Fresno News

It was July 2, and I was listening to KMJ radio when Ray Appleton's talk show started.

The forest where the fire started is south of and separate from the Sequoia National Park east of Fresno, which is famous for its giant Sequoia trees.

A Fresno man was arrested Tuesday in Santa Barbara on drug and child endangerment charges after police found a video of his young son sucking on a marijuana water pipe, police reported.

An old bar on a rundown section of Golden State Boulevard in central Fresno will be among the first buildings to fall to make way for construction of California's high-speed rail project.

Fresno native Tony Smith bogeyed his final two holes Friday at the U.S. Senior Open and is projected to miss the cut by two strokes.

Fresno Unified school board hopefuls are turning their eyes to November, with Monday marking the start of the official filing period for soon-to-be candidates.

A federal judge in Fresno on Friday rejected a preliminary injunction against irrigation water transfers from Northern California to the San Joaquin Valley.

Thomas Garcia, 26, and Jenny Sao, 21, after police seized weapons, below, during a probation search at a Fresno home Thursday, July 10. Fresno police officers conducting a probation compliance search Thursday seized weapons from hidden compartments at a home west of Highway 99. A spokesman for the Police Department's Violent Crime Impact Team said ... (more)

The State Water Resources Control Board will vote Tuesday on fines and regulations meant to increase California's water conservation, but the changes will likely have little impact on Fresno and Clovis.

As dirt flies and shovels clank, a pair of East African Crowned Cranes decide they want no part of the groundbreaking ceremony of the Fresno Chaffee Zoo's new African Adventure exhibit in Roeding Park.

After five days of deliberations, a Fresno County Superior Court jury ruled Thursday that Perla Ibeth Vazquez was guilty of second-degree murder for getting drunk and causing a crash on Highway 168 in Fresno that killed a Clovis family man.

Thursday's high of 99 marked the second day of double-digit temperatures in Fresno.

For over 20 years Nas has been building a lasting legacy and powerful hip-hop influence.

Police released this security camera video of a foiled robbery June 27 at Joyeria Marlenes jewelry store in southeast Fresno.

The structural integrity of a rooftop is checked as Fresno, Clovis and Fresno County fire departments conduct a training exercise Monday, June 2, 2014 in Fresno, Calif.

Vincent Madrid was taken into custody at a home in the 2300 block of North Wapona Avenue, near Clinton and Blythe avenues.

The "Mental Health First Aid" program will use role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to respond to a mental health crisis.

I would encourage the board and superintendent of Fresno Unified to use district money in ways that directly benefit our students.

Who finished second to Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin in primary balloting for the state controller job -- Betty Yee, left, or John Perez? Questions and criticism loom in a historic recount for the state controller primary election that involves 15 counties, including Fresno.

Former Fresnan Marcquet Hill has been working on his dance moves since he was three years old.