Sanger is trying to lure new businesses to the city with tax rebates, fee waivers and marketing efforts. The changes are part of a push to fill empty storefronts, prepare for an economic turnaround and make a dent in the community’s 27% unemployment rate. The city wants the newly passed measures to “make sure that [...]

Hollywood will turn up the glitz at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27 for the “83rd Academy Awards” to be presented at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. James Franco and Anne Hathaway are co-hosts. The show will be broadcast on KFSN, Channel 30.1. And the Valley will be represented, both in the audience and among the [...]

The California Department of Mental Health has notified Fresno County that its only psychiatric crisis center for children does not meet state guidelines — and now the county is fighting to keep it open. While no decision has been made, county officials say that closing the 24-hour center would force children to wait for hours [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL Using pressure defense, No. 2 Tulare allowed just one point during the second quarter to pull away for a 66-39 win against No. 7 Sunnyside in the Division II quarterfinals. Tulare’s William Stallworth scored 25 points and David Love added 18. Charlie Thompson scored 23 points and Denzel Johnson added 21 as top-seeded [...]

Box scores from boys Central Section basketball playoff games as reported to The Fresno Bee: BOYS BOX SCORES CENTRAL SECTION PLAYOFFS DIVISION I QUARTERFINALS Clovis West 87, Centennial 42 Centennial (11-14) 10 14 11 7 — 42 Clovis West (23-4) 29 28 22 8 — 87 Cen: Travis Mattlin 11, Tim Martinez 6, Shawn Johnson [...]

It doesn’t get any tougher than this anywhere else in the state: Central High’s Javier Gasca and Clovis’ Daniel Gaytan, the state’s Nos. 2-3 119-pound wrestlers, will clash today during the Central Section Masters Championships at Buchanan. We’re not talking about a projected finals matchup here, but a first-round showdown that will immediately send the [...]