When Raul Renato Castro was a baby, his father was convicted of molesting a 5-year-old relative and was sentenced to prison. Now, 14-year-old Castro is accused of molesting 4-year-old Alex Christopher Mercado and drowning the child in a bathtub Oct. 30.
A federal attorney has hinted that cleanup of tainted irrigation water on the Valley's west side -- and resolution of a 20-year legal battle over the issue -- may be on the horizon.
The head of the California Citizens Compensation Commission said Friday he's not bothered by the Legislature's legal challenge to his panel's spring decision to slash state lawmakers' pay and benefits by 18 percent. But Chairman Charles "Chuck" Murray said he still thinks the move is a bad idea, given the state's troubled finances. "It makes no sense whatsoever for them to be doing this," he said.
SACRAMENTO — Valley farmers scored big wins in the package of water bills state lawmakers passed Wednesday, but most of the benefits are years away — if they come at all.
First Belana closes, now the Borders Express store in Sierra Vista Mall is scheduled to close. The closures come on the heels of this story about all the new shops and restaurants opening up in Fresno. It's a reminder...read more »
This just in: An extension of the home-buyer tax credit passes House and heads to Obama's desk for signature. http://www.house.gov/smbiz/democrats/PressReleases/2009/pr-11-5-09-homebuyers-credit.html...read more »
Fresno Historical Society home tour Nov. 13-14 Tickets for Friday: $50. Saturday tickets: $30 in advance; $35 day of Information, tickets: 559-441-0862; www.ValleyHistory.org Fresno's architectural heritage will be showcased Nov. 13 and 14th when five homes along historic Huntington...read more »
Fresno County sheriff's detectives seized more than $150,000 worth of meth and arrested three men in a narcotics investigation, Sheriff Margaret Mims announced Friday.
John Jacobson, president and chief executive of Blue Pacific Acquisitions in Fresno, is the 2009-10 Entrepreneur in Residence at the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno.
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.
In a recession, it seems, people eat more tortillas and stop buying bouquets for their sweethearts. Tortilla-makers landed on a recent top-10 list of best-performing privately held companies, and florists landed in the bottom 10.
Mendota High was piling up touchdowns in Avenal on Friday night when the first text messages arrived. A 4-year-old was missing back home.
Question: What is the history of the BoxCar Cafe at Pearl and Hamilton avenues? How old is the cafe and who was the original owner?
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