{"id":443100,"date":"2026-08-25T15:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443100\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:24:09","slug":"the-fresno-bees-top-stories-for-monday-aug-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443100\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fresno Bee&#8217;s top stories for Monday, Aug. 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresno Bee Monday top stories. Here\u2019s what to know<\/p>\n<p>The Fresno Bee\u2019s coverage Monday spanned reporting on a mega-casino\u2019s dining lineup ahead of its Madera debut, a loaded gun left in a Clovis high school restroom by a state officer and a Fresno gated community\u2019s frustration over missed trash pickups.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6661.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"0\" title=\"IMG_6661.jpg\" alt=\"View from the Veterans Memorial Stadium in early August.\"\/>                                                                                    View from the Veterans Memorial Stadium in early August.                                                                                            ANTHONY GALAVIZ                                                                            agalaviz@fresnobee.com                                                                                        Here are the top stories of the dayMega-casino reveals 8 dining options ahead of planned October opening in Madera: The North Fork Mono Casino <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/california\/central-valley\/article316990436.html#storylink=var-wtk\">unveiled eight dining options Monday<\/a> for its planned fall opening off Highway 99 in Madera, with Fresno\u2019s Fuego Taquer\u00eda y Restaurante opening a second location in the food hall. The site will feature 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games, and the tribe plans to hire more than 1,500 workers. Options include a steak and seafood restaurant, Mexican food, Asian food, pizza, burgers and a craft coffee bar. An exact October opening date has not been announced.Gun found in Clovis school bathroom belonged to California DOJ officer: A loaded handgun <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article316993075.html#storylink=var-wtk\">found in a restroom at Veterans Memorial Stadium<\/a> during Friday\u2019s Buchanan High vs. Golden West High football game belonged to a special agent for the California Department of Justice, Clovis Unified confirmed Monday. Students discovered the gun inside a holster on top of a toilet paper holder and alerted staff without touching it. The officer has not been named, and the DOJ said it is actively investigating. Leaving a gun unattended in California can bring misdemeanor charges and fines starting at $250.Trash at gated community in Fresno is not getting collected. \u2018A systemic failure\u2019: Residents at Mansionette Court in northeast Fresno say Republic Services <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article316873250.html#storylink=var-wtk\">missed seven of nine scheduled trash pickups in May 2026<\/a>, prompting the city to send the hauler a notice of default letter. Resident Neil O\u2019Brien told the Fresno City Council the pattern reflects \u201ca systemic failure\u201d and noted residents have no alternative provider. Republic Services says it has responded to the city\u2019s notice and offered to review the account of any resident who has raised concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Original stories by Erik Galicia, Thaddeus Miller and David Taub<\/p>\n<p>This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McClatchy Media\u2019s AI policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno Bee Monday top stories. 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