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The right lane of southbound Interstate 5 near the Jayne Avenue overcrossing in Fresno County will close from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Read comments

The cloud field that sprinkled Fresno with 0.02 of an inch of rain Wednesday will give way to mostly sunny skies and warming — and unseasonably warm — days through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. Read comments

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An elderly man suffered first- and second-degree burns over 30% to 40% of his body after his small Calwa home caught fire around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Read comments

The northbound Highway 41 connector ramp to westbound Highway 180 will close Saturday for guardrail repairs. Read comments

Excitement rippled through Tulare County when photos of Harrison Ford’s downed vintage airplane clearly showed “Sequoia Field Visalia, Calif.” stenciled on the side. Read comments

The occupants of a private aircraft were uninjured Friday afternoon when the landing gear collapsed as the plan was landing at a Chandler Downtown Airport in southwest Fresno. Read comments

Dozens of friends who came to see 16-year-old Megan Snyder on Thursday night couldn’t all fit in her Fresno hospital room, so they sang — for hours — in the lobby two floors down. Read comments

Maybe the only thing Granite Park needs is a fresh start with the original idea. Read comments

The Central California Blood Center is asking donors to give blood at one of its five Valley sites to help replenish low blood supplies, particularly Type O-Negative. Read comments