Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims conceded Monday that her budget troubles could get worse as a result of a lawsuit she intends to file in Superior Court this week.
A 14-year-old Sanger boy was at the wheel of a pickup truck that was struck by a car on the wrong side of the road Monday night, authorities said today. A passenger in the car died.
Lawmakers are fed up with the state Employment Development Department, saying its technology staff is set to rack up $53 million in cost overruns on projects funded with federal stimulus money and is behind on assisting the unemployed.
A federal judge on Friday put a temporary hold on a controversial management plan for endangered salmon -- a critical decision that will send more water to parched farms and ranches on the San Joaquin Valley's west side.
With only two branches in the Fresno/Clovis area, the failure last August of Guaranty Bank didn't make much of a ripple in the Valley. ... The branches continued to operate under Guaranty's logo. ... That will change on Friday, when the old Guaranty signs come down and the new BBVA Compass signs go up.read more »
The Sacramento Bee dropped in this week to check out Fresh & Easy. Check out M.S. Enkoji's story here. If you can get past our big brother calling our town a town, it's a fun look at the new-store phenomenon....read more »
The historic Sherwood Inn restaurant east of Sanger - vacant for more than two years - is for sale. Members of the Hansen family recently regained control of the the converted schoolhouse, spruced it up and have put it up...read more »
Fresno police are investigating a car accident that injured one person in northwest Fresno about 10:40 p.m. Sunday -- a crash they say was caused by a driver under the influence.
Milan Institute and the Milan Institute of Cosmetology will hold a fundraising event for victims of the Haiti earthquake from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 13 at the school, 731 W. Shaw Ave., in Clovis.
Some subjects are perennial in the Valley--like panhandling and prisoners. And Bulldogs football. Those subjects and more cropped up in top stories of the past week.
Painful layoffs might have been avoided in recent months if city and county of Fresno officials had not dragged their feet on combining law-enforcement services to save money, say backers of government consolidation.
I want to thank Men's Health magazine for declaring Fresno the drunkest city in America -- even if its methodology was flawed.
Question: What's the story behind the photo of Babe Ruth and fans at a Fresno train station, and is that Lou Gehrig with him?
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