THOMAS BROWN Vitals: El Diamante, senior Highlight: Finished among top six in four events at the Central Section D-I finals: second in the 200 medley relay (1:40.05), third in the 50 free (21.76), fifth in the 200 free relay (1:29.60) and sixth in the 100 free (48.03). BENJAMIN FRANCIS Vitals: Buchanan, sophomore Highlight: Placed second [...]

Class: Senior Events: 500 free, 100 back, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay He’s qualified because: Captured 14 top-three medals during his four-year career, capped when he won the 500 free (4:31.20), 100 back (50.60) and was on Central Section record-setting 200 medley (1:37.70) and 400 free (3:06.15) relays. Earned four golds as a junior [...]

A 14-year-old boy who was left brain dead in a traffic accident died Monday, a Community Regional Medical Center spokeswoman said. The boy had been identified as Brandon Barnes of Fresno, the Fresno County Coroner’s Office said. Brandon was riding a motor scooter and crossing Clovis Avenue near Gettysburg Avenue when he was struck by [...]

Funeral services for Lance Cpl. Jared Verbeek will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Visalia Nazarene Church, 3333 W. Caldwell Ave. Verbeek, 22, of Visalia, was killed last week in Afghanistan while on combat patrol. Burial will follow at Visalia District Cemetery. A viewing open to the public will be held from 5 to [...]

UNITED BLACK MEN of Fresno, Inc. 1929 E. Church Ave. Fresno, CA. 93706 – (559) 498 7701 – Fax (559) 498 7706 “Standing Together for Progress” Since 1979 GRANT AWARDED TO HELP ADDRESS AT-RISK YOUTH NEEDS IN FUSD FRESNO, Calif. – United Black Men of Fresno was awarded a $5,000 Youth Grant from the Fresno [...]

A Clovis teen who was struck by a car as he rode a motor scooter Friday evening is brain dead but on life support so his organs can be donated, the Fresno County Coroner’s Office reported today. The boy, whose name has not been released, was injured as he crossed Clovis Avenue near Gettysburg Avenue [...]