Archive for February 5th, 2010

California State University officials Friday said they would release more money to the system's 23 campuses -- a move that eases Fresno State's plans for budget cuts next year. Read comments »

A federal judge on Friday put a temporary hold on a controversial management plan for endangered salmon -- a critical decision that will send more water to parched farms and ranches on the San Joaquin Valley's west side. Read comments »

Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said she plans to sue the Board of Supervisors over its decision to take charge of her budget, halting layoffs and inmate releases. Read comments »

Nine students from Cambridge High School -- a southeast Fresno school where students typically aren't known for their academic abilities -- will be competing today in Fresno County's annual Academic Decathlon. Read comments »

A 29-year-old man riding a bicycle died Thursday evening after he stopped in the eastbound lane of West Service Road and was struck by a sport utility vehicle about a mile south of Modesto, the California Highway Patrol reported. »

WASHINGTON -- Ethie Weaver Radanovich, the wife of Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, died Thursday night after a three-year ovarian cancer ordeal. »

Two employees of a motivational speaker facing manslaughter charges told authorities they had no reason to be alarmed when participants in a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony began vomiting and passing out, because their boss told them such responses were to be expected, according to documents released Friday. »

Officers on Friday were looking for three men who stabbed a 28-year-old man Thursday night after they tried to rob him as he walked to his north Modesto apartment. »

A 16-year-old Buhach Colony High School student was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of sending text messages threatening to kill students at the school, according to the Atwater Police Department. »

The family attorney of a man fatally shot by a Northern California transit officer threatened Friday to pull out of a recent wrongful death settlement and alleged the transit agency had breached confidentiality. »

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The circus that swirled around Michael Jackson when he was alive rolled on Friday as the doctor expecting to be accused of involuntary manslaughter in his death planned to stage a surrender at a courthouse but called it off after prosecutors announced charges will be filed next week. »

A single mother wept Friday while testifying that she and her children were reduced to homelessness after being forced to leave her job as a Stanislaus County sheriff's clerk. »

Vallejo police say they have arrested two youths on suspicion of assaulting and robbing a Vallejo city employee as a crowd swarmed around him. »

Ethie Weaver Radanovich, the wife of Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa, has died after a three-year battle against ovarian cancer.Leave your condolences for the congressman and his family on Legacy.com. »