The San Joaquin Valley fared worse than the rest of the state in fourth-quarter 2009 sales-tax collections and was the only region in which revenues declined in double digits compared to 2008′s fourth quarter. Statewide, sales-tax revenues fell 6% in the fourth quarter, but in the Valley — which stretches from Stockton to Bakersfield — [...]

Several locations will be closed to traffic between 3 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. today in downtown Clovis to accommodate the Antique & Collectible Fair. Streets affected include: Pollasky Avenue from Third to Seventh; Fourth Street from Woodworth to Clovis Avenue; and Fifth Street from Woodworth to Clovis Avenue. Bee staff

A Fresno man was arrested and charged with stabbing a co-worker in the hand late Saturday in a fight in the Sierra Vista Mall parking lot. Clovis police said the 31-year-old was driving two other people home from a party when he became agitated and pulled into the mall parking lot. During a struggle, the [...]

SACRAMENTO — Mike Villines’ political future looked bleak — or worse — in February 2009 after he backed a state budget deal that included new taxes. GOP activists blasted the then-Republican Assembly leader for breaking a no-new-taxes pledge and even considered censuring him. What a difference a year makes. Villines, R-Clovis, has emerged as the [...]

Every few years, Clovis city leaders invite residents to a citizens summit to discuss ways to improve the city and examine priorities set by residents. On Monday night — unlike other recent summits — residents will be asked to brainstorm about how to meet the city’s most urgent needs as Clovis enters its third year [...]

New information in the search for a man wanted for attempted murder in Madera County reveals that he is not responsible for trying to run over a deputy Thursday, authorities said. Madera County deputies learned Saturday that the man who tried to run over a deputy was not Donald “Donny” Austin, but an associate of [...]