt was a chief nurse at Charity Hospital in New Orleans for 50 years, and Dr. Watts decided to enter the [...]

FRESNO – Reza Beheshti was a nursing student at Fresno State, during which time he worked in different departments at different hospitals.  He found himself drawn to the emergency department the most, because of its fast-paced and hands-on work. Upon graduating from Fresno State in 2009, he began working in the Emergency Department at Community [...]

 FRESNO – The 2013 Big Fresno Fair Exhibits Handbook is now available for the 2013 Fair, which runs October 2 – 14. All individuals desiring to participate competitively as a Big Fresno Fair exhibitor – such as 4-H and FFA members, bakers, craftsmen, cooks, gardeners, seamstresses, quilters, painters, photographers and others – can pick up [...]

OAKHURST – Community Medical Center-Oakhurst has added diagnostic ultrasound to its services for the mountain communities near Yosemite National Park. The urgent care center, open seven days a week, now has the latest in ultrasound technology and an experienced sonographer available by appointment. “This will save local people the time, money and expense of driving [...]

On this Memorial Day, while enjoying the company of friends and family, let’s not forget the fallen men and women in the Armed Forces who have made the celebration of this day possible.  They are not just names without faces.  They are our mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, cousins and friends [...]

TULARE – Dr. Parmod Kumar with Tulare Regional Medical Center is originally from Jalandhar, India and entered medical school at age 16, inspired by attacks of Pakistani forces on his hometown.  His mother took him to a hospital to do volunteer work, and he eventually became acclimated to working with the sick and injured. Dr. [...]

FRESNO – Sources say that the stabbing homicide victim near The Hashtag cafe in the Tower District has been identified as local filmmaker Eric Catlapp. Catlapp operated The Filmmakers Workshop, and was also a member of the Community Media Access Collaborative in downtown Fresno. He moved to Fresno just 2 years ago from Southern California.  [...]

FRESNO – As part of the celebration of 15 years of the Susan G. Komen Central Valley Race for the Cure on October 26, 15 of the most recognizable and influential people throughout the race’s history will be recognized as “15 Faces for 15 Races.” The 15 individuals are still being selected, and each will [...]

MENDOTA – Dr. Rogelio Thompson had braces in high school, and decided he wanted to become a dentist after he was unharmed during dental treatment and wanted to treat people in the same manner. Dr. Thompson is originally from Colon, Panama and graduated from the UCSF School of Dentistry in 1992.  While in school, he [...]

FRESNO - The Fresno Monsters organization has announced it will host a team in the Western States Hockey League for the 2013-2014 season.  The team will play 21 home games at Gateway Ice Center.  Earlier this month Gateway Ice Center explained in a press release that the ice rink will remain open through April 2014. Fresno-native [...]

CLOVIS - The Clovis Community Hospital Guild has raised $825,000 for Clovis Community Medical Center since it was first formed in 1954. The Guild is made up of about 50 volunteers that raise money in different capacities.  Its foremost way of helping fund the hospital is through the gift shop, which is located on-site near the [...]

FISH CAMP – A long-running trail race will once again take place just outside Yosemite National Park as the 24th Annual Shadow of the Giants 50K run is set for June 8. Started by Baz Hawley 1990, an avid trail runner for decades, the race takes place just outside of the park and incorporates some [...]

FRESNO – The Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County has announced the recent hire of Juanita Stevenson, who joins the agency as corporate locations c0ordinator. Stevenson, a former anchor and reporter for KFSN-TV ABC 30, brings a wealth of media and community relations experience to her new position, which involves marketing the region to maximize [...]