The Fresno Bee

Updates: Pedestrian killed crossing Shaw in Clovis

11/07/09 19:52:36

A man crossing Shaw Avenue in Clovis was killed Saturday afternoon when an SUV hit him.

The man, who has not been identified, was walking on Shaw near Helm Avenue on a part of the street where there was no crosswalk or intersection, police said.

Updates: Fresno State 31, Idaho 21 F

11/07/09 17:44:48

Fresno State defeated Idaho 31-21 Saturday night at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. The Bulldogs improve to 6-3, 5-1 in the WAC and play at Nevada next Saturday at 1 p.m.

4TH QUARTER RECAP

Updates: Friday night football: Week 9

11/06/09 18:03:30

It's Friday night and Week 9 of Central Section football. Check fresnobee.com tonight and every Friday during the season for scores and details from the action. Here are the Week 9 scores and stats.

Updates: Fatal shooting by Porterville detective detailed

11/06/09 15:13:28

The lawyer for the family of Joe Edwin Bowles, 25, of Tulare, who was shot and killed last month by a Porterville police detective working an anti-auto theft detail in Tulare, released details about the shooting at a news conference Friday in Tulare.

Lawyer Brian Claypool of Pasadena said Bowles was walking out of either Evolutions gym or Chili's restaurant in Tulare when he was confronted by two plainclothes officers. No physical confrontation took place, but one officer opened fire from 8 to 15 feet away, he said.

Updates: Challenger builds lead in Visalia vote

11/06/09 13:52:50

Steve Nelsen has increased his lead over incumbent Greg Collins in the Visalia City Council election, according to figures released Friday by the Tulare County Elections Division.

Nelsen has a lead of 269 votes over Collins, up from a 131-vote lead posted Tuesday night after the polls closed.

Local: Groups bring Valley help, hope

11/07/09 21:39:15

Thousands of people from around the Valley converged on the large athletic field behind Computech Middle School on Saturday to get a free lunch and groceries, donated clothing, dental exams and haircuts.

Organizers of Convoy of Hope, a community outreach event to help the poor, expected as many as 10,000 people to show up.

Local: Westlands Water District is a powerhouse for Valley farmers

11/07/09 22:54:38

The most powerful voices in the state's $11 billion water talks last week might have been two water districts -- one speaking for half the state's population and the other for just 600 San Joaquin Valley farmers.

The negotiations led to legislation with the promise of epic change, restoring dying fisheries, building dams and easing gridlock that has dogged water system improvement for decades.

Local: Madera County awash in scandals

11/07/09 22:54:39

A series of recent scandals have cast an unflattering light on local officials in Madera County: Both the county's auditor-controller and public guardian resigned after prosecutors began investigating them. Two other key county employees have come under scrutiny, and one faces possible criminal charges.

But leaders of this rural county of 150,000 aren't alarmed. They say coincidence, not a culture of corruption, is to blame.

Local: Fresno vigil honors murder victims

11/07/09 21:35:02

In the summer of 2000, Arthur Valenzuela became Fresno's 11th homicide victim of that year.

More than nine years later his mother, Lupe Gastelum, still is waiting for justice.

Local: Welty's home opened for study hall

11/07/09 21:35:01

Eleven students protesting the weekend closure of the California State University, Fresno, library took an offer from university President John Welty seriously and showed up at his house to study Saturday night.

Welty was not home, but university officials opened the lanai beside the house for use as a study hall.

Sports: Colburn, Mathews power 'Dogs

11/08/09 00:12:20

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Fresno State just keeps rolling.

The Bulldogs scored 17 first-quarter points and held off a late Idaho charge to beat the Vandals for the seventh straight time 31-21 Saturday night inside a loud Kibbie Dome.

Sports: Bullard takes title in doubles

11/07/09 23:48:03

VISALIA -- Bullard High's Pookie Gonzalez and Ashley Valdez proved how well, rather than how often, you play together can trump all.

Redwood's Gabrielle Gatewood discovered that no matter how well you play, you can't put off a doctor's advice forever.

Sports: Clovis racer Meyers comes so close

11/07/09 23:27:54

Jason Meyers of Clovis came up just short again of winning his first World of Outlaws national sprint car championship.

Racing in the season-finale show at The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Meyers won Friday's feature for his ninth victory of the season and pulled within 25 points of leader Donny Schatz.

Sports: Reedley wins on last-second FG

11/07/09 23:27:54

Reedley College beat Sierra by a foot for the second straight year in a Valley Conference football showdown and wakes up today alone atop the standings.

Curtis O'Neill, who kicked three field goals, connected on a school-record tying 53-yarder as time ran out, as the Tigers scored the final 11 points for a 25-22 victory Saturday in Rocklin.

Sports: Look for these 3 RBs to break out this week

11/07/09 22:54:47

Owners who have been waiting for Ryan Grant, Devin Hester and to a lesser extent Vernon Davis to lead their teams to victory might as well have been waiting for Kristin Cavalarri to win an Oscar.

Grant, Hester and Davis haven't had bad seasons. But they haven't come close to justifying their draft status and preseason hype, either.

Business: Warning issued on Sanger company's pet treats

11/07/09 00:32:24

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a health alert to consumers warning them to not feed their pets pig ears and beef hooves because of possible salmonella contamination.

The pet treats are made by Pet Carousel in Sanger.

Business: Valley Shell stations involved in violations

11/07/09 00:31:00

Thirty Shell gasoline stations in Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties are among those included in a $19.5 million judgment over violations involving underground fuel-storage tanks.

The judgment, announced Friday by state Attorney General Jerry Brown, stemmed from allegations that Shell Oil and affiliated companies failed to maintain leak-detection or spill-alarm equipment, among other violations.

Business: Borders Express in Clovis mall will close

11/07/09 00:30:12

Borders Group announced this week it will close its Borders Express store in Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis.

The store, formerly a Waldenbooks, was converted to a Borders Express in 2005.