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Students change classes at Ahwahnee Middle School, one of four Fresno Unified campuses that are targeted to become four-grade intermediate schools -- fifth through eighth grade.
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  • FUSD adding fifth, sixth grade to 4 middle schoolsStudents change classes at Ahwahnee Middle School, one of four Fresno Unified campuses that are targeted to become four-grade intermediate schools -- fifth through eighth grade.
  • Carrot soupCarrot soup, for a chilly day.
  • Brent Putney, Fresno MonstersFresno Monsters forward Brent Putney, left, squares off against Polar Bears' Chance Berman in first-period play at Selland Arena on Monday, March 8,.
  • JR Lafferty, Fresno MonstersFresno Monsters JR Lafferty, left and Brenden McCarthy, center, rush goalie Casey O'Conner of Phoenix in first-period play at Selland Arena on Monday, March 8. The Monsters rolled to a 5-1 victory and will face the Polar Bears in the decisive Game 3 on March 9.
  • 3 dead in collision south of FresnoFire and law-enforcement vehicles converge on a fatal collision Tuesday morning on Jensen Avenue, east of Walnut Avenue, in Fresno County.
  • Megan GonzalezMegan Gonzalez already has spent 48 nights at Children's Hospital. It's a three-hour round trip from her home in Waterford, east of Modesto, to the hospital.
  • Children's Hospital Central California's Facebook fan pageThe Children's Hospital Central California's Facebook fan page is where social media coordinator Genevieve Hinson updates followers on various activities and hospital news.
  • Genevieve Hinson, Social media coordinatorSocial media coordinator Genevieve Hinson juggles still and video cameras while documenting the progress of the expansion at Children's Hospital Central California.
  • Dr. Michael Allshouse, Children's Hospital Central CaliforniaDr. Michael Allshouse adjusts the lighting as he prepares to correct an umbilical hernia for patient Cameron Mendoza at Children's Hospital Central California. Allshouse has had plenty of practice: He estimates he has done between 100 and 200 hernia repairs annually over the past 15 years.
  • Cameron MendozaCameron Mendoza takes a quick look at Dr. Michael Allshouse's writing on his belly before undergoing surgery at Children's Hospital Central California.
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