Archive for November 1st, 2009

Despite the recession, several new retailers are headed for Fresno shopping centers. Read comments »

Sales-tax revenues in the central San Joaquin Valley fell sharply in the second quarter of this year, marking some of the worst declines in decades and posing scary budget threats for local government. Read comments »

WASHINGTON -- Hmong and Laotian war veterans could secure treasured burial spots in U.S. national cemeteries under legislation being drafted by San Joaquin Valley lawmakers. Read comments »

Residents of Mendota are struggling to come to terms with the weekend killing of a 4-year-old boy and the arrest of a teenage neighbor implicated in his death. Read comments »

Conflict with neighbors was the last thing Donna and Richard Ganguet expected to encounter when they moved into a gated community for people 55 and older. Read comments »

Modesto police today arrested a homeless man in the stabbing of another homeless man in Enslen Park. »

TURLOCK — Police released the names of the man fatally stabbed Saturday and the man they arrested in the assault. Police today identified the victim as 23-year-old Turlock resident Lamondrea Brown and the suspect as 52-year-old Turlock resident Arthur Maunakea. »

ESCALON — Firefighters were busy over the weekend battling fires that caused significant damage to two homes. »

Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old boy in Fresno County was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing. »

LA Boxing in Lake Forest is offering a free class here! Classes available are boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts and are scheduled throughout the day and evening. There are classes for men, women and children. Grab a friend and check it out, there will be a bunch of us newbies on Wednesday at 6:30... »

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plans to name a permanent replacement for former police chief William Bratton on Tuesday. »

Even though it was 65 years ago, Al Tortolano clearly recalls the one thought, the only thought, that ran through his mind as his military unit was surrounded by German soldiers during World War II. »

Authorities say a woman seeking her deep-sea scuba diving certification has died after a dive off Santa Catalina Island. »

Authorities say a 6-year-old Los Angeles County girl has died after a television set fell on top of her. »

Another briefing and still no word when the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be open to traffic again. »