Fresno News

Patrick Wiemiller, who oversees Fresno's public works and public utilities departments, is resigning to become city administrator in the Santa Barbara County town of Lompoc.

A federal oversight board has turned down a request from the California High-Speed Rail Authority for conditional authorization to build the Fresno-Bakersfield section of the proposed statewide bullet-train line.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company Board of Directors announced the election of Gregg Lemler as Vice President of Electric Transmission Operations, effective December 1, 2013.

Standing are, from left, students Ashley Johnson, Henna Hundal, Tonya Pruitt, Yajaira Ramirez, Anahi Mendoza, Sunpreet Kaur and Mandip Bassi.

A 53-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after leading deputies on a high-speed chase through central Fresno, Fresno County Sheriff's Office said.

Fresno's chilly weather didn't stop local families, first-timers, and annual visitors from making their way Tuesday evening down Christmas Tree Lane.

Teachers and staff who work in a high priority school district - those with low Academic Performance Index scores - can apply for the agency's Extra Credit Teacher Program which offers down payment assistance in the form of a junior loan, the state housing agency announced on Monday.

The blaze in Merced broke out around 12:30 a.m., and crews arrived to find the apartment fully engulfed in flames, Merced Fire Chief Michael McLaughlin said.

The documentary project Retro Report has an incisive new video examining how two murders in California helped spur the entire country to adopt controversial "three strikes and you're out" laws.

An angry ex-boyfriend broke into a central Fresno home, assaulted his former girlfriend, threatened to kill her and her new boyfriend and, a short time later, set the house ablaze, firefighters said.

Fueled by record ridership of more than 1.2 million passengers last year, Amtrak's San Joaquin trains generated more than $39.4 million in ticket sales.

Breast cancer victim Marsha Kilgore lost her home in Fresno, California and died soon after she was foreclosed on by Wells Fargo, which had promised a loan modification but later reneged.

Farm leaders are holding their breath as a Canadian arctic blast passes Portland, Ore., today, charging toward the San Joaquin Valley&#... Three gang members were wounded Monday night when one of them opened fire on an off-duty officer in southeast Fresno, and the officer fired back, Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.

Farm leaders are holding their breath as a Canadian arctic blast passes Portland, Ore., today, charging toward the San Joaquin Valley&#... Hinds Hospice will hold its Lights of Love memorial tree lighting Wednesday evening at the Shops at River Park to honor loves ones who have died.

"I saw three individuals running out of the house, they were carrying a TV, IPOD, IPADs and jewelry," said Padilla.

Fresno County supervisors have given orders this year to hold the line on rank-and-file salaries that already have been reduced in the wake of the Great Recession.

The award, given by the board of directors of the California Association of Health Facilities, recognizes a long term care administrator for outstanding leadership and mentoring while advancing patient care and enhancing quality.

Fresno police are still looking for the person who shot a homeless man Monday morning.

Farm leaders are holding their breath as a Canadian arctic blast passes Portland, Ore., today, charging toward the San Joaquin Valley's $1.5 billion citrus crop.

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