The Fresno Bee

The Fresno Police Department was recognized for its community policing efforts in southwest Fresno in a recent Washington Post story. Read comments

In a first for the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, warthog piglets were born Friday afternoon, just in time for Mother’s Day, officials said. Read comments

Fresno Yosemite International Airport will stage a simulated commercial-airliner accident Wednesday morning to give emergency crews a chance to practice their disaster-response preparations. Read comments

The family business commanded both corners on either side of their central Fresno storefront, plastic tables with elaborate bouquets of flowers set under canopies on East Belmont Avenue at North Van Ness Avenue and North Fulton Street.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A driver involved in a three-vehicle crash in Visalia on Friday afternoon fled the scene but was apprehended by police at his home nearby. Read comments

The Fresno Bee took first in four categories, was second in general excellence and brought home 12 total awards in the California Newspaper Publishers Association 2014 Better Newspapers Contest. Read comments

The Valley’s weather will make a 180-degree turn for Mother’s Day weekend — from a storm system that brought rain, hail and snow to Valley and Sierra to plenty of sun and cranked-up heat.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A burglary suspect that police say used a barbeque grill cover in a failed attempt to hide from officers was arrested Thursday morning in northwest Fresno, Sgt. Tony Bustos said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

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Barry Falke is the new executive director of the American Red Cross Central Valley. Read comments