Archive for October 25th, 2009

Hey!  All you crazy as shit pyromaniacs!!!  Stay the fuck inside!!!!!!! You wanna see something burn??  Pour some gasoline on yourself, stand in front of a mirror and strike a match.  See what happens. Here’s hoping and praying no firefighters, mountain residents or anyone else gets burned or injured from the Santa Ana shit storm I’m... »

An off-duty Modesto police officer shot an armed burglary suspect this afternoon, officials reported. »

Three Valley Presbyterian churches have finalized their divorce from the nation's largest Presbyterian denomination, citing differences over the Bible's supreme authority and the possible ordination of gays. Read comments »

BAGHDAD -- Suicide bombers in cars packed with explosives killed at least 132 people and wounded 600 more outside Iraqi government buildings Sunday morning in nearly simultaneous blasts that were powerful even by Baghdad's grim standards. Read comments »

The National Park Service wants to poison trout in some high-country lakes and streams to save a native species of frog. But some outdoor and environmental groups are worried. Read comments »

After raging forest fires burned thousands of mountain acres this summer in Southern California, the search was on for tiny tadpole survivors. Read comments »

They dashed from the dugout and in from the outfield, swarming Alex Rodriguez in a sea of pinstripes only steps from his spot at third base. »

High winds and dry weather drove a fire toward homes in the Santa Cruz mountains Sunday, forcing about 85 people to evacuate and sending scores of firefighters and other resources to the area. »

A man who died Saturday night after he reportedly resisted help from Fresno police was Christopher Jackson, 34, of Coarsegold, according to the Fresno County Coroner’s Office. Read comments »

The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified a Fresno woman who died in a single-car accident Saturday northeast of Clovis. Read comments »

A 17-month-old boy who died after a pit bull attacked him Friday has been identified as Colton Smith, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Department. Read comments »

SACRAMENTO -- An effort to create a centralized computer system for California's state courts, originally conceived as a modest upgrade in a few counties, now faces total costs approaching $2 billion and is years away from large-scale implementation, an investigation by The Sacramento Bee has found. Read comments »

MODESTO -- Mono Park in Modesto's airport neighborhood has earned some dirty nicknames. Needle Park, for the used hypodermic syringes on the ground, in the nearby alleys and stuck into trees. Or Heroin Park. Read comments »

Fresno Unified School District trustees want to draw maps to create new trustee districts in time for the 2010 school board election. Read comments »

The economy has claimed another victim among Fresno businesses -- Bentley's Fresh Market. Read comments »