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Firefighters battling the Dog Rock fire finished removing debris from Highway 140 Sunday morning, allowing both lanes to reopen as of 8 a.m. Read comments

Standing in a nondescript building on the Fulton Mall, its brick facade hidden by tile, stucco and metal paneling, the Fresno Daily Expositor may be one of the oldest — if not the oldest — commercial buildings in Fresno. Read comments

For Hoover High School’s Class of 1994, the sudden closure of Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino is personal. Read comments

The right lane of northbound Highway 99 from the south Madera overcrossing to just north of Avenue 16 in Madera County will close this week for repaving. Read comments

The Fresno Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group will host a walk on Oct. 25 at Railroad Park in Clovis to raise awareness for those affected by the disease. Read comments

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Five Fresno State instructors and 133 students may have been exposed to a student who has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, Fresno County Department of Public Health officials said Thursday. Read comments

The driver and a passenger of a stolen BMW were killed early Friday when the speeding car crashed into a big rig in Madera County, the California Highway Patrol reported. The sports car was taken at gunpoint earlier in the week in Oakland, the CHP said. Read comments

As many citizens of East Porterville continue to live without running taps, an Ohio disaster relief organization is trucking in almost 2,000 cases of water this weekend. Read comments

Years of squabbling and several pitched battles between factions of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians finally forced intervention by the state and federal governments Friday when they shut down the tribe’s casino and hotel. Read comments