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A five-car crash at East Shaw and Willow avenues in Clovis left several people injured early Monday morning. Read comments

You are in 5 p.m. traffic and along with thousands of other drivers are making your way home when you happen to glance in the rearview mirror and see a small car coming up fast. Read comments

Three young children who were apparently left alone in a southwest Fresno apartment were hospitalized in critical condition Sunday afternoon for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out, Fresno fire officials said. Read comments

A 4-year-old girl died Sunday after she was found unresponsive about 4 p.m. by Fresno County sheriff’s deputies at a home in Easton. Read comments

Chukchansi tribal members on Saturday voted to recognize a governing body of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians until a tribal council election can be held. Read comments

A woman whose body was found Wednesday in downtown Fresno was identified by the Fresno County coroner as Dulce Romero, 29. Read comments

Among undocumented immigrants in the central San Joaquin Valley, most were born in Mexico, have lived in the United States for more than five years, don’t speak much English and live in poverty. Read comments

The steel skeleton of a building under construction rises next to an early Fresno commercial brick building at P and Inyo Streets. The new building will offer office space, as does the old building, which is under renovation, does also. Old Sandborn Fire Insurance maps indicate the brick building was home to the Wormser Furniture Company. Read comments

The Clovis Police Department will honor its Police Explorer Post at its annual banquet and awards ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Clovis Rodeo Hall. Read comments

Tulare County Foster Care Licensing will hold two orientations for prospective foster parents in February at its Visalia office, 26500 S. Mooney Blvd. Read comments