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Clovis officer faces arraignment on domestic violence charges

A Clovis police officer is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on charges of domestic violence, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said. 1 hour ago

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CRIME

Crime Stoppers: June

Crime Stoppers is a monthly look at some of the region’s most-wanted criminals.

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CRIME

Friends: Tulare robbery suspect shot by deputies lived life of model citizen

A Visalia man who seemed to be living a model life as a businessman is being investigated as a possible suspect in several bank robberies in Visalia and Tulare.
CRIME

Man arrested after Fresno home set on fire

A man was arrested Tuesday after a fire was intentionally set in a southeast Fresno home, fire spokesman Koby Johns said.
NATIONAL POLITICS

Inmates accused in prison killing seek separate trials

The two federal prison inmates accused of killing a guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, Calif., five years ago this week are now seeking to separate their trials.
CRIME

Man killed in central Fresno apartment shooting identified

Juan Jimenez, 43, has been identified by the Fresno County coroner as the man slain in a shooting Saturday night at an apartment complex in central Fresno.
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Tulare County deputies shoot suspected bank robber in Visalia
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Reedley man busted for selling fake drugs

A Reedley man was arrested Sunday in suspicion of selling fake drugs and stealing a gun in connection with an Orange Cove burglary, the Reedley Police Department said.
CRIME

Former star wrestler at Lemoore High gets 8-year sentence for rape

Nicholas Sierra, 22, a former star wrestler at Lemoore High, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a 14-year-old girl, the Kings County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
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Hanford man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of child

Michael Vargas, 23, of Hanford, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of oral copulation and sexual penetration of a child under 10, the Kings County District Attorney's Office said.
CRIME

2 held in pot bust in Madera

Two people were detained by Madera County sheriff's deputies after officials found more than 1,600 marijuana plants growing on 39 acres on Avenue 11 west of Highway 41, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.