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Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will open for the season at 6 a.m. Saturday, but high-elevation Tioga Road remains closed, park officials said Friday. Read comments

Several highway ramps in central Fresno will close Saturday for guardrail repairs. Read comments

Fresno resident Pierre Saint-Fleur once earned distinction as California’s most deployed military chaplain. Read comments

A doctor who lived in Clovis but moved to Dinuba and was elected last year to the Dinuba City Council has been ordered by a jury to pay the city $47,900 for a building he leased. Read comments

Breathe easy: the worst of the Valley’s abnormal record-setting spring heat has passed and will give way to breezy and cooler weather by Tuesday, putting an end to a “roller coaster” set of days. Read comments

The connector between westbound Highway 198 and southbound Highway 99 west of Visalia will be closed Saturday morning for maintenance repairs, Caltrans announced. Read comments

Fresno EOC will host its third annual Hippity Hoppity Healthy Easter Event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Read comments

Fresno will soon learn if it can stomach prosperity. Read comments

Visalia Police Department Explorer Post 32 won first place in the 7th annual Central Valley Explorer competition held March 20-23 at the Tulare County fairgrounds. Read comments

Highs Tuesday and Wednesday in the 70s will give way to readings near 90 by Friday, the National Weather Service said. Read comments