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The San Joaquin River has continued to flow to the Pacific Ocean throughout the first summer after an ambitious restoration effort began, sending a powerful signal about the project's potential for success.

The apartments along Lowe Avenue in southeast Fresno sound like a good deal. For about $600 a month you can get two bedrooms, and bad credit won't keep you out.

The Rainbow Ballroom is legendary as a music venue, but it began in post-World War I Fresno as an indoor swimming pool complex -- part of a craze sweeping the nation.

A story worthy of Hollywood will soon unfold in California courtrooms -- allegations of government corruption and corporate greed to rival the infamous Los Angeles water grab that inspired the film "Chinatown." Call it "Chinatown II."

The economic downturn hasn't stopped couples from getting married. In fact, weddings in the Fresno area on the upswing. But couples are finding less expensive ways to make their love official.

The Fresno County agency that subsidizes job training for unemployed workers has suspended new referrals to the West Hills Community College District after finding that some students in one class were shorted training hours.

The Crime Map charts the time and location of reported felonies in the city of Fresno. You also can search a neighborhood for crime reports, and track the frequency of crime types over a chosen period of time.

The Data Center makes available to the public many of the links and databases – including some developed by The Bee – that reporters and editors use for research. You can search records ranging from property assessments to public employee salaries.