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Find tasty delights along Fresno County Fruit Trail

Juicy blackberries, sweet-tasting peaches and hearty nuts are in abundance this time of the year on Fresno County’s Fruit Trail — a self-guided tour of family farms, fruit stands and local restaurants. Launched a decade ago with just a handful of members, the fruit trail has grown to 37 stops representing some of the best [...]

In the News

May 21, 2013

Fresno ranks 5th in U.S. for suburban poverty

Across the United States and in the San Joaquin Valley, the number of poor people living in suburbs is growing faster than in urban cores — the historic focus of anti-poverty efforts and social services. Researchers from the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, on Monday released a new book, “Confronting Suburban Poverty in [...]

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Featured Writers

Mar 27, 2013

Buzzed in Sacramento

We wear lanyards, clip-on’s or sticky labels. This day, our names show affiliations with the California Hospital Association, the Central California Sikh community and a West Coast petroleum association. Like swarms of worker bees, we festoon the honeycomb of the Capitol building in Sacramento, clustering in the tiny offices of assembly members and senators, spitting [...]

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Schools & Sports

May 21, 2013

Clovis High star Jake Gatewood invited to Wrigley Field showcase

Clovis High junior Jake Gatewood was selected to the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game, which will feature 36 of the nation’s best underclassmen Aug. 24[...]

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Business

May 21, 2013

Eating Out: Morton’s Grill BBQ food truck joining CartHop

The food truck trend keeps rolling in Fresno with Morton’s Grill officially joining CartHop events this week. Morton’s, a yellow and dark green truck, specializes[...]

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Top Stories

May 20, 2013

Schedule for Valley high school graduation ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies are on campus unless noted. FRESNO UNIFIED Bullard, 4 p.m., June 11, Save Mart Center Cambridge Continuation, 6 p.m., June 11, Roosevelt Auditorium Design Science, 7 p.m., Monday, Fresno City College Old Administration Building DeWolf Continuation, 6 p.m., June 11, Fresno High, Royce Hall Duncan Polytechnical, 6 p.m., June 12, Saroyan Theatre Edison, [...]

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May 20, 2013

Highway 168 closed for an hour by woman threatening to jump

A section of Highway 168 in Clovis was closed for about an hour Sunday evening because a woman was threatening to jump from the Willow Avenue overpass, Clovis police said. Motorists reported seeing the woman at the overpass near Barstow Avenue just after 7:30 p.m., Sgt. Jorge Gomez said. After speaking nearly 20 minutes with [...]

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