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The only park in this small Tulare County town reopened Wednesday to the delight of children, their parents and community leaders. Read comments

Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and woman on multiple charges after a pursuit through south Fresno early Tuesday, spokesman Chris Curtice said. Read comments

Many central San Joaquin Valley community groups annually mark the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Here’s a list of 2015 dates: Read comments

They made it. Read comments

Fire investigators remained at a citrus packing operation in west Woodlake on Wednesday afternoon to determine what started a large fire that caused $1 million in damages to a corner of the facility. Read comments

A portion of Highway 180 northeast of Reedley has reopened after a head-on collision involving three vehicles that scattered debris across the roadway, the California Highway Patrol said. Read comments

Following a lengthy legal battle, an eastern Fresno County big-cat sanctuary will be required to implement tougher safety protocols first ordered by the state in 2013 after an intern was fatally mauled by a lion. Read comments

A free health care event to enroll people in Medi-Cal and Covered California Health plans is planned for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Salandini Villa Apartments, 13785 E. Manning Ave., in Parlier. Read comments

Five people were killed in a violent collision Tuesday morning in foggy San Joaquin County. Read comments

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors, with two new supervisors in place, countermanded a vote from last year and agreed to accept a $2.06 million grant that will allow the county assessor’s department to hire 11 new workers. Read comments