Archive for November 22nd, 2009

During the Civil Rights movement, Fresno Bee reporter Walter Louis Porter asked to be moved off the agribusiness beat and into a job as a general assignment reporter. Read comments »

A 26-year-old Porterville man has been booked into the Tulare County jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in connection with an accident on Saturday. Read comments »

Palm Springs officials and developers took one step closer Wednesday in their years-long effort to resurrect the Desert Fashion Plaza, considered an integral part in revitalizing the city's downtown business corridor. »

10 YEARS AGO: To celebrate its first year of regular scheduled pickups on three fixed routes around the city, BLST, Bus Line Service of Turlock, was offering free service for the day for all riders on all routes. »

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

More than 200 "tea party" activists rallied Sunday in Fresno to show gratitude for donations to help the central San Joaquin Valley's water-starved west side. Read comments »

LOS BANOS — A driver passing another car on Lander Avenue north of Los Banos on Saturday evening failed to see an oncoming car, investigators said. »

The always-hectic Black Friday could be even more frantic this year. Read comments »

UPDATE - A man was found shot to death in a Ceres neighborhood early this morning. Police say they believe they have identified the victim but are not releasing his identity. »

The chairman of the Fresno County Republican Party Central Committee is resigning, a move that comes while the state's political watchdog agency conducts an investigation into questionable campaign transactions by the organization. Read comments »

Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship. »

Authorities say a transit police officer was hurt and a suspect is in custody after an incident at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station Saturday evening. »

The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region: »

San Francisco's historic cable cars resumed service on Powell Street Sunday morning after the line was closed when one of its cars came to a sudden stop while traveling through downtown. »

One terrible decision turned a 15-year-old boy with no criminal record into a three-striker. Deon Loggins was among a group that robbed some young drug dealers at gunpoint in a Modesto park, then stole marijuana and money, among other things, a prosecutor said. Now, he's one of an increasing number of adolescents landing in... »