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Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s 13-acre African Adventure project is about two-thirds complete and is expected to open in October. Read comments

Central San Joaquin Valley residents can get help enrolling in Covered California health plans at events scheduled this weekend. Read comments

Santiago Leyva is a kid from the slums of Fresno. Read comments

The Friends of the Tulare County Fair foundation will host a fundraiser March 6 for local 4-H youth and fairgrounds improvement. Read comments

Though just 8 years old, Danay Ferguson was eager to run her own business. Read comments

The Dakota EcoGarden homeless shelter at 2231 W. Dakota Ave. in central Fresno is hosting a presentation Feb. 28 on Uganda and U.S.-Cuba relations. Read comments

Northwest Medical Group, one of the largest doctors groups in Fresno, has been told to move out of its longtime location on West Herndon Avenue by June 15. Read comments

A group that owns South Valley farmland has reached an out-of-court settlement with an irrigation district by agreeing to keep pumped groundwater within a specific area instead of exporting it across the Valley. Read comments

Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s Sea Lion Cove has two new occupants, Big Sur and Wishbone, who will make their public debut on Friday. Read comments

A bicyclist was killed Thursday night in a collision with a vehicle on Friant Road, the California Highway Patrol said. Read comments