Fresno News

Question: What is the status of the old Armenian Town houses that once sat near the Van Ness Avenue exit of Highway 41? Answer: The five single-story wood-frame houses built between roughly 1900 and 1905 in the Queen Anne and vernacular styles have been moved and are being restored, said Karana Hattersley-Drayton, historic preservation project ... (more)

Two Fresno residents remain in critical condition Sunday after suffering major injuries when their 1949 Ford collided with a big rig at Shepherd and Academy avenues northeast of Clovis.

The push for immigration reform continues in the valley. Congressman Jim Costa had a meeting in Fresno today with a coalition active supporters of immigration reform.

Fresno Bee, CA May 24 2013 Armenians unite for Memorial Day service By Ron Orozco - The Fresno Bee Friday, May.

Outgoing Fresno State president John Welty and Fresno police Chief Jerry Dyer were keynote speakers at last week's second annual Fowler High School "Signing Day." The event honors seniors who are headed to four-year universities and colleges and two-year honors programs; it's modeled after the signing days that traditionally showcase high school ... (more)

Fresno county sheriff deputies say 20-year-old Jose Miranda of Fresno and Sanger resident 41-year-old Jesse Garcia were trying to sell a stolen car in the southwest Fresno neighborhood.

Fresno police officers were called to the Family Express Food store and gas station, located at Fresno and B Street for a victim of a shooting.

Police arrested four people on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at sobriety checkpoints Friday night and early Saturday in Fresno and Visalia.

A Fresno woman was sentenced Friday to a year in jail and five years of probation for her role in a 2011 fatal crash on Highway 180 between Fresno and Kerman.

The heavy pinewood bowling lanes from Cedar Lanes Bowling Center will get a new lease on life after the iconic building is demolished to make way for a Wal-Mart grocery store.

What a mess it was Friday evening in southeast Fresno at the intersection of Jensen and Peach Avenues in southeast Fresno.

In a stunning turnaround that caught the local political world completely off guard, Hanford Republican Andy Vidak -- the apparent winner in a 16th State Senate District special election -- will now likely face a runoff.

The California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno hosted a community covenant signing at the Fresno Air National Guard Base on Friday.

Authorities have been looking for 23-year-old Jose Mata in connection to a shooting from March 1st, 2010.

Steve Lewis fell in love with a nearly century old, U-shaped house in southeast Fresno when he learned it was designed by architects Charles and Henry Greene -- the brothers who designed the Gamble House in Pasadena.

The former Bob Wills house in east-central Fresno, which some had hoped would win historic designation, apparently has another month for a patron to step forward and save it from demolition.

Hundreds of young musicians will pay tribute to the Valley's Mexican culture Sunday at the Saroyan Theatre by playing an original mariachi piece filled with live dancers, audience participation and famous gritos.

The Fresno City Council on Thursday awarded a contract for $1.48 million to Floyd Johnston Construction of Clovis to build the Sugar Pine Trail pedestrian undercrossing at Shepherd Avenue west of Millbrook Avenue in northeast Fresno.

Fresno County is continuing to see sluggish employment growth, at only about 1.2% this year, according to the latest quarterly economic forecast issued Thursday by the University of the Pacific in Stockton.

When the cast of "New Wrinkles Turns Silver" gathers Friday night to sing "Another Opening, Another Show," it will be a fitting way to kick off an all-out celebration.