Archive for October 4th, 2009

A five-hour standoff in the San Francisco Bay area city of Pleasant Hill has ended with a man being fatally shot by police. »

Firefighters have fully contained a 56-acre brush fire that erupted in the rugged hillsides of Ventura County. »

Fresno police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the lake at Woodward Park on Sunday afternoon. Read comments »

A home in the 500 block of East Third Street was destroyed in a fire Sunday morning that caused an estimated $40,000 in damage but injured no one. »

Fresno State junior Maricela Vargas knows the growl of hunger, and that memory infuses her volunteer spirit. Read comments »

This time of year, farmers on the Valley's west side usually have a fairly good idea what they will be planting next season, and if they will be getting a loan to pay for it. But this is not a normal year. Read comments »

Thousands of doses of nasal spray are expected to arrive at Valley doctors' offices and health facilities this week to combat the pandemic H1N1 flu virus. Read comments »

10 YEARS AGO: Modesto businessman Norm Porges, founder of the Prime Shine Express carwash chain, received the Sam Walton Business Leader Award. The award was given annually to 1,600 business leaders across the nation. »

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ABLETT, Candace and KESSLER, Zachary »

ADAME, Fredy and ADAME, Leticia »

— Pelandale Avenue is being widened from Dale Road to just east of McHenry Avenue. Delays could occur through mid-November. »

SONORA -- Tuolumne County has held court downtown for more than 150 years. »

The shift in the seasons is unmistakable. The forecast for Modesto anticipated a low temperature tonight of just 45 degrees, one of the coolest nights the city has seen since the spring. »

Two women have been killed in a house fire in Vallejo. »