Archive for November 14th, 2009

Fresno County sheriff’s deputies searched Saturday for a second suspect in a home-invasion robbery in Orange Cove in which a resident was assaulted with a crow bar. Read comments »

Clovis police are seeking charges against the parents of a 7-week-old girl after her father allegedly scalded her while giving her a bath and her mother refused to immediately seek help for the baby. Read comments »

For the 17th year, The Fresno Bee is publishing Wrap Up a Wish, a series of stories about families, individuals and organizations with special needs -- and inviting readers to help with cash contributions. Read comments »

Police said a seven-year-old Stockton boy riding in the rear luggage compartment of a Ford Explorer was killed when the SUV went out of control on a San Leandro freeway. »

WASHINGTON -- California Democratic Rep. Joe Baca wants to count all Latinos in the 2010 census, including millions of noncitizens. Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter wants only legal citizens included in the official count. Read comments »

Three large nonprofit organizations that feed the Valley's hungry are stretched these days -- and need help themselves. Read comments »

Kerri Gans loves her neighbors. Gans, who lives alone, has a house in a northeast Fresno development that also is home to families of various sizes. Read comments »

Homeless people camping on private property along the St. Johns River northeast of Visalia must move out of the area by Monday, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said. Read comments »

A 22-year-old woman is dead after she slipped into a crevice along the Mendocino Headlands and fell up to 75 feet to the beach below. »

On a crisp, sunny Saturday, about 500 volunteers gathered in Fresno with a single mission: helping others. Read comments »

A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed in the heavily populated suburb of San Gabriel northeast of Los Angeles. »

A 43-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter were found slain in Riverside County and authorities are looking for the woman's husband in connection with the killings. »

Sarah Palin is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a Northern California logging conference early next year. »

A Stockton nursing home is facing California's stiffest penalty after state investigators found the facility did not adequately protect a 92-year-old resident from a fatal fall. »

A San Francisco Bay area cemetery is reporting the theft of a 1,500-pound cannon from a memorial on its grounds dedicated to veterans. »