Archive for November 29th, 2009

Fresno police arrested nine motorists early Sunday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Read comments »

The National Weather Service in Hanford issued a widespread frost advisory for the central and southern San Joaquin Valley through this morning. Read comments »

Fresno Police have identified Fernando Valencia, 29, of Fresno, as the armed robber who was shot and killed Sunday night by a clerk at U-Save Liquor on East Tulare Avenue near Maple Avenue. Read comments »

Fresno Unified schools routinely misspent money meant to help young children, using it for expenses such as cameras, computers and employee trips to Napa and Washington, D.C., an independent audit found. Read comments »

It's easy to spot California's newest ghost towns -- half-finished neighborhoods that testify to the state's devastated economy. Read comments »

SACRAMENTO -- When Paul Carroll lost his job in January, he and his wife, Kate, had a difficult, expensive choice: Do they keep their health insurance through his former employer, even though it would mean bearing the full cost of the coverage? Read comments »

Federal authorities say they seized more than 6,000 pounds of marijuana worth nearly $6 million hidden within a shipment of door knobs in a truck at the U.S.-Mexico Border. »

The first 27 days in Samoa are reviewed with footage not previously shown, including Russell creating chaos for the newly merged Aiga tribe. »

It was an early morning race created to help the hungry but really, for many, it was an excuse to work up a Thanksgiving Day appetite. »

An 85-year-old driving in the San Fernando Valley hit a Los Angeles police officer who was writing a ticket and left him hospitalized with a head injury. »

Is it just me, or is the fall color around here much better this year than most other years? »

A long-stalled proposal to build a new federal courthouse in downtown San Jose is showing signs of inching forward. »

Police in the Sacramento County community of Galt are looking for a gunman after two people were shot and killed at a family gathering late Saturday. »

More than 70 percent of the registered sex offenders in San Diego County are violating a state law by living too close to schools or parks. »

I’m a big history geek. I even got a national merit scholarship award in high school for the subject of history. Needless to say, this did not make me any cooler back then, but nowadays I have no shame about being totally gay for history (is that offensive? If so let me know). So I’m... »