{"id":447105,"date":"2026-08-29T09:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/447105\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:34:19","slug":"fresno-bee-top-stories-thursday-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/447105\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Bee top stories Thursday. Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787996058_881_local hospitals-st agnes.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno photographed on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.\" alt=\"Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno photographed on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno photographed on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>                CRAIG KOHLRUSS<\/p>\n<p>            ckohlruss@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s top stories from The Fresno Bee include a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Fresno hospital, the identification of a toddler who drowned in a Clovis pool last month and new details on a murder-suicide in Tulare County.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Haze Brown_fitted.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" title=\"Haze Brown_fitted.jpeg\" alt=\"Haze Brown, 2, died from a drowning in north Clovis on July 26, 2026, his family and law enforcement have since confirmed. The family\u2019s gofundme has surpassed $100,000.\"\/>                                                                                    Haze Brown, 2, died from a drowning in north Clovis on July 26, 2026, his family and law enforcement have since confirmed. The family\u2019s gofundme has surpassed $100,000.                                                                                                                                                                        Courtesy of GoFundMe.com\/Support for the Brown Family After Tragedy                                                                                        Here are the top stories of the day\u201cInfant, mother hurt during labor, postpartum care at Fresno hospital, lawsuit says\u201d \u2014 A newborn suffered a brain bleed during a vacuum-assisted delivery at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article316922573.html#storylink=var-wtk\">Saint Agnes Medical Center in a July 2021 birth<\/a> after the doctor allegedly failed to address fetal distress or perform an emergency cesarean section, a malpractice lawsuit filed last month claims. The mother says she received a hysterectomy rather than a proper diagnostic evaluation for excessive postpartum bleeding. The child later developed hearing loss, difficulty walking and motor skill impairments requiring physical and occupational therapy. A hospital spokesperson said Saint Agnes is reviewing the matter.\u201cToddler drowns in Clovis family pool, police say. 2-year-old has been identified\u201d \u2014 A toddler <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article317036429.html#storylink=var-wtk\">drowned in a pool at a north Clovis home on July 26<\/a>, the Fresno County Coroner\u2019s Office confirmed. Emergency responders attempted life-saving efforts, but the boy was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Clovis police determined the drowning was a tragic accident with no criminal suspicion. A family GoFundMe had raised $101,650 from 939 donations through Thursday.\u201cUpdate: Victims in murder-suicide in Tulare County identified. A child was there\u201d \u2014 Maricruz Gutierrez, 38, and Eduardo Munoz-Tapia, 45, were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/california\/central-valley\/article317031235.html#storylink=var-wtk\">killed in an Aug. 20 murder-suicide in Woodville<\/a>, the Tulare County Coroner\u2019s Office said. Deputies responding to a domestic violence call in the 16500 block of Crystal Street found both with gunshot wounds; Munoz-Tapia died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot, and Gutierrez was pronounced dead at Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville. A child was present at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Original stories by Nick Fenley, Thaddeus Miller and Maria G. Ortiz-Briones<\/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<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published August 28, 2026 at 5:47 AM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno photographed on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. 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