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• Number of Reported Elder Violence Cases Up in Fresno (KSEE 24 Fresno)

  A murder last week involving an elderly man is raising major questions about elderly violence. The number of reported cases in Fresno are up. But one detective says it's because people are better educated about the problem.

• 60 dogs seized from small home (CBS 47 Fresno)

  LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — An elderly woman has been arrested after animal control officers found 60 dogs in crates inside her small Lakeside home east of San Diego. Sixty-five-year-old Alice Via was arrested Wednesday for investigation of animal cruelty and neglect. She ran what she called the San Diego Boxer Rescue and kept mostly boxers and Chihuahuas. San Diego County spokesman Dan DeSousa says ...

• It's Kids Day!!! (KFSN-TV Fresno)

  Tuesday morning, volunteers are on street corners selling special editions of the Fresno Bee for Kids Day.

• Kids Day: Giving Hope to Young Patients at Children's Hospital (KFSN-TV Fresno)

  For Kids Day Tuesday, social networking will play a big role in the annual fundraiser. But just like in years past, thousands of volunteers will be out on street corners, selling special editions of the Fresno Bee.

• Elderly couple die in Long Beach house fire (CBS 47 Fresno)

  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An elderly couple has died in a Long Beach house fire where firefighters say pack-rat conditions hampered efforts to get inside the home. Firefighter Joshua Johnson says the fire was reported at 2:30 a.m. Monday and it took about an hour to extinguish the blaze. Johnson described the cluttered home as having pack-rat conditions. The names of the couple haven't been ...