One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after the Clovis East High graduate received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 yards away from [...]

Ventura Avenue — a gateway to downtown Fresno — is getting some new businesses and a much-needed makeover from property owners. The southeast Fresno corridor from downtown to Cedar Avenue is a mix of storefronts, two-story houses, dirt lots and old buildings. At least two of the old, dilapidated Spanish-style houses on the street have [...]

A dry winter forced farmers in the Westlands Water District to run their wells far more last summer than they usually would. The underground water table dropped a staggering 48 feet. After another dry winter in California, Westlands farmers this summer will pump even more water, probably enough to fill 80% of Millerton Lake. Even [...]

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney wound up tied for the lead Saturday at the PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship, but minus much in the way of separation from the rest of the field. Mickelson hit a shot out of bounds on the 15th hole and hit another that struck a spectator in the head, costing [...]

Miranda Rae Mayo always knew she wanted to act. That’s why as soon as she graduated from Roosevelt High School, the Clovis native packed her bags and moved in with a cousin in Riverside. When pressured to start taking some college classes, Mayo made a bet with her cousin: She would get an agent, manager [...]

Nine top graduating seniors have been named Undergraduate Deans Medalists for the class of 2013 at Fresno State. The medalists are chosen as the outstanding students in each of the university’s eight schools and colleges and in the division of student affairs. Each medalist was selected by the dean of each college/school based on academic [...]