Archive for November 15th, 2009

A Sausalito wine keeper about to stand trial for a fire that destroyed a Vallejo warehouse filled with six million bottles of wine has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing. »

A hunter with a broken leg was airlifted from a fire trail east of Springville Saturday, the Tulare County Fire Department reported. Read comments »

Two moderate earthquakes have struck under the ocean near the Channel Islands off the Southern California coast. »

Fresno County dairy operator Jamie Bledsoe says he's proud of how he cares for his animals. But his word may no longer be enough to satisfy the buyers of his milk. Read comments »

The solar-energy industry is turning into one of the bright spots in an otherwise gloomy central San Joaquin Valley economy. Read comments »

Fresno city officials are moving to shut down a historic gasoline station and repair shop that some of its neighbors have complained about for much of the past decade. Read comments »

A driver ran into a tree and was killed Saturday afternoon southwest of Chowchilla in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol said. Read comments »

Starting today through Dec. 11, Ashlan Avenue in Clovis will undergo lane closures between Fowler and Armstrong avenues because of a paving project. Read comments »

One man was shot and critically injured Sunday night in northwest Fresno, police said. Read comments »

A bystander was the victim of a fatal shooting Saturday night during a party in central Fresno, police and the man's girlfriend said Sunday. Read comments »

It was a building block year for Rotary Storyland & Playland after a major turnaround in 2008. Read comments »

Ventura police say officers shot and killed an armed man in an industrial park after he evaded police for 14 hours. »

SACRAMENTO -- The momentous reform of California's water system signed into law last week is largely toothless where it matters most: action to reverse the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta's environmental decline. Read comments »

Campaign for Common Ground, the slow-growth group, invited to its regular meeting recently A.G. Spanos Cos.' David Nelson, whose firm is disliked by Common Ground for its north side housing tracts and for its proposal to build a subdivision north of Eight Mile Road. »

People living in a homeless camp along the St. John's River outside of Visalia will have to be moving on. »