Archives: July, 2010
Clovis police arrest 2 in OxyContin sales
The Clovis Police Department arrested two men Thursday night in Fresno on suspicion of selling OxyContin, authorities said. Clovis detectives investigating a tip about drug dealing arrested a 27-year-old Fresno man and a 42-year-old Madera man on suspicion of drug-related charges about 6 p.m. in the Applebee’s parking lot at Fresno Street and Friant Road, [...]
Driver dies in Hwy. 168 crash in Clovis
A driver was killed in a solo vehicle crash Friday on Highway 168 in Clovis. California Highway Patrol officer Gil Peirsol said the driver was just south of the Herndon Avenue ramps when his Chevrolet Silverado pickup swerved and struck the center divider about 12:18 p.m. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, [...]
Hwy. 168 crash victim ID’d as Clovis man
A driver killed in a solo vehicle crash Friday on Highway 168 in Clovis has been identified as Felix Franco, 73, of Clovis. Franco was driving west on Highway 168 just south of the Herndon Avenue ramps when his Chevrolet Silverado pickup swerved and struck the center divider about 12:18 p.m., the California Highway Patrol [...]
Clovis hobbyist brings ‘Lost in Space’ robot to life
A dire warning fills Tom Boothe’s Clovis living room. “Danger! Danger!” shouts the deep voice. Boothe taps a few keys on his computer and the warning gives way to the sarcastic remark, “If I had a dollar for every time someone wanted to take my picture …” Boothe smiles. That’s because he has brought to [...]
“Life In A Day” — Did anyone from Clovis participate?
In case you didn’t know, filmmakers Ridley Scott and Kevin McDonald are working on a feature film about one day on this planet. They asked people to film their day — July 24, 2010 — and upload them to youtube. Thousands (millions?) of entries are expected. What we want to know is did YOU participate [...]
Buchanan friends recall slain Clovis soldier
Brian Piercy was a gifted student and Buchanan High School marching band drummer who went to Fresno Pacific University before deciding to go into the military. Piercy, an Army staff sergeant who was only weeks from completing his second tour in Afghanistan, was killed Monday by an explosive device while patrolling near Kandahar. He was [...]


