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A thunderstorm is expected in the San Joaquin Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday, said the National Weather Service in Hanford. Read comments

Sitting near his newborn baby girl in a Fresno hospital on Saturday, John Moua laughed and said he’ll never forget her birthday — or her older sister’s. Read comments

UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program will celebrate 40 years of training physicians for the San Joaquin Valley at its biennial fundraiser, Valley Visions. Read comments

The Fresno County Office of Education’s Safe and Healthy Kids department will host the 17th annual Pentathlon Adventure at the Fresno Fairgrounds racetrack on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read comments

What does it take to win nine state high school cross country championships? Read comments

Press problems on Thursday night and early Friday morning caused late deliveries of The Bee. Read comments

A total eclipse of the moon will occur Saturday morning, but sky watchers won’t have long to see it. Read comments

A biopsy of skin from Fresno Fire Capt. Pete Dern has been sent to a cell-processing plant to grow the firefighter’s own skin to help in his recovery. Read comments

Harry Baker, a former Madera County supervisor and longtime Oakhurst-area civic leader and philanthropist who in recent years made news for his arrest on child-molestation charges, died early Friday. Read comments

A traffic accident on northbound Highway 41 caused minor injuries to a California Highway Patrol officer and backed up traffic for miles Friday morning. Read comments