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The controversy surrounding the Smart & Final project in central Fresno may be losing its fizz. Read comments

At least two people were injured in a crash Wednesday evening at Shaw and Willow avenues near Highway 168 in Clovis, police said. Read comments

The Fresno County Office of Education will hold the 32nd annual Fresno County History Day Saturday at the main campus of Fresno Pacific University. Read comments

Fresno State’s Agricultural Sciences building has been temporarily closed due to flooding and water damage after a heat exchanger burst about 8:30 a.m. Monday, university spokesman Tom Uribes said. Read comments

The 13-year-old Mariposa girl who died Saturday in a head-on crash on Highway 41 in Madera County was identified Monday as Kayla Choi, according to the Madera County Sheriff-Coroner's Office. Read comments

The Red Cross and the Central California Animal Disaster Team (CCADT) will host a workshop on emergency animal sheltering Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oakhurst Community Center. Read comments

One person was taken to Community Regional Medical Center to be treated for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire shortly before 7 p.m. Monday in an apartment at 1221 S. Peach Ave. in Fresno. Read comments

Fresno’s diversity makes it difficult to identify cases of human trafficking, Fresno police Sgt. Curtis Chastain said Tuesday during a human trafficking conference in Clovis. Read comments

•  Advocates, lawyers continue to square off against county on ordinance. Read comments

• After 96 years in San Francisco, the American Legion will move its state office to a former bank building in Sanger. Read comments