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Good Samaritans Praised for Rescuing Abducted Girl

By David LohrOct 5th 2010 – 3:22PM
Fresno Police / AP

Fresno Police / AP

(Oct. 5) -- Authorities in California are crediting two "good Samaritans" with helping rescue an 8-year-old girl who was abducted outside her Fresno home and sexually assaulted. "I want to say thank you to the citizens of Fresno and the good Samaritans," Police Chief Jerry Dyer told reporters. "They are heroes." Fresno...

Greyhound Releases Statement in Response to Fatal Bus Crash

By Carl FranzenJul 22nd 2010 – 4:22PM

(July 22) -- Greyhound Lines has issued a statement following up on the horrific bus crash that occurred outside Fresno, Calif., early this morning, killing six and injuring nine. It reads as follows: At approximately 2:35 a.m. Pacific time on July 22, Greyhound Lines bus 30601, schedule 6888, was traveling northbound on...

6 Killed, 9 Hurt, in Greyhound Bus Crash

Jul 22nd 2010 – 10:38AM
Gary Kazanjian, AP

Gary Kazanjian, AP

FRESNO, Calif. (July 22) -- A Greyhound bus traveling to Sacramento from Los Angeles crashed on a highway in California's Central Valley early Thursday morning, killing six and seriously injuring nine others. The bus, carrying 36 people, struck an SUV that had overturned in front of it, slammed into a concrete center...

Background on FRESNO Calif

Fresno ( ) is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California and the 34th largest in the nation.

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