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A Fresno community action and anti-poverty agency that does everything from providing education to serving hot meals and helping people find jobs is celebrating 50 years of service this year. Read comments

As heavy fire consumed a Kingsburg home last fall, two firefighters bravely approached with a perilous mission: save the lives of people believed to still be inside. Read comments

When Central Valley Children’s Services Network raffled off a gingerbread playhouse last Thanksgiving weekend in a fundraiser, event organizers could never have imagined how the good deed would be passed along. Read comments

A family of adopted girls has received a new gingerbread playhouse after it was raffled off by Central Valley Children's Services late last year. Read comments

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A Fresno home in the 5400 block of North Delno Avenue sustained $120,000 worth of damage during a fire shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday, Fresno fire spokesman Pete Martinez said. Read comments

Madera County Supervisor Rick Farinelli will host a community meeting to address the dangers of child trafficking at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the VFW Post 1981 at 2026 N. Granada Drive in Madera. Read comments

Visalia will begin district election of council members in 2016, and the public is invited to help draw the boundaries. Read comments

Fifty Fresno police officers were equipped with body cameras Tuesday, with the department rolling out more cameras in the months ahead, Chief Jerry Dyer said. Read comments

A southeast Fresno apartment complex caught fire Tuesday afternoon, burning two apartments and displacing 12 people, said Pete Martinez, spokesman for the Fresno Fire Department. Read comments