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Police are investigating an incident in which a woman was struck by a freight train Friday morning in downtown Fresno. Read comments

Nearly a decade after the 2006 Ferguson rockslide blocked the highway leading to Yosemite National Park’s western gate, a $133 million fix will begin this spring, state officials announced on Friday. Read comments

One person was killed and three others may be seriously injured in a crash involving a sedan and semi Thursday afternoon between Reedley and Dinuba, California Highway Patrol Officer Marc McWilliams said. Read comments

The Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Fresno) announced at a town hall meeting on Thursday that $20 million of additional funding will be used to hire 86 new employees, most of whom will replenish a specialty care department that both VA officials and veterans say is lacking. Read comments

This year’s Miss Fresno County and Fresno’s Outstanding Teen were chosen during a pageant Saturday attended by more than 500 people at the Tower Theatre. Read comments

A Coalinga man crashed his Harley Davidson motorcycle into the side of an Amtrak passenger train southeast of Madera on Monday afternoon. Read comments

People will be able to tour Gaston Middle School’s new 2,000-square-foot Health and Wellness Center at an open house at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Read comments

• A brain-damaged Fresno therapist who gave birth while in a coma is making progress a year after a seizure. Read comments

Science program goes into Fresno’s Highway City: Read comments

Citizens’ Climate Lobby, an international volunteer nonprofit organization, will host a program on climate change at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Porterville. Read comments