Box scores from boys and girls Central Section basketball games as reported to The Fresno Bee: BOYS BOX SCORES DESERT HEAT INVITATIONAL In Palm Springs El Camino Real 52, Clovis North 46 El Camino 18 11 6 17 — 52 Clovis North (11-3) 7 17 9 13 — 46 E: J.T. Nemit 7, Alex Kamberian [...]

School districts struggling to close budget gaps are analyzing every cost — and one answer for Clovis Unified is ending a private special-education busing contract and taking on the program itself. The district is spending $9 million to buy 54 new buses and equipment, hire about 60 employees and build additional garage space and parking [...]

This is the story of how a simple street sign divided neighbors, rallied the local Punjabi community, and prompted Fresno County officials to research the pros and cons of hidden tracking devices. It all started several years ago in a small, well-to-do neighborhood northeast of Clovis. Someone kept stealing the street signs for Punjab Avenue, [...]

Question: Was there ever an organized New Year’s Eve celebration in Fresno, like that at Times Square in New York City? – Dennis Hart, Clovis Answer: From old Fresno Bee clip files, it appears Fresno has not had an organized New Year’s Eve celebration similar to that in Times Square. But on New Year’s Eve [...]

Grade: Senior She’s qualified because: Four-time Bee All-Star became only the third girls golfer in Central Section history to win consecutive individual titles when she birdied five her of last nine holes, including Nos. 17 and 18, to fire a 3-under 70 and beat Clovis North’s Alanna Loyd by one stroke at Sunnyside Country Club. [...]

Those who make news and those who write about it were busy getting ready for Christmas, so last week was pretty quiet. Happily (for those who put out newspapers and newscasts) there was some bad weather to liven things up a bit. And readers commenting online still found a way to have political battles over [...]