Fresno News

State police have arrested two California men on drug charges after finding more than 26 pounds of heroin in the cab of their tractor-trailer truck.

Bryan McCoy, 22, was spotted by Fresno police detective T.J. Kazarian while visiting a relative in the 3400 block of E. Ashlan Avenue.

Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, center, joins residents of San Ramon Apartments to celebrate their renovated units.

Tens of thousands of spring-run Chinook salmon are being released into the San Joaquin River, marking a major milestone in the federal plan to restore native fish populations to the state's second-longest river.

Fresno police say a man walked into two businesses Thursday morning and said he had a bomb in his backpack and demanded money.

The Fresno Police Department is holding a news conference Thursday morning to announce the arrest of suspects allegedly responsible for the murder of a woman at Crossroads bar last month.

The San Joaquin Valley receives fewer federal dollars than the rest of the state, and the economically struggling area deserves a boost from the White House, according to two Valley lawmakers asking President Barack Obama to resurrect an economic-development task force focusing on the region.

A woman who stole an employee's wallet from the Fresno County's Department of Public Works and Planning in downtown Fresno last month was found, arrested and jailed -- but was released last week after serving six days at the Fresno County Jail.

Central Valley Community Bancorp posted a profit of more than $2.6 million, or 24 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2014.

The Fresno City Fire Department responds to two recreational vehicles on fire on property along the south side of Olive Avenue west of Highway 99 and just west of Lafayette Avenue Wednesday afternoon, April 16, 2014 in Fresno, Calif.

Fresno City Manager Mark Scott discusses his decision to accept a job in Burbank during a press conference Wednesday attended by Assistant City Manager Bruce Rudd, left, and Mayor Ashley Swearengin.

Joanne M. Lippert smiles as she holds two bouquets of flowers after she was named the Fresno County Women's Chamber of Commerce Mother of the Year Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Fresno, Calif.

Officials with the Fresno teachers union are urging district administrators to follow the lead of another California school district in opting not to seek renewal of a waiver from federal accountability rules.

The Fresno County Coroner's Office on Wednesday released the name of a 21-year-old Fresno man who died in a vehicle accident last week east of Clovis.

A 19-year-old Fresno man was killed Tuesday after the van he was riding in crashed north of Madera.

Helados La Tapatia, a Fresno company that makes ice cream treats, resumed production recently following a two-week shutdown after potentially dangerous bacteria was found in its G Street production plant.

Leaders of the Fresno Teachers Association union say they're baffled by statements made by Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson that the two parties -- which have been embroiled for months in a standoff over teacher contracts -- have settled on a third-party mediator.

The family's pit-bull Isis, was found shot to death on the side of the road, while their second dog Porcha, is still out there.

The Fresno man suspected of murdering a rival Bulldog gang member in central Fresno last month has been identified as Daniel "Gorilla" Cardenas, 29, police said.

Mayor Ashley Swearengin, a Republican candidate for state controller, held an open house Tuesday evening at her campaign office in downtown Fresno.