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Federal officials again began additional water releases from Friant Dam this week in the effort to reconnect the San Joaquin River with the Pacific Ocean.

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 distinction of the oldest Valley city between Los Angeles and the small Mother Lode town of French Camp, near Stockton, belongs to Visalia.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $10 million to farmers affected by California's water shortages.

For thousands of Valley pets, the recession is a death sentence.

A Bee investigation finds the museum's trustees -- led by an ambitious executive director and a key ally on the board -- plunged into a multimillion-dollar project with incomplete plans and only cursory study of their 80-year-old building. Also: Roots of the disaster go deep.

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.