11/20/09 18:11:26 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1719699.html Fresno police are still seeking a man suspected Sunday night of shooting another man who later died.

The victim, Ruben Garcia Rodriguez, 36, of Fresno, was shot outside a home in the 3500 block of North Saratoga Avenue in west-central Fresno. 11/20/09 16:28:31 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1719642.html Madera County officials are asking for help in finding relatives of a Madera man who died last week.

Carlos Enrique Galindo, 64, was found inside his home on Columbia Street on Nov. 12. 11/20/09 15:15:35 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1719543.html Fresno police have released additional details about the fatal beating of a 59-year-old security guard, who died Friday after he was assaulted Thursday night.

Albert Rodriguez was a security guard at an east-central Fresno apartment complex in the 2700 block of East Weldon Ave. and also lived in the complex with his wife and two children, said Lt. Tony Bennink. 11/20/09 13:52:01 http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1719507.html 2:30 p.m.: Highway 41 has been cleared from a series of collisions that caused backups from Ashlan Avenue to the northbound Highway 41 transition from Highway 180. There were no injuries in the main crash, which occurred near the Ashland exit about 12:30 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said.

The men, identified as Martin Espinoza, 18, and Lupe Nieto, 32, both of Fresno, will survive their injuries, officials said. 11/19/09 22:17:47 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1717104.html 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.

The plan exacts a huge human toll, but it will likely get much worse in the future, Swearengin said. More cuts are coming, and although police officers and firefighters escaped layoffs this time, she said they will likely get hit in future rounds of cuts. 11/19/09 22:59:54 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1717600.html With nearly every ticket for the 25 scheduled Thursday midnight showings of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in Fresno and Clovis selling out long before the doors opened, local theater managers scrambled to add last-minute screenings to meet the demand.

It wasn't enough to have a ticket for the latest chapter in the love story of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and her vampire beau, Edward (Robert Pattinson), based on the four-book series by Stephenie Meyer. Ticketholders began forming lines as early as 8 a.m. Thursday to get choice seats. Many fans purchased tickets when they went on sale in September. 11/19/09 22:51:00 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1717425.html Fresno businessman Krikor "Kirk" Vartanian paid a brief visit to a Las Vegas jail this week in what his lawyer described as an effort to clear up a gambling debt.

Jay Rivera, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, said Thursday that Vartanian, 40, had been freed on his own recognizance. Vartanian's lawyer said he was never actually in custody. 11/19/09 22:24:27 http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1717354.html A 28-year-old Kings County man was arrested on suspicion of murder after charred human remains were found Wednesday in a barn housing an indoor marijuana operation that was destroyed by fire, law enforcement officials said.

The suspect is Nathaniel Caetano, said Robert Thayer, a Kings County sheriff's commander. Authorities believe the human remains are those of Caetano's father, Leonard Caetano, 49, though that has not been confirmed, Thayer said. 11/19/09 22:30:53 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1719818.html It's time for Central Section postseason football. Check fresnobee.com tonight for scores and details from the first round of playoff games. Here are the Week 11 scores & stats.

11/20/09 18:11:12 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1718159.html They rang the opening bell and Buchanan High, the heavyweight favorite, threw big punch after punch after punch.

Clovis West, in volleyball's answer to boxing defense, dug and dug and dug. 11/19/09 23:05:52 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1719370.html Tehachapi High swept defending champion Exeter on Thursday night to win the Central Section Division III volleyball championship.

The Warriors (29-4) defeated the Monarchs (24-8) 25-17, 25-20, 25-18. 11/20/09 11:40:01 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1718158.html VISALIA - As sophomores, Alex Paredes, Brelle De Groot and Shelly Leyendekker were part of the supporting cast as Central Valley Christian High journeyed all the way to the CIF State Division V volleyball final.

Two years later the senior trio is back in the state tournament, playing the lead role this time. 11/19/09 23:05:51 http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/story/1719343.html The Fresno City College and College of the Sequoias men's basketball teams play in opposite semifinals tonight at the Rams Tournament at the college's campus gym.

The No. 6 Rams (3-1) play No. 13 San Francisco (4-1) at 7 p.m. 11/20/09 11:09:18 http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1719313.html Coupons are back — with a twist.

Usage of coupons, which had been declining for years, surged recently as recession-battered shoppers sought ways to save money. But the trend also is being driven by shoppers who prefer new high-tech coupons, and several Fresno companies have popped up to cater to those shoppers. 11/20/09 10:44:32 http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1718015.html The chief financial officer at Saint Agnes Medical Center has left the post and an interim financial officer has been hired to replace her.

Kathleen Cain’s last day was Nov. 12, said Stacy Vaillancourt, vice president of marketing, communications and advocacy. Cain left “to pursue other opportunities,” Vaillancourt said. 11/19/09 20:22:18 http://www.fresnobee.com/business/story/1718020.html A new Vallarta supermarket opened Thursday at Cedar and Dakota avenues in Fresno.

The store opened in a former Vons store that has been empty for years. It is the second Vallarta in Fresno. 11/19/09 20:23:17