Two Fresno residents killed in a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 152 near San Luis Reservoir have been identified by the Merced County Coroner’s Office as Edward Arshag Kalpakian, 84, and Anahid Kalpakian, 76. The crash was reported at 4:19 p.m. about five miles east of the Santa Clara County border, according to the [...]

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School: Buchanan He’s qualified because: The Bears’ girls Central Section Division I title was the 10th he’s delivered in boys and girls cross country and track and field. And the nine-time Bee Coach of the Year did so this time without a senior while extending the program’s consecutive section title streak to 11. “There is [...]

Two Fresno residents were killed in a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon on Highway 152 in west Merced County, about five miles east of the Santa Clara County border, the California Highway Patrol reported. The names of the victims, an 84-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman, haven’t been released by the coroner’s office, pending notification of [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL Justin Lea scored 17 points as Central (8-1) beat Notre Dame-Sherman Oaks 73-56 at the Modesto Holiday Classic. Aaric Armstead scored 29 points as Bullard (11-1) downed North-Torrance 78-67 at the Sea Hawk Classic in Redondo Beach. That set up a meeting with state power Bishop Montgomery-Torrance today. Keonta Vernon and William Stallworth [...]

Compiled by Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, a central San Joaquin Valley native and local fishing expert. BEST BETS Delta sturgeon action strong, Mark Delnero said. New Melones rainbows hitting, Melanie Lewis reported. Eastman bass bite on the upswing, Mark Inman reported. McClure trout action good, Diana Mello said. San Luis stripers still [...]