Two Fresno men were arrested Christmas morning in connection with a home burglary — one suspect traveling more than 100 mph in his car while trying to elude deputies, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. A resident on the 7500 block of North Academy Avenue east of Clovis called the Sheriff’s Office about 9:30 [...]

A 29-year-old man today pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence charges in connection with a double-fatal collision last month at the intersection of Minnewawa and Barstow avenues in Clovis. At the end of the hearing, Clovis resident Larry Garcia was sent to the Fresno County Jail by Superior Court Judge [...]

C.J. Albertson School: Buchanan Grade: Senior He’s qualified because: Season-best time of 15 minutes, 1 second over the 3.1-mile course at Woodward Park — the base venue for all Central Section meets in addition to the CIF State Championships — was 17 seconds faster than the next best in the section. The Bee’s repeat boys [...]

With an extra day off for the Christmas holiday, shoppers in the central San Joaquin Valley were slow to get out of bed Monday. But by mid-morning, the lure of day-after Christmas sales had them filling stores. Rosie Borsch, 32, of Clovis, was among those scooping up bargains. She was stocking up on markdowns on [...]

Officers from 21 law enforcement agencies in Fresno and Madera counties arrested 85 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs between Dec. 16 and Christmas Day, according to the AVOID anti-DUI campaign in Fresno and Madera counties. In 2010, 89 DUI arrests were reported during the same 10-day period. Over the next [...]

A Fresno County man suffered burns to his feet and smoke inhalation in an early-morning house fire on Christmas, a Fresno County fire official said. No information about the man’s condition was available Monday. The fire at 5886 N. Leonard Ave., east of Clovis, started at 4:06 a.m. Sunday. Damages from the fire were estimated [...]