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Have you ever been in a traffic collision? If so, did you experience surprise, shock, maybe a bit of fear or anger? Whatever the cause of the collision, the question is, what do you do next? Today’s column covers the basics when in a minor (non-injury) motor vehicle collision. In addition, what are some of the services the state has to offer? Read comments

The Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will hold a mobile adoption unit at River Park in northeast Fresno on Saturday and Sunday. Read comments

• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. workers were poised to offer help with storm damage. Officials say that if you see damaged power lines or electrical equipment, call 911 immediately and then notify PG&E at (800) 743-5002. Read comments

The bulk of an overnight storm passed through Fresno by mid-morning Friday, but intermittent rain and cases of flooding continued to snarl traffic on major traffic routes, including Highway 99. Read comments

San Joaquin Valley consumers who want insurance to begin Jan. 1 have until Monday to enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans offered through Covered California. Read comments

There were arrivals, such as President Obama's visit to talk drought and California Chrome's explosion onto a national stage. There were departures, such Derek Carr graduation from Fresno State to the Oakland Raiders and maestro Theodore Kuchar handing in his Fresno Philharmonic baton. Read comments

About three dozen pieces of property in Fresno and Madera counties were targeted for condemnation Friday by the state Public Works Board to make way for high-speed rail construction. Read comments

A 60-year-old man from Corcoran has died in a head-on collision in Kings County, the California Highway Patrol said Friday. Read comments

Engineers working on California’s high-speed rail project will conduct testing in the median of Highway 99 on Thursday night, closing one of the freeway’s northbound lanes for up to nine hours. Read comments

Retired Fresno County Undersheriff Scott Jones, 52, died after collapsing in his Clovis home on Thursday night. Read comments