Elapsed time: faster than it takes to size local heroes Bear Pascoe and David Carr for Super Bowl rings.

The global economy is fast changing and technology driven. Public education in America, meanwhile, is tradition bound and limping along like a 2000 Ford Excursion with a bad transmission.

If you didn't get confused -- even once -- watching the TV series "Lost," then the latest goings-on involving the Chukchansi tribe should be up your alley.

Pat Hill sounded like a young coach again. The weariness and frustration that had crept in during his final years at Fresno State had been replaced by unbridled enthusiasm.

The Internet again has proclaimed Fresno the meth capital of the United States.

I'm sure that leaders of a three-day Fresno County employee strike will declare it a success because that's what unions always do.

The Environmental Protection Agency this morning will announce that it's sending $21 million to help clean the air in the smoggy San Joaquin Valley and elsewhere in California.

A gang lured 10-year-old Jose Ponce into its embrace by giving him money for candy and toys.

The home invaders came with a bolt-cutter, guns, two-way radios, ski masks and plastic ties. One robber wore a bullet-proof vest.

The home invaders came with a bolt-cutter, guns, two-way radios, ski masks and plastic ties. One robber wore a bullet-proof vest.

The more I learn about high-speed rail, the more muddled I get.

Get ready for Ashley Swearengin's second term. The Fresno mayor barely had been sworn into office in 2009 when she let slip that she would run again. Now a solid performance and favorable image are paving the way for Swearengin to enjoy a free ride in the June primary.

Bay Area business attorney Arturo Gonzalez has been donning his civil rights hat for 20 years now and representing people against San Joaquin Valley police departments.

When it comes to veterans, Jerry Brown isn't keeping his vow to be a straight-talking governor.