A young woman is killed by an African lion at a big cat sanctuary in Dunlap, the city of Fresno is considering steep hikes in water rates, and an Amtrak plan identifies more than $560 million in improvements to the Valley's San Joaquin corridor.

Fresno's trash outsourcing question will go to voters in a special election, a Fresno police captain who says he was discriminated and retaliated against because he is black has filed suit, the owner of a Clovis firing range could get more time to dampen noise.

Visalia's police chief defends the fatal shooting of a drug dealer who was under surveillance, and the trial of a Reedley baby sitter accused of murdering a toddler ends in a hung jury.

It was a busy week in the courts and for elected officials looking for ways to pay for city and county services.

Members of the Bullard High community say they are fed up with overcrowding, unsafe schools and a lack of programs for academically talented students, Fresno's police auditor says sometimes too many rounds are fired in officer-involved shootings, and

The national debate over gun violence spurs more requests for concealed weapons permits in the Valley, a Fresno County jail inmate accused of a 2011 murder is found dead in his cell, and opponents of home trash service outsourcing collect -- and deliver -

Fresno County officials say retirees are needed for part-time work, a consultant talks about what a public market could mean for downtown Fresno, and a "frequent flier" gets his last ambulance ride.

A former Fresno teacher gets six months in jail for having an affair with a high school student, a federal trial puts the spotlight on Fresno police officers' use of force, eatery owners say the flagging economy forced them out of business, and rider

Fresno housing programs that ran into trouble with federal watchdogs, homeless sweeps that landed the city of Fresno back in court, city water meters -- and the prospect of rate hikes in Fresno -- and high-speed rail providing new opportunities for lawyer