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 [...]

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 [...]

Sanger Unified School District graduated 94% of its Hispanic and black students in 2012, the highest rate among area districts analyzed in a report released Wednesday. The study by Oakland-based Education Trust-West ranked about 145 California districts for their overall performance, five-year improvement in standardized testing, size of achievement gaps when compared against white students [...]

Fresno Tzu-Chi Medical Team is hosting a monthly free health clinic to provide services in the area of : adult medicine, pediatrics, dental exams/cleaning, acupuncture, blood sugar/pressure tests, haircut and referrals to financially disadvantaged residents, regardless of their age, sex, race or religious affiliations. Location: Mosqueda Center Address: 4670 E. Butler Ave., Fresno Date: April [...]

The Fresno County Library’s Bookshelf column shares suggestions for books, music and other items and provides information about library programs. New arrivals “Rita Moreno (A Memoir)” by Rita Moreno: The Puerto Rican actress, dancer and singer looks back on her life and career, from coming to New York at age 5 to winning an Academy [...]

Fresno City Hall is pitching a peace plan to Madera County in their war over growth: Your sovereignty loses, our crumbling neighborhoods win. Considering the powerful folks watching from afar, it may not be such a bad deal for the county. Stranger still, the only casualty from such a deal could be the ideals of [...]