Two men shot by Clovis police officers after a car chase Thursday morning were arrested on charges including suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.
More than 100 people must be laid off and two fire stations shuttered to help close a nearly $28 million budget gap that threatens the city's financial stability, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin said Thursday.
University of California Berkeley students protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees have barricaded themselves in part of a campus building.
With Millerton Lake as a backdrop, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an $11.1 billion water bond Monday that proponents acknowledged will be a tough sell with voters.
The government is weighing in on the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping madness this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is recommending retailers have bullhorns, barricades and uniformed guards ready for the rush. Eyes are on retailers this year, following last...read more »
It's a pretty standard routine for a traffic stop: License, registration and proof of insurance, please. We published a story today about a renewed push to let low-income motorists know about a low-cost, liability-only auto insurance program. But why now? Give thanks to Thanksgiving for that. State insurance officials and California Highway Patrol officers say with more drivers hitting the road next week for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there's concern that more drivers will be out there without insurance.read more »
The first homeowners under the federal government's Neighborhood Stabilization Program are starting to move in. They include Josh Morgan, who hopes to get the keys Friday to his newly remodeled three-bedroom, two-bath home in Visalia. Morgan, 22, is the...read more »
A former Fresno County welfare worker was convicted Thursday of three counts of identity theft and four counts of receiving stolen property.
Bullard High School celebrated the completion of its courtroom and forensic science labs with a ceremony at the campus Thursday.
A looming balloon payment is the driving force behind secretive stadium lease renegotiations that promise to dramatically change the troubled relationship between the Fresno Grizzlies and City Hall.
A form of lending that usually benefits poor people in Third World countries is thriving in the Valley as small businesses struggle to find credit.
The old Russ Clements gas station on Van Ness Boulevard is part of Fresno's bones. Newcomers ask about it. Old-timers testify to its 1920s origin. Most everyone agrees that it's an interesting piece of Americana.
Question: In a small park outside Laton, there's a plaque commemorating the town of Kingston. What is the history and significance of Kingston?
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