Fresno Unified board elects Valerie Davis as president; Tony Vang is absent
The Fresno Unified School Board on Wednesday elected Valerie Davis as president. Davis replaces Tony Vang, who stepped down as president last week amid a controversy over his residency.Click to...
View ArticleClovis police seek help in identifying armed robbery suspect
Clovis police are asking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a convenience store clerk at gunpoint June 15.Click to Continue »
View ArticleArea's first pharmacy college to open in Clovis
A group of business notables is working to open the area's first pharmacy school, hoping to fill a need for health-care workers in the Valley and create a pipeline for…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTwo Valley schools nominated for national award
Two Fresno-area elementary schools were selected as National Blue Ribbon Honors nominees by the state Department of Education.Click to Continue »
View ArticleEarth Log: Weather changes this year, but not the issues
A year ago, the Sierra snowpack was an anemic 20% of normal. Now it's a whopping 146%.Click to Continue »
View ArticleValley running series to get a late start
Devotees of the Valley Runner of the Year Series have to wait until next month to get their groove on.Click to Continue »
View ArticleValley sports and recreation calendar
Central San Joaquin Valley recreational opportunities and announcements. Submit items and search for events using planitfresno.com. All numbers in 559 area code unless otherwise noted.Click to...
View ArticleBail refunded in Clovis East teacher sex case
Lindsey Trimble, a former Clovis East High School teacher arrested for a sexual relationship with an underage student, will have her bail returned because a complaint has not been filed…Click to...
View ArticleTrail Mix: Gray whales arrive
Every winter, the entire population of gray whales (oceanographers estimate 15,000 to 20,000 of them) travel down the California coastline as they travel between summer feeding grounds in Alaska...
View ArticleAsk Me: Unitarians migrated northward from downtown Fresno
Question: What is the history of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno?Click to Continue »
View ArticleTehee: Is Poor Man's Poison the new sound of Fresno?
Here's a question for you music types: What is the Fresno sound?Click to Continue »
View ArticleRare Fresno high-speed rail board meeting packs conference room
About two dozen people -- including members of Kings County's grassroots opposition group Citizens for California High-Speed Rail Accountability -- on Monday crammed into a conference room in the...
View ArticleBuchanan's Alex Fertig 'a steal' for CSU Monterey
He's a 6-foot-3 guard who scored the sixth-most points in Central Section history, ran the floor without a blink since he was a freshman and helped turn a nothing program…Click to Continue »
View ArticleTrail Mix: China Peak readies for mountain biking, rides
Summer has arrived at China Peak Mountain Resort. Which means it's time to finally put away the skis and snowboards and take out the mountain bikes.Click to Continue »
View Article3 Valley companies have cut jobs or may trim positions later
A telemarketing firm is folding up shop in Fresno, idling nearly 100 workers. The maker of Twinkies and other snacks may lay off 68 workers in Fresno, Merced and Tulare…Click to Continue »
View ArticleCity boys, girls take down County in basketball all-star game
City All-Star basketball dominance was delivered in two time frames Wednesday night at Hoover High.Click to Continue »
View ArticleRural Fresno County courts may close
Fresno County supervisors are waging a last-ditch effort to save seven satellite courthouses from closure, agreeing this week to send a letter of protest to the Superior Court.Click to Continue »
View ArticleKastner Intermediate School hosts Thai educators
Kastner Intermediate School in north Fresno is hosting 28 educators from northeast Thailand on Wednesday morning.Click to Continue »
View ArticleBusiness group honors Valley schools for high student achievement
Six central San Joaquin Valley schools have been named to a business group's STEM honor roll, recognizing schools that have high achievement in math and science despite high poverty rates…Click to...
View ArticleAsk me: Lorraine Petersen of Fresno was original Sun-Maid model
Question: What is the history of Lorraine Collett Petersen, who posed for the Sun-Maid Raisin box?Click to Continue »
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