Around 5:00 p.m. the power went out for customers in an area bounded by Herndon, Fowler and Academy avenues. By 6:30 p.m., PG&E had reduced the outage to only four homes, Ehlers said. 11/22/09 18:49:17 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1721547.html The brackets for the Southern California volleyball regionals were announced Sunday, and in Division I, Central Section champion Clovis West (31-10) earned the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 Torrey Pines (25-9) on Tuesday.

The Golden Eagles are coming off an upset of section No. 1 seed Buchanan in the Central Section championship match last Thursday, and the loss cost the Bears a spot in the regionals. They did not make the eight-team field with an at-large berth. 11/22/09 17:44:02 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1721539.html Australians Hayley Munro and Emma Andrews had 16 points apiece and the Fresno State women's basketball team built a 30-point lead en route to a 94-81 victory over St. Mary's in the home opener Sunday at the Save Mart Center.

Six Bulldogs scored in double figures on a day the team shot 50% from the field and made 13 of 26 3-pointers. 11/22/09 17:23:39 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1721399.html Fresno Police arrested 12 people for suspicion of driving under the influence at a checkpoint Saturday at Belmont and Purdue avenues in southeast Fresno. Officers also checked driver's licenses during the operation. Officials said 35 vehicles were impounded because of the arrests or lack of valid driver's licenses. 11/22/09 14:25:22 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1721401.html A 26-year-old Porterville man has been booked into the Tulare County jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter in connection with an accident on Saturday.

A passing motorist found the body of a man on Road 236 north of Avenue 100 near Porterville on Saturday morning. CHP investigators located an abandoned car in a nearby orange grove and traced it to the 26-year-old driver, who apparently fled after hitting the pedestrian. 11/22/09 14:23:14 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1721702.html The always-hectic Black Friday could be even more frantic this year.

Cash-strapped shoppers are eager to save money. Retailers are desperate to bring it in. And this year's traditional day-after-Thanksgiving kickoff to the holiday shopping season is starting earlier than ever. 11/22/09 21:28:54 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1721641.html The chairman of the Fresno County Republican Party Central Committee is resigning, a move that comes while the state's political watchdog agency conducts an investigation into questionable campaign transactions by the organization.

Dr. A.P.S. Sidhu, who assumed the post in January, told the local central committee that his resignation -- effective Dec. 21 -- is because of family and work obligations. Sidhu is in India and could not be reached for comment. Other members of the Fresno County GOP's central committee confirmed Sidhu's reason for resigning. 11/22/09 20:33:44 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1720936.html KETTLEMAN CITY -- Five babies with cleft palates or other grave disabilities were born over a 15-month span in this small farming community off Interstate 5. Three died.

Many parents worry that poisons in the air, water and land are to blame. Their town of 1,500 is wedged in among agricultural fields, two highways and a hazardous-waste landfill. 11/21/09 22:54:28 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1720931.html It appears the cash-strapped Fresno Grizzlies and cash-strapped Fresno city officials are at an impasse in their closed-door negotiations over the Chukchansi Park lease.

Hanging over the talks is an $800,000 balloon rent payment the Grizzlies have coming due in nine days. 11/21/09 22:48:00 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1720929.html A person found dead in the middle of a road near Porterville early Saturday has California Highway Patrol investigators trying to figure out what happened.

A passing motorist reported finding the body lying on Road 236 near Avenue 100 south of Porterville about 6:15 a.m. 11/21/09 22:46:50 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1720933.html Fresno State kicker Kevin Goessling walked the Bulldog Stadium sideline Saturday, brimming with confidence.

With 1 minute, 31 seconds to play and the Bulldogs at their 42 yard-line, Goessling saw visions of victory. 11/21/09 22:51:30 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1720935.html Ben Jacobs is asked the question too often, for his liking, and he hasn't come up with a good answer yet.

Why doesn't the Fresno State defense get more turnovers? 11/21/09 22:51:31 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1720948.html Before his mind cleared to focus on the game-ending kick, a rush of thoughts raced through Kevin Goessling's head.

"You've done it before," Goessling repeated to himself. 11/21/09 23:01:27 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1720932.html Emma Andrews saw the irony in the moment right away.

The first one on the court for practice Friday, Fresno State's junior point guard noticed a banner being lowered in the Save Mart Center rafters, the one that will be unveiled before today's home opener against Saint Mary's proclaiming the 2008 and '09 Western Athletic Conference championships and NCAA appearances. 11/21/09 22:51:29 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1720934.html Some fans entering Fresno City's gym Saturday for the Tip-Off Tournament championship might have been surprised to see College of the Sequoias' men's basketball team on the court instead of the host Rams.

Not Giants coach Rusty Smith, who gave Rams counterpart Ed Madec a tip of the hat for the chance to face City College of San Francisco. 11/21/09 22:51:30 http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1721702.html The always-hectic Black Friday could be even more frantic this year.

Cash-strapped shoppers are eager to save money. Retailers are desperate to bring it in. And this year's traditional day-after-Thanksgiving kickoff to the holiday shopping season is starting earlier than ever. 11/22/09 21:28:54 http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1721637.html Twee, a boutique and gallery selling handmade items, is scheduled to open Tuesday in Fresno's Tower District.

The shop on Wishon Avenue just north of Olive Avenue was named after a British term for sweet, dainty and cute. 11/22/09 20:21:49 http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1720914.html Consumers are embracing electronic social networks at lightning speed, but most Fresno-area businesses still shun them.

That's what an advanced public relations class at California State University, Fresno, found when they surveyed 128 businesspeople. 11/21/09 22:32:54