A 37-year-old Sacramento-area man was arraigned Wednesday on charges he developed an online relationship with a Clovis teenage girl to have sex with her, police said. The man posed online as a 17-year-old boy and built a relationship with the girl, which led to a meeting in Fresno for dinner. The girl ran out of [...]

COARSEGOLD — Connor Celum raises the shotgun to his shoulder, squeezes the trigger and grins as chukar feathers fly in every direction. An eager dog retrieves the carcass, but it will be up to the Clovis 12-year-old and his fellow campers to pluck and clean the bird for tomorrow night’s dinner. Let’s see an Xbox [...]

A soldier from Clovis who was within a month of completing his Army service was killed in Afghanistan on Monday, his brother said Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Brian Piercy, 27, was killed during a foot patrol north of Kandahar when an improvised explosive device detonated, said his brother, David Piercy. The Clovis solider, a 2001 Buchanan [...]

How many restaurants will close this summer? As hot weather prevails, I hear the worry in restaurant owners’ voices. The reason: Summer is the slowest time of the year. And if a restaurant didn’t make enough money between last year’s holidays and Mother’s Day, there’s a good chance it won’t last through the summer. I’ve [...]

A soldier from Clovis who was within a month of completing his Army service was killed in Afghanistan on Monday, his brother said Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Brian Piercy, 27, was killed during a foot patrol north of Kandahar when an improvised explosive device detonated, said his brother, David Piercy. The Clovis solider, a 2001 Buchanan [...]

Following a school year that saw Clovis West High capture six Central Section girls championships, the Golden Eagles were named the state’s Girls Sports Program of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports on Tuesday. Clovis West earned the nod over Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, which won five titles in the Central Coast Section and has been the [...]