Gun sales, battles over the Fresno County sheriff's budget and the theft of a relic from a local Catholic church were among the topics that sparked plenty of reader comments this past week. In the sports world, news that Margie Wright, Fresno State

A 1974 memo from Dow Chemical describes several chemicals in a widely used farm fumigant as "garbage." Today, one of those useless chemicals threatens drinking water for more than 1 million people across the San Joaquin Valley.

Eager homebuyers once had to get on a waiting list for a chance at a house in Fresno's Vineyards neighborhood west of Highway 99. That was in 2006. In the five years since then, residents have seen what an imploding real estate market can do.

A ban on horses in the high country of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks is causing tempers to flare at the Tulare County Board of Supervisors.

Gov. Jerry Brown is the doctor no one wants to see.

Poker players often use the phrase "betting on the come" to describe a willingness, if instincts and odds indicate, to wager big on the hope that they will draw winning cards.