A man who took a cell phone from a customer at a southeast Fresno coffee shop and then hid in the attic of the nearby Sunnyside Regional Library was sought by dozens of police officers and sheriff’s deputies before surrendering Wednesday morning, police said. The incident, which took several hours to resolve, began about 9:30 [...]

Never had cancer? The American Cancer Society wants your help. The organization is enrolling people who have been cancer-free in a Cancer Prevention Study-3. Researchers hope to enroll 300,000 people nationwide — 750 in Fresno and surrounding areas — who are between the ages of 30 and 65 and never have been diagnosed with cancer. [...]

Let the record show that Chase Outlaw of Hamburg, Ark., captured Thursday night’s Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Event, which opened the 99th annual Clovis Rodeo. Except that doesn’t tell the whole story. Outlaw might have pocketed the $15,000 winner’s check, but it was the bulls that really threw their weight around. Out of 40 [...]

The Central California Blood Center will hold a series of blood drives across the central San Joaquin Valley starting Sunday. The blood center suggest donors should eat a good meal and drink plenty of water within four hours prior to their donation. The blood drives will be held at the following locations: Sunday: Starbucks, 755 [...]

A new simulation lab that will give staff and nursing students realistic practice with fake patients will be open to the public today in Hanford, the Adventist Health/Central Valley Network said. The lab was funded by a $75,000 grant in 2011 as part of the Adventist Health Corporate Innovation campaign and will provide staff an [...]

Jesus Campos ran the Boston Marathon in 2 hours and 24 minutes on Monday: A personal best for the 28-year-old Fresno teacher. But Campos had little time to savor his 37th-place finish. He was in his hotel room when two explosions at the end of the race route shook the ground and ripped through crowds [...]