FRESNO - Sylvia Ochoa, 35, of Selma, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 18 months in prison for embezzlement from a financial institution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
According to court documents, Ochoa was the branch manager at the Bank of America’s Fresno branch at 4445 E. Tulare Street. On multiple occasions between March 2013 and October 2013, Ochoa prevented other bank employees from counting the cash in the vault located in the branch.
Kaiser Permanente Awards Grant to Camarena Health to Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health
FRESNO - Kaiser Permanente announced a $90,000 investment to support a public awareness campaign to reduce the stigma around mental illness and encourage students in the Madera Unified School District and pregnant women to seek treatment if needed. The grant is being awarded to Camarena Health – the largest healthcare provider in Madera County – and is expected to serve 2,500 high school students and 750 pregnant women accessing care in their health center.
“There are personal and social stigmas attached to accessing mental health services,” said Christine Howland, Chief Operating Officer for Camarena Health. “This money will allow us to implement an awareness campaign and break down some of those stigmas and negative perceptions.”
World Ag Expo® Presents Valley Children's Hospital with $80,000 Check through Toyota Tundra Giveaway
TULARE - The International Agri-Center® and World Ag Expo® and the Central Valley Toyota Dealers presented a check in the amount of $80,000 to Valley Children's Hospital during the hospital's All Guild Picnic at the Belmont Country Club on May 23, in Fresno, California.
The check represented the total funds raised by the Guilds of Valley Children's Hospital, who participated in World Ag Expo's® Toyota Tundra Giveaway by selling chances to win a new 2018 Tundra. The proceeds from the giveaway will directly benefit the Central California hospital.
Civil Engineering and Social Work Grads Earn Fresno State’s Highest Academic Honors
FRESNO - Annemarie Schwanz and Patricio Galindo were awarded the University’s top academic honors at Fresno State’s 107th Commencement Saturday, May 19, at the Save Mart Center.Schwanz and Galindo were chosen from a group of nine Deans' Graduate Medalists and nine Undergraduate Deans' Medalists.
Schwanz, of Neuruppin, Germany, was selected as the University Graduate Medalist, Fresno State’s top honor for a graduate student. She earned a master’s in civil engineering from the Lyles College of Engineering with a 4.0 GPA after starring for the Fresno State track and field and cross country teams.
Selma Fire Department & the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Bring Burn Prevention Education to Schools
SELMA - In May 2018, the Selma Health Care District granted the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation $16,142.00 to bring the Fire Firefighters in Safety Education (F.I.S.E.) Program, a program that teaches fire safety and burn prevention to preschool and elementary school students, to the City of Selma.
In partnership with the Selma Fire Department, the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation has reached more than 12,000 studentsenrolled in the eight elementary schools in the Selma School District with vital fire and burn prevention messages like “Stop, Drop and Roll,” Cool-A-Burn, Crawl Low and Go in Smoke, Importance of Smoke Alarms, Toys vs. Tools and How to Dial 911 since beginning the program since 2014.
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