Cristina Lombardo

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LEMOORE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The city of Lemoore said the largest independent fuel marketer in the Intermountain West, Maverik, has opened in its community. The city congratulated and welcomed Maverik, which is considered a gas station and convenience store, on Thursday. According to Maverik’s website, the company is known for its premium BonFire food, which is made fresh every day, and its values on fuel, drinks, and snacks.

1 day ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Cristina Lombardo

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man who officers said slurred that he “pled the fifth” after a 2023 DUI crash in Tulare that left two women with serious injuries was sentenced Wednesday, according to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s office said 28-year-old Maxwell Barrios of Tulare was sentenced on April 23. According to the DA, early in the morning on April 2, 2023, California Highway Patrol officers were called to a crash on southbound Hillman Street in Tulare.

2 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Cristina Lombardo

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A man died after being stabbed in Fresno on Wednesday, the Fresno Police Department said. At around 4:50 p.m., officers with the Fresno Police Department received a call for a stabbing on Cedar and Alamos avenues. According to Fresno Police, the man was in his 20s and received at least one stab wound to his upper body. Fresno Police officials did not provide any other details about the victim. Police said that the man was taken to the hospital, where he died.

2 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Cristina Lombardo

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A professor at UC Merced and other researchers from two universities will be studying dementia and the link between air pollution, the university announced. According to UC Merced, a $2.2 million RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health is funding a collaboration between one of the university’s geosciences professors, Xuan Zhang, and researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

2 days ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Cristina Lombardo

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Some Walmarts in the Central Valley will be renovated later this year, in what the company says is to underscore its “goal of being California’s favorite place to shop.”Walmart officials announced Wednesday details of 57 planned store remodels this year in California, four being in the Central Valley. The company also announced new investments that they say will be focused on enhancing the associate experience and community engagement.