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Four longtime Sierra National Forest employees retired from the Forest Service on Friday . Read comments

The roof and attic of a home in southwest Fresno went up in flames Saturday morning, threatening four residents, including one man in a wheelchair who was connected to an oxygen tank, said Tony Escobedo, a spokesman for the Fresno Fire Department. Read comments

A fire that started in a Visalia garage Friday night caused about $80,000 in damages and killed two dogs, said Battalion Chief Doyle Sewell. Read comments

Fresno City Hall is chasing its own real estate profits at the same time it struggles to fix the mess that decades of equity addiction spurred throughout the city. Read comments

While waving her purple tambourine from a southeast Fresno church pew, Sherry Yarbrough said, “I feel peace, I feel joy, I feel good.” Read comments

A private plane crashed in a southwest Fresno field on Saturday evening after it hit some electrical lines, said Tony Escobedo, a spokesman for the Fresno Fire Department. Read comments

Fresno firefighters were busy early Wednesday responding to three house fires within seven hours — including one that injured a firefighter when a ceiling collapsed on his head — to cap a record year. Read comments

More than 40 people were stranded on a ski lift at China Peak Mountain Resort on Wednesday afternoon when strong winds blew a cable off its line, resort owner Tim Cohee said. Read comments

Highway 99 overpasses for Stanislaus and Tuolumne streets in downtown Fresno have been closed Wednesday morning because of ice on the roadway. At least one car crashed on the Stanislaus Street ramp before the closure, Fresno police reported. Read comments

It was cold overnight in the central San Joaquin Valley, but not cold enough to cause damage to citrus groves, according to the California Citrus Mutual. Read comments