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Two men who impersonated police officers to rob a man of his money Saturday apparently used the same scam at least two other times in downtown Fresno this week, and police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the cases. Read comments

A 30-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were wounded in a drive-by shooting in southeast Fresno shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, said police spokesman Lt. Joe Gomez. Read comments

A safe haven for women and children in a Fresno Salvation Army program became a more comfortable place on Tuesday thanks to new mattresses donated from Mattress Land SleepFIT. Read comments

Visalia officials are livid over the release of 540,000 gallons of water into a street gutter last week by California Water Service and two governmental agencies. Read comments

More than 100 people gathered Tuesday evening at Eaton Plaza in downtown Fresno to hold a prayer vigil for Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown and to hear speakers discuss racial equality and the demilitarization of police forces. Read comments

Three intoxicated teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle and obstructing police after two of them were chased down by a police helicopter in northeast Fresno early Saturday morning, said Larry Hustedde with the Fresno Police Department. Read comments

Turkeys and fixings for Thanksgivings dinners were given to 100 families in need during a giveaway at the Ted C. Wills Community Center in central Fresno on Tuesday afternoon. Read comments

Table Mountain Casino on Tuesday donated 300 turkeys to Poverello House, which helps homeless in Fresno. Read comments

The city of Visalia has made sandbags available to residents at its Compressed National Gas (CNG) Facility in anticipation of a winter storm expected to last from Sunday morning through Monday night. Read comments

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday appointed Denise Kadara, 61, of Allensworth to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. Read comments