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

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.

Glendale News Press, CA May 17 2013 Intersections: A short visit to Fresno brings things full circle Columnist Liana Aghajanian I've been determined to go to Fresno for a long time.

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.

Tours were advertised as a one-time event just for the day and no plans for more, so the line was long.

In less surprising news, a hitchhiker who gained notoriety for stopping a crime in progress by bludgeoning the perpetrator with a hatchet several times was arrested yesterday for the murder of a 73-year old New Jersey attorney who was bludgeoned to death.

Fresno police are searching for a man who robbed a local fast-food restaurant over the weekend and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

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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.

Fresno is still waiting for its first IKEA, Nordstrom and Bass Pro Shops, but the city is a little healthier with the arrival this week of Sprouts Farmers Market .

A 41-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after he pointed a gun at his girlfriend's head, the Fresno Police Department said.

Jeannie Burkhart is a Fresno based esthetician. She is following in the footsteps of a Hollywood star; like Angelina Jolie, she is getting a double mastectomy.

Members of the Sikh community are still trying to improve relations with their neighbors following a brutal attack on an elderly Sikh leader.

New Jersey authorities have issued a murder warrant for a homeless hitchhiker who gained Internet and television celebrity after using a hatchet to attack a man who ran over a California utility worker.

That, according to Brian Shuster, is what differentiates Canada from the United States.

One of Mary's titles is "Christ's First Disciple," and some of Christ's earliest followers were women, two of whom he appeared to first after his resurrection.

A man who rose to internet fame for an incident in Fresno, has been charged with murder.

In fact, the USA Today put Fresno on it's list of top ten cities that could file for bankruptcy.

Gov. Jerry Brown's new budget proposal pours millions of dollars into California's welfare-to-work program, offering a boost for the Valley, where unemployment ranks among the highest in the state.

Fresno police arrested a man and a woman in downtown Fresno Thursday after a woman was beaten with a handgun in southwest Fresno.