Hanford News

A sea of nearly 1,900 cyclists flooded downtown Fresno to ride in Saturday's California Classic Weekend century ride -- a 100-mile course that starts at Chukchansi Park and leads riders on Highway 168 and into the rural countryside before looping around the foothills and descending back into downtown.

Hanford running back Jalen DeVine made his college decision. He will attend the University of Redlands.

Kings County landowners suing the state High Speed Rail Authority will not have their case combined with a related case, allowing them to go to court for a hearing at the end of the month.

Kings County opponents of high-speed rail are battling the project's leadership to avoid merging the county's lawsuit into a case on the issuance of bonds to build tracks through the San Joaquin Valley.

The Hanford Problem Orientated Policing Team and other public safety agencies in Kings County searched 27 houses between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Officers conducted the search as a result of an increase in gang activity on the east side of Hanford, two shootings and safety concerns from the public, the department said.

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Delano, Calif.-based Railex LLC has pledged five salad bars to United Fresh Foundation's Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative.

With high school prom season in full swing -- Clovis West and Hoover have proms Saturday, and Clovis North, Edison, Bullard and Roosevelt are having their proms May 18 -- demand for limousines is high.

In this Feb. 16, 2011 photo, Carlos Cervantes, 3, left, wears a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter at Children's Hospital Central California in Madera, Calif.

Residents of the Tehachapi area woke up to cloudy skies Sunday as a low pressure system moved across Central California, bringing a possibility of thunderstorms through Wednesday.

Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, announced mobile office program dates and locations for the month of May, spokeswoman Anna Vetter said.

Saldana was 17 when he stabbed McVay to death at a self-service car wash in Hanford just before 5 a.m. on July 28, 2011.

There are many types of Portuguese sausage! What type are you looking for? I 'm assuming Linguica.

California cherries should be available in promotable volumes for Memorial Day, but bing volumes will be substantially lower than last year.

Like its bigger neighbour, the Waimakariri District Council is likely to spend much of the next three years grappling with earthquake recovery .

Police are looking for the driver of a stolen pick-up truck who smashed through the side wall of a popular Hanford ice cream shop early Monday morning, police said.

Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley have flirted with heat records over the last few days beneath a dome of high pressure, said meteorologists for the National Weather Service in Hanford.

The Hanford Police Department is asking for the public's help to find eight bicycles and audio and electronic equipment that were stolen from Hanford BMX last Wednesday.

HANFORD – Rosaura Mendoza tries to feed and clothe two young daughters on a $13-an-hour wage at the Marquez Brothers-El Mexicano cheese factory here, hoping for a slice of the American Dream that the Marquez brothers live.

Monday was the first day voters living in the district could cast ballots for the May 21 special election to fill the seat of Bakersfield Democrat Michael Rubio, who unexpectedly resigned in February to take a job with the Chevron Corp.