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Registered nurses at Kaiser Permanente Fresno and Kaiser hospitals elsewhere could walk out on a two-day strike next month to demand better Ebola protections and training, National Nurses United said Thursday. Read comments

A ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodlake City Hall to unveil a mural honoring Army Spc. Manuel Joaquin Holguin, who was killed by an explosion during a firefight in Iraq in 2006. Read comments

The City of Visalia will offer a self-serve sandbag station Friday and Saturday at its Compressed Natural Gas Facility in anticipation of a weekend storm. Read comments

A raise negotiated by Fresno County supervisors for its largest union was rejected after voting came to a close Thursday afternoon. Read comments

The city of Fresno on Thursday announced five separate lane closures that will go into effect at various times: Read comments

Thousands of people cheered, waved flags and held up signs welcoming home 66 veterans as they exited the Central Valley Honor Flight plane on Wednesday at Castle Airport. Read comments

Team Depot member Matt Wall of Visalia, part of Home Depot's associate-led volunteer force, uses a drill to fasten slats for a planter bench at the koi pond at The Hacienda, a transitional housing facility that provides aid for homeless veterans and their families, on Wednesday morning. Read comments

Five children aboard a Clovis Unified School District bus were not hurt Thursday morning when the bus and a pickup collided at Shields and Locan avenues east of Fresno. Read comments

A 2-year-old female black bear captured in Visalia near an apartment complex Thursday morning has been euthanized, another victim of California’s drought. Read comments

A winter weather watch has been issued for the Sierra high country as the first significant storm of the season heads toward Central California. Read comments