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A fourth victim died from injuries after Saturday's plane crash near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno. Craig Eady, 41, died Monday morning, and his wife Danna Eady, a Reedley College flight instructor, died later; their two sons were killed at the scene. The crash occurred as the plane departed Sky Park, and the NTSB is investigating, with findings not expected for up to a year.
A single-engine plane carrying Danna Eady, a flight instructor, her husband Craig Eady, and their two sons crashed near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno on Sept. 5. Danna and the two children died at the scene, while Craig died days later in the hospital. The NTSB is investigating, and a fundraiser has raised about $65,000 for the couple’s older children.
A Fresno-area plane crash that killed flight instructor Danna Eady and her two young sons over the weekend also claimed a fourth victim, husband Craig Eady, who died days later in the hospital, leaving their two older children orphaned as investigators from the FAA and NTSB probe the cause of the single-engine crash near Sierra Sky Park.
A California flight instructor, Danna Eady, 41, and her two sons were killed when their single-engine plane crashed on a hilltop near Sierra Sky Park Airport in Fresno; her husband Craig survived with severe burns. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, and a fundraiser was launched to cover medical costs and family needs. Eady was an active member of Fresno’s aviation community.
Two people died at the scene and two others were hospitalized in critical condition after a fixed-wing plane crashed into the San Joaquin River embankment near Sierra Sky Airport in Fresno, igniting a 5-acre fire; FAA and NTSB investigators were en route and a safety perimeter was established, with later updates noting two children among the deceased.
A small plane crashed near the Sierra Sky Park Airport in northwest Fresno around 1:50 p.m. Saturday, killing two children and critically injuring two adults; firefighters contained the fire atop a San Joaquin River bluff as multiple agencies secured the scene, and the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.
WalletHub's 2026 ranking names six California cities among the 10 worst places to retire in the U.S.—Fresno (179th) along with Stockton, San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Bakersfield and Fontana—citing high costs, limited activities and weaker healthcare; by contrast, Orlando, Miami and Tampa top the list of best retirement spots, aided by tax-friendly factors and abundant senior amenities.
A Fresno woman who was the first baby born at Kaiser Permanente's Fresno birthing center in 1995 returned 31 years later to deliver her own son at the same hospital, creating a moving full-circle moment for her family and the staff who were there at her birth.
A driver in Fresno’s Tower District asked a man to stop tagging graffiti on a building, and the tagger responded by smashing the driver’s window with a baseball bat; the incident is treated as vandalism.
Dozens of bronze/brass vases were stolen from graves at Fresno Memorial Gardens, upsetting families as Memorial Day preparations were underway; thieves target metal items to resell, prompting some to replace metal vases with plastic and prompting heightened security at other cemeteries.
Milano Restaurants International, the Fresno-based parent of Me-N-Ed's Pizzeria, has sold 100% of the company to its employees via an ESOP to preserve independence and the brand’s legacy. Milano operates more than 60 company-owned restaurants in California and franchises in California and Arizona, including Me-N-Ed's, Coney Island, Victory Grill, Blast & Brew, and Piazza del Pane; leadership says the employee-ownership model gives staff a meaningful stake in the company's future.
A Fresno Humane Animal Services officer responding to four dogs abandoned at an orchard discovers two pregnant dogs and ends up rescuing 13 dogs in total. The two mothers and their puppies were transferred to Ruff Day Rescue, where the puppies eventually found forever homes, while an adult dog named Hope remained at the facility until she was adopted.
Dense fog on Highway 99 in Fresno triggered a 17-vehicle pileup, including a big rig, leaving a 61-year-old man dead and several others injured, including children. First responders from the CHP, Fresno Fire Department, and medical teams conducted a coordinated rescue, marking vehicles to avoid duplication as investigators work to determine the cause.
Dense fog on Highway 99 in Fresno sparked a 17-vehicle pileup that left at least one person dead and several injured; a Clovis mother survived with bruises and whiplash and expressed gratitude after reuniting with her children as investigators from the California Highway Patrol probe the crash.
A Clovis mother and her husband escaped serious injury in a 17-vehicle pileup on Highway 99 near Fresno caused by dense fog, with at least two dozen people involved. One fatality, 61-year-old Gustavo Villanueva Vargas, occurred at the scene, and his wife was hospitalized; the couple Melissa Culver and her husband were unharmed but shaken. The CHP says visibility was as low as 10–15 feet and the crash remains under investigation as authorities urge drivers to exercise caution in foggy conditions.