Fresno News

Leslie "Les" Sassano, retired owner of the longest ongoing family business in Clovis, died March 4 at his home.

Miriam Gonzalez, 26, stands with her kids Jason, 4, and Sofia, 6, at their Fresno home Saturday, March 15, 2014.

Mayor Ashley Swearengin on Thursday will ask the City Council to spend $1.5 million to hire a firm to manage the design and construction of the Bus Rapid Transit system.

Jeri Kuddes enrolled in a Covered California health plan only to discover that none of her doctors accepted the insurance.

Home Star, Inc., a Fresno real estate brokerage, recently launched a new scholarship, the Rising Star Scholarship, to help students complete an undergraduate or graduate degree.

A 24-year-old Clovis man faces life behind bars after pleading no contest Friday to five felony charges, including the kidnap and rape of a 10-year-old Fresno girl, who was beaten and left in a waist-deep pool west of Kerman in September 2012.

On March 14, 2014 Tool performed to a sold out Selland Arena in Fresno, California.

FRESNO, Calif. -- Twelve people have been injured in a car crash in Fresno, including eight children.

"Israel: A Light on the Land" will be on display March 22 to May 10 at Temple Beth Israel, 6622 N. Maroa Ave. The exhibit is presented by the Jewish Federation of Central California, courtesy of the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion Museum in New York.

A Fresno police officer is suspected of auto theft or being in possession of a stolen vehicle, according to search warrant documents filed in Fresno County Superior Court.

Former Fresno kindergarten teacher Dorothy Ramirez has pleaded no contest in Fresno County Superior Court to felony possession of drugs and bringing a knife onto the Easterby Elementary School campus in September 2011.

Swearengin plans to introduce herself to convention delegates and party leaders as she attempts to build campaign momentum for the June primary election.

A vehicle burns on the Highway 180 connector to Highway 41 in Fresno on Friday, March 14, 2014.

Emergency workers tend to people injured in a car-vs.-SUV crash at the intersection of Fruit and California avenues in west Fresno on Friday afternoon, March 14, 2014.

The state Water Resources Control Board announced Friday it has approved a permit to allow construction of a high-speed rail line between Fresno and Madera.

The chatter among top Fresno County officials is that the building could become the new home for District Attorney Elizabeth Egan and her crew.

That's among the recommendations by Police Auditor Rick Rasmussen in his 16-page report for the three-month period of October through December 2013.

A "mini-MBA" class for small-business owners is being offered by the Fresno district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Assemblyman Henry Perea, chair of the Insurance Committee, listens to testimony during an oversight hearing at the Capitol concerning problems in the Employment Development Department on Nov. 6, 2013.

Golden LivingCenter chef and soup judge Darin Leonardson blows on a spoonful of soup before tasting during the inaugural Soup Challenge held at Golden LivingCenter Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Fresno, Calif.