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Apr 22, 2013, 9:00am

Brush fire threatens home northeast of Clovis

One home was threatened by a grass fire that burned one acre of land northeast of Clovis on Sunday evening, fire officials said. Fresno County Fire and Cal Fire responded to the blaze just before 6:30 p.m. at 13000 Tollhouse Road east of Highway 168 and Academy Avenue, Cal Fire spokesman Ryan Michaels said. Flames [...]

Apr 11, 2013, 5:59pm

Bicyclist injured in collision with vehicle at Clovis trail crossing

A helmet likely saved a bicyclist from serious injury when she collided with a car and struck the vehicle’s windshield while crossing a Clovis street Thursday morning, police said. The collision happened about 8 a.m. on the trail at Alluvial Avenue near Peach Avenue. Traffic in both directions on Alluvial was stopped for the flashing [...]

Apr 10, 2013, 9:13am

Trailer stolen from Clovis church reported found

Clovis police said the church trailer stolen Sunday morning from the Loma Vista Community Church office was found Tuesday afternoon on Clinton Avenue, southeast of the city, after a call from a citizen who recognized the trailer. Loma Vista Community Church pastor Joe Lavagnino drove to the church at 1030 Gettysburg Ave. to pick up [...]

Apr 04, 2013, 9:27am

Valley briefs: Fresnan gets prison for girl’s molestation

A Fresno man was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison Wednesday for the sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl. James Michael Rogoff, 27, was arrested in June on four counts of sexual assault. He pleaded guilty to one count in Fresno County Superior Court in January. Each count carried a 25-years-to-life prison [...]

Apr 01, 2013, 8:55am

Valley briefs: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Fairmead shooting

A 19-year-old man was killed and two other people wounded early Saturday morning when shots were fired at a party in Fairmead, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputies did not release the name of the dead man. One of the injured was expected to recover, the deputies said. The condition of the third victim [...]

Mar 29, 2013, 10:06am

Clovis police investigate back-to-back shootings

Clovis police are investigating back-to-back shootings that occurred early Wednesday and late Thursday in the 2600 block of Lind Avenue near Tarpey Elementary School, department spokeswoman Janet Stoll-Lee said. Officers on Thursday responded to reports of shots being fired about 9 p.m. on Lind Avenue between Gettysburg and Rialto avenues, Stoll-Lee said. No one was [...]

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