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The westbound Highway 198 ramp in Tulare County connecting to southbound Highway 99 will be closed for emergency maintenance from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m Sunday, Caltrans officials said. Read comments

A park in Chowchilla will be renamed later this month in honor of Ed Ray, the unassuming bus driver hailed as a hero when he helped free 26 kidnapped students. Read comments

Eight Fresno firefighters were honored Thursday by the Fresno City Council and Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin for their role in the rescue of three children who were left home alone Jan. 25 as a fire erupted in their apartment. Read comments

A large vacant commercial building was burning Thursday afternoon at the corner of Marks and Nielson avenues in Fresno, west of Highway 99. Read comments

A man and a woman found dead Wednesday afternoon in a house south of Fresno’s Roeding Park have been identified as Alvin Castro, 51, and Phyllis Castillo, 64, the Fresno Coroner’s Office announced Thursday. Read comments

An ad-hoc citizens group opposed to leasing Kingsburg District Hospital for a county locked mental health facility was successful Wednesday in getting the hospital district board to postpone a discussion on the proposal. Read comments

After two days of record Fresno heat, the National Weather Service in Hanford said that two separate storm systems are expected to bring more than an inch of rain to the drought-stricken central San Joaquin Valley. Read comments

Lanes in two Fresno intersections will close from Monday through Sept. 15 for construction projects. Read comments

The Sanger Fire Department unveiled two new ambulances on Thursday that officials say will provide a better overall patient experience for residents. Read comments

Lanes of southbound Highway 99 just south of Cleveland Avenue in Madera will close Saturday for maintenance of a pump station. Read comments