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Walmart Stores in Fresno are taking part in a nationwide effort to feed the homeless by allowing shoppers to donate food at Walmart locations. Read comments

To honor Japanese and Armenian Americans, forget-me-not flower seeds will be planted at 5 p.m. Thursday at a downtown Fresno church, followed by a free concert. Read comments

Before Jim White arrived in McFarland in 1987, the city that straddles Highway 99 in northern Kern County was known for massive farms. Read comments

A 32-year-old man died after falling off a 400-foot cliff while camping with friends Wednesday night near Shaver Springs Road and Tollhouse Road in Fresno County, Lt. Shawn Erwin of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Read comments

The 16th annual Tulare County Spelling Championship will be held at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 25 in the Exhibit hall of the Visalia Convention Center, 303 E. Acequia Ave. Read comments

More than 250 people turned out for an Ash Wednesday service held at Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union and led by Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno. Read comments

The Visalia Parks and Recreation Department will host a job fair on Feb. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at the Anthony Community Center, 345 N. Jacob St. in Visalia. Read comments

Fresno’s ambitious water project has qualified for a state loan big enough to make a sizable dent in the typical home’s monthly bill. Read comments

The Central High School West Campus FFA chapter will host a blood drive as part of FFA Week on Friday in the West Campus student parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read comments

American Union Plan C Read comments