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Tulare County Superior Court Judge Valeriano Saucedo spent a second day Tuesday defending himself against charges of violating judicial ethics that could get him removed from office, acknowledging that giving money and gifts to his married court clerk could have been misconstrued. Read comments

The Sequoia Council Boy Scouts of America will give Matt and Mike DeFendis of DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance its Fresno Distinguished Citizen Award at a special dinner on April 28. Read comments

A woman killed early Monday in a collision at Manning and Bethel avenues near Parlier was identified by the Fresno County coroner as Christina Rodriguez, 26, of Delano. Read comments

A Porterville man trying to teach a drunken woman how to drive a motorcycle sustained major injuries when the woman crashed the bike, the California Highway Patrol reported. Read comments

Community Medical Center is celebrating one of the largest gifts it has ever received: a donation of two Fresno office complexes on East Shaw Avenue. Read comments

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Southern California & Nevada Chapter will hold a walk in Fig Garden Village on April 25 to raise money for multiple sclerosis research. Read comments

Fresno Fire Capt. Pete Dern remained in critical but stable condition early Saturday afternoon, said Fresno Fire Battalion Chief Tony Escobedo. Read comments

Fresno County Public Library is accepting submissions for its annual poetry contest through April 30. Read comments

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park will host a celebration in honor of Colonel Allen Allensworth‘s birthday on April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read comments

A wildfire that started burning in Sequoia National Park on Saturday afternoon has closed a portion of Generals Highway and prompted the evacuation of campgrounds and hiking trails. Read comments