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Central Valley clergy and spiritual leaders will join VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) Chaplain Service at an event to strengthen partnerships on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon at 808 Fourth St. in Clovis. Read comments

A trip to Yosemite National Park may cost visitors a few more dollars next year. Read comments

Northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 99 near Avenue 12 in Madera County will close next week as part of an interchange improvement project. Read comments

A section of Highway 41 from Highway 33 in Kings County to the Highway 46 interchange in San Luis Obispo County will close from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday for guardrail repair. Read comments

Pismo Beach’s 68th annual Clam Festival started Friday and runs through Sunday with a parade, surfing, a clam chowder contest and clam dig. Read comments

An unknown man was being heralded as a hero on Saturday for carrying a man out of a burning duplex near McLane High School in east-central Fresno. Read comments

On a June day in 1999, close to 20 Chukchansi members burst into tribal headquarters, banging on doors, screaming and terrorizing staff members inside. Daisy Liedkie, the Chukchansi tribal chair at the time, later said one of the aggressors spit on her. Read comments

A local woman was among three Latinas honored Friday as a leader who is making an impact by Hispanas Organized for Political Equality at its 25th anniversary dinner. Read comments

Central Valley Veterans will host its 3rd annual Star Spangled Ball on Nov. 15 at the Sunnyside Country Club in southeast Fresno. Read comments

Eagle Mountain Casino has donated $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity and also contributed $1,500 towards the organization’s annual golf tournament. Read comments