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Rebecca Donabed of Tulare has been reappointed to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday. Read comments

The Fresno County Public Library will hold 10 workshops aimed at helping new and future teenage mothers succeed as adults and parents beginning Sunday at its Politi Branch Library . Read comments

Community advocates gathered Friday in downtown Fresno to urge Gov. Jerry Brown to bring down the “wall of poverty” by restoring funds to programs that boost health and human services. Read comments

The California Department of Public Health said Friday the state has had its first flu death this season. Read comments

Two Islamic centers in Fresno Thursday condemned the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo . Read comments

The Fresno County Probation Department will hold its annual Employee Recognition Ceremony at 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Fresno County Plaza Ballroom in downtown Fresno. Read comments

Both directions of Highway 99 near Avenue 12 in Madera County will close temporarily next week as part of continued construction. Read comments

A Tulare man was reappointed Thursday to the California Physician Assistant Board by Gov. Jerry Brown. Read comments

In a move that will trigger a new appearance before a federal judge, one faction of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians is accusing the group overseeing casino operations of defying the judge’s order by failing to pay all tribal members. Read comments

Valley Children’s Healthcare will train pediatricians, along with pediatric surgical and medical specialists, in a graduate education program it is establishing at Valley Children’s Hospital. Read comments