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The International Agri-Center in Tulare has turned down a proposal to build an auto racetrack on property it owns. Developer Bud Long of Fresno offered to purchase 350 acres near the center to build a NASCAR-style racetrack. But, the board of...

A third suspect involved in a brutal home invasion robbery in Kerman three weeks ago has been arrested. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says a joint fugitive task force arrested 20-year old Justin Henson yesterday morning at a motel on Motel...

Fresno City Councilman Henry T. Perea announced his resignation Monday. He is leaving the council a month early so that he can be sworn in next Monday as a state assembly member. Perea has held the District 7 seat since 2003. He was elected...

Interim Fresno Fire Chief, Joel Aranaz, will be given the job permanently Wednesday - - but permanent will only last seven months. Aranaz plans to retire next July. He was appointed interim Fresno Fire Chief in October when Randy Bruegman...

Five suspects arrested Sunday night near San Simeon are all from Fresno - - they are suspected of a crime spree along the central coast. It all began Sunday night with an attempted robbery near Big Sur. Then, an hour later, the suspects were...

The latest vote count has Democratic Congressman Jim Costa with a 1,200 vote lead. That is enough to have the incumbent declaring victory. Costa said it had been a hard-fought campaign that now appears to be over. The votes released by the Fresno...

The California State University Board of Trustees approved a plan to raise tuition by 15 1/2% by next fall. Tuition will rise by 5% in the winter and spring terms and go up another 10% next fall. Fresno State Student President Pedro Ramirez says the...

Jobless claims continue to fall. The labor department reports that fewer people applied for unemployment aid last week, the third drop in four weeks. It could be a sign that the job market is picking up. Just last week the labor department reported...

Hundreds gathered in downtown Fresno tuesday to say a big thank you to outgoing Governor arnold Schwarzenegger for not only focusing attention on the valley but bringing badly needed resources to the central valley. Schwarzenegger singled out Former...

The state's largest public employees union has ratified a contract with the governor. The 95,000-member Service Employees International Union gave its OK to a contract that includes pension reforms. It also calls for 12 unpaid days off over the next 12...