Fresno News

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.

The Kerman dairyman is a registered Democrat, but has several high-profile Republican endorsements for the seat, including the guy who holds the post now - retiring Supervisor Phil Larson.

A 16-year-old Fresno boy admitted Thursday he participated in the home-invasion robbery of 92-year-old World War II veteran Josef Martin, who was pistol-whipped, beaten and shoved into a closet while a group of kids ransacked his home.

Sikh students living in Fresno County say they are regularly bullied at school, and many of them say educators do nothing about it when such aggression is reported, according to a national survey being released Thursday.

Nearly 500 Fresno Teachers Association members dressed in black packed into the Fresno Unified School District board meeting in protest Wednesday night and returned hundreds of copies of the CORE waiver that will let the district set accountability measures for itself.

A workshop on the federal Affordable Care Act will be offered March 18 by the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce for business owners, independent contractors or self-employed people to learn more about the law and its requirements.

Shasta County Sheriff's deputies say they've arrested two people suspected of growing more than 600 plants in Ono Wednesday.

An August 2013 file photo shows a shopping cart with a homeless person's belongings in it at the edge of Courthouse Park near the Fresno County Courthouse.

Bidders competing for a contract to design and build the second piece of high-speed rail line in the San Joaquin Valley could receive up to $2 million apiece if their bid is passed over.

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