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Leo Gonzalez knows what it’s like to not have a place of his own. Read comments

•  Better bathrooms, resurfaced sports courts are coming to Fresno parks Read comments

The Fresno Police Department was recognized for its community policing efforts in southwest Fresno in a recent Washington Post story. Read comments

• Fresno City Council Member Lee Brand unveils his Construction Management Act Tuesday Read comments

In a first for the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, warthog piglets were born Friday afternoon, just in time for Mother’s Day, officials said. Read comments

A Mother’s Day promotion by Fresno Dutch Bros. coffee locations raised $4,211 for the Marjaree Mason Center, officials said. The company donated $1 from every drink sold Sunday. Read comments

•  Fresno County Jail inmate dies of injuries from April 17 natural gas explosion at a Fresno gun range Read comments

A man sought in connection with two robberies in Fresno and one in Visalia was arrested Friday in Tacoma, Washington, after jumping bail, Fresno police reported. Read comments

Fresno Yosemite International Airport will stage a simulated commercial-airliner accident Wednesday morning to give emergency crews a chance to practice their disaster-response preparations. Read comments

• Fines imposed for two medical marijuana cultivation sites Read comments