• Groups bring Valley help, hope

    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.

Patients flock to California doctors practicing pot medicine

In Mississippi, where Dr. David Allen worked as a heart surgeon, authorities seized his home and ranch this year after finding $800 worth of marijuana and $1,000 in hashish. A grand jury is to consider a cultivation charge that could net him 30 years in prison under Mississippi's drug laws.

Water overhaul looks like win for Valley farmers

SACRAMENTO — Valley farmers scored big wins in the package of water bills state lawmakers passed Wednesday, but most of the benefits are years away — if they come at all.

Belana, Borders Express to close

First Belana closes, now the Borders Express store in Sierra Vista Mall is scheduled to close. The closures come on the heels of this story about all the new shops and restaurants opening up in Fresno. It's a reminder...read more »

Home-buyer tax credit heads to president for signature

This just in: An extension of the home-buyer tax credit passes House and heads to Obama's desk for signature. http://www.house.gov/smbiz/democrats/PressReleases/2009/pr-11-5-09-homebuyers-credit.html...read more »

Huntington Blvd. home tour set

Fresno Historical Society home tour Nov. 13-14 Tickets for Friday: $50. Saturday tickets: $30 in advance; $35 day of Information, tickets: 559-441-0862; www.ValleyHistory.org Fresno's architectural heritage will be showcased Nov. 13 and 14th when five homes along historic Huntington...read more »

The Crime Map charts the time and location of reported felonies in the city of Fresno. You also can search a neighborhood for crime reports, and track the frequency of crime types over a chosen period of time.

Go here to read The Bee's coverage of Valley crime and courts.

Local briefs: Meth seized, three nabbed in drug probe

Fresno County sheriff's detectives seized more than $150,000 worth of meth and arrested three men in a narcotics investigation, Sheriff Margaret Mims announced Friday.

Fresno State entrepreneur in residence named

John Jacobson, president and chief executive of Blue Pacific Acquisitions in Fresno, is the 2009-10 Entrepreneur in Residence at the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno.

  • Grizzlies take city rent issue to public

    A looming balloon payment is the driving force behind secretive stadium lease renegotiations that promise to dramatically change the troubled relationship between the Fresno Grizzlies and City Hall.

  • Tortillas up, bouquets down during recession

    In a recession, it seems, people eat more tortillas and stop buying bouquets for their sweethearts. Tortilla-makers landed on a recent top-10 list of best-performing privately held companies, and florists landed in the bottom 10.

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