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A 15-year-old boy who died in Tulare County after being hit by a car that drove off was evading arrest after a stolen car chase that began in Bakersfield, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Read comments

Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea, PG&E and the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation will host an energy efficiency community event Wednesday nightin southeast Fresno. Read comments

Fresno State will honor local veterans and hold two separate promotions at Saturday’s football game against the University of Wyoming. Read comments

The Girl Scouts of Central California South will host an open house Wednesday night in northwest Fresno to celebrate the birthday of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Read comments

HandsOn Central California is now accepting nominations for its Hands Across the Valley Volunteer of the Year Awards. Read comments

Seventy-two World War II veterans from around the San Joaquin Valley boarded a plane Monday in Atwater for a three-day trip to Washington, D.C. Read comments

A 15-year-old boy has died in Tulare County after being hit by a car that drove away, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. Read comments

Three Tulare County men who got lost while dirt biking in the Sequoia National Forest were rescued before noon on Monday by the Fresno County sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. Read comments

The state Attorney General’s office will ask a Fresno federal judge on Wednesday to keep Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino closed until state officials are convinced that the tribe can run the casino without endangering patrons and employees. Read comments

Victoria Benson, 60, of Fresno, was appointed to the California State Rehabilitation Council by Governor Jerry Brown on Monday. Read comments