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Read for Life and Momentum Broadcasting are seeking donations of new or gently used children’s books during a “Reading Roundup” book drive from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday at College of the Sequoias in Visalia. Read comments

Cal Fire will suspend outdoor open residential burning in Fresno and Kings counties on Monday. Read comments

A 22-year-old man survived after being shot four times Thursday night in southeast Fresno, police reported. Read comments

More than a dozen people were injured, including four critically, when a gas line ruptured in northwest Fresno, creating a raging fire that halted Highway 99 traffic for several hours Friday afternoon. Read comments

• Fresno County wants to sell a piece of Selma farmland for $4.6 million. Read comments

PG&E will be venting air from northwest Fresno gas lines after a gas line ruptured Friday, sparking a massive blaze, to maintain reliable gas service to customers in the area. Read comments

•  A Fresno program helps American Indians eat healthier, move more. Read comments

•  About 1 million Armenians died starting in 1915 after an Ottoman Empire-ordered deportation. Read comments

A natural gas line was clearly marked when a heavy equipment operator apparently nicked the line, sparking an explosion and fireball Friday near Highway 99 that injured 13 people, officials with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Fresno County said Saturday. Read comments

•  Union chief Jacky Parks says Fresno Police Auditor Rick Rasmussen missed a golden opportunity by failing to interview rank-and-file cops before writing a report on the Police Department. Read comments