A Las Vegas casino that stands to make millions if the California Legislature approves a gambling compact for a Highway 99 Indian casino is hosting a fundraiser this weekend for a state senator who is about to vote on the deal.

A day after Ryan Vogelsong broke a finger on his pitching hand, the Giants made a couple of moves to get through the days ahead.

A man who threatened to kill his girlfriend in front of two children is in custody after a tense overnight standoff in central Fresno.

A selection for the next president of Fresno State is unlikely to emerge during California State University Board of Trustees meetings here Tuesday, CSU officials said.

A 33-year-old Tulare County woman was arrested Monday after Tulare County deputies found two pounds of methamphetamine in a diaper bag, a spokeswoman for the department said.

A 9-year-old girl riding her scooter was struck by a slow-moving pickup while crossing a Hanford street Saturday afternoon, police said.

Police are searching for a 26-year-old man in connection with a May 14 crash into a southeast Fresno apartment that injured a 2-year-old child.

A dry cold front heading through the Central Coast Tuesday night will mean a cool down in the Valley, the National Weather Service says.

Seven schools in Cutler and Orosi have been recognized by the federal government for promoting nutrition, nutrition education and physical activity for students.

Paramount Citrus, one of the state's leading suppliers of fruit sold under the Cuties brand, is changing the name of its easy-peeling fruit.

A Montana rock climber died Sunday afternoon while attempting to ascend El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, park officials said.

Two Fresno men were in custody on Monday after accidentally dialing 911 on a cellphone before breaking into a car, authorities said.

Joseph Randall Medcalf was sentenced Monday to six and a half years in federal prison for defrauding clients of more than $3.3 million. But for many of his victims, no time behind bars would have been long enough.

A 91-acre fire near Yosemite Lakes in Madera County was contained Monday afternoon after destroying one home, Cal Fire Capt. Sean Bowe said.

Fresno police are asking for help to find the man wanted for the stabbing death of his roommate at a Fresno motel west of Highway 99 on Sunday night.

Alcohol tanks at O'Neill Vintners and Distillers, west of Reedley, caught on fire Monday afternoon, sending black smoke into the sky and prompting the evacuation of a nearby school, a Cal Fire spokesman said late Monday afternoon.

Voting in state Senate District 16 to replace Michael Rubio is underway Tuesday.

A former Tulare County teacher was sentenced Monday to a year in jail for unlawful sex with a minor.

A thief snatched an iPad and an iPhone from a woman sitting in a Starbucks shop Monday afternoon in northeast Fresno, police said.

Tulare County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a shooting that took place Sunday night in Orosi.

The California Senate passed a bill Monday that would shield pot shops following state guidelines for dispensing medical marijuana from prosecution for marijuana possession or sale.

The Fresno Regional Foundation is seeking organizations to apply for $500,000 in grants to prevent teen pregnancies and promote human services.

Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.

Fresno police are asking for help to find the man wanted for the stabbing death of his roommate at a Fresno motel west of Highway 99 on Sunday night.

A section of Highway 168 in Clovis was closed for about an hour Sunday evening because a woman was threatening to jump from the Willow Avenue overpass, Clovis police said.

A Fresno police officer shot at a gang member as he ran from officers in southwest Fresno on Saturday night, said Lt. Mark Salazar.

A Madera man ran five city blocks trying to flee from rival gang members before being hit by a car and shot in the foot on Sunday near 4th Street and Gateway Drive, police said.

The Fresno Sunrise Rotary Club donated $3,600 worth of iPads to the teachers at Rata High School. Teachers received their iPads in a ceremony Monday morning.

Firefighters are battling a 91-acre wildfire that burned one home and threatened other structures in Yosemite Lakes on Sunday afternoon.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Department is looking for a man wanted on suspicion of stabbing a restaurant worker in Strathmore on Sunday morning.

A 25-year-old Tulare woman is dead but her 3-year-old passenger is uninjured after she drove her car off Highway 99, north of Traver, early Saturday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.

A two-alarm commercial fire at La Tapatia Tortilleria in central Fresno late Sunday morning was contained quickly by Fresno firefighters, limiting the damage to less than $1,000, the Fresno Fire Department said.

A car reported underwater in Fancher Creek east of Fresno late Sunday morning was empty and could have been stolen before it ended up in the water, the California Highway Patrol said.

(strong>2:34 p.m.: Highway 33 just east of Coalinga has reopened to traffic, Caltrans reported.

A Porterville man was arrested Friday afternoon for cooking pot in his backyard after police officers were dispatched to his home on the 1100 block of West Bellaire Avenue.

A Visalia police officer wounded in a shootout was released from the hospital Saturday, Police Chief Colleen Mestas said.

Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.

Family and friends of Fresno State graduates enthusiastically packed the Save Mart Center on Saturday morning for the university's 102nd commencement, the last graduation for retiring President John Welty.

A homeless person staying in a vacant southwest Fresno house sustained smoke inhalation and minor burns in a fire early Saturday caused when a candle was placed too close to combustible materials, the Fire Department said.

A suspect in a home-invasion robbery in Firebaugh was killed by a sword-wielding resident early Saturday, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said.

Fresno State donor Marion Kremen collected expensive books and jewelry, but also accumulated large amounts of slacks, blouses, shoes, scarves, towels, bed sheets and coffee mugs in her lifetime.

A judge has ruled that a report detailing how Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz interacts with staff must stay under wraps.

A federal parolee wanted in connection with an armed robbery of a Bay Area bank was arrested Thursday evening after leading law-enforcement officers on a high-speed chase that started in central Fresno and ended in Tulare County.

Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, who was arrested in the beating death of a New Jersey lawyer three times his age.

Fresno County firefighters have contained one grass fire east of Clovis and are working on another that broke out Friday afternoon near Auberry.

Clovis Unified flipped the switch Friday on phase 1 of its new 5.9-megawatt solar power system. The district's system, the largest school solar project in the Central Valley, is expected to save the district as much as $2.7 million annually.

An overturned big rig is blocking the left lane and partly blocking the right lane of eastbound Highway 152 at Interstate 5, the California Highway Patrol reports.

The Washington Redskins signed second-round draft pick David Amerson and fourth-round choice Phillip Thomas on Friday, leaving one of their seven selections without a rookie deal: Florida tight end Jordan Reed.

The mood at the Police Department "is a lot better today," Mestas said at a news conference Friday. But, she said, the shootout spotlighted that "assaults on officers are up."