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A Hispanic man in his late 20s to early 30s remains hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by an SUV while riding his bike on Lake Street near Riverside Drive.
Former Caltrans head is new high-speed rail CEO
The man who headed Caltrans under Gov. Gray Davis and helped overhaul the California High-Speed Rail Authority's business plan as a consultant was named the agency's new chief executive officer Tuesday.
Updates: Small plane damaged in landing at Fresno Yosemite airport
A small private plane landing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport sustained minor damage when its nose gear collasped this afternoon, an airport spokeswoman said.
Over 700 prisoners now sit on California's Death Rows -- men at San Quentin, women at Chowchilla.
Side Trips from Interstate 5: The Deep San Joaquin Valley
Pleistocene bones abound beneath the Fairmead landfill near Chowchilla. See them at the Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County.
Hero of Chowchilla bus kidnapping remembered at funeral
The school bus driver who saved a busload of 26 children kidnapped when his vehicle was hijacked in the Central Valley over 30 years ago was remembered as a hero Tuesday when he was laid to rest.
School Bus Driver Who Saved Students 'Was A Hero'
On Tuesday, family and loved ones in Chowchilla, Calif., remember a school bus driver who many consider an American hero.
Updates: Intersection near Chowchilla closed for rail crossing repairs
The intersection at Road 22 and Santa Fe Drive near Chowchilla will be closed from Tuesday through Thursday for emergency repair work to a BNSF railroad crossing.
Deaths of note from around the world
Frank Edward Ray, 91: School bus driver hailed as a hero for helping to lead 26 children to safety after a bizarre kidnapping in the San Joaquin Valley town of Chowchilla, Calif., 36 years ago.
Roy Exum: Ed Ray, The Bus Driver
Ed Ray, who spent his modest life driving a school bus in the sleepy central California town of Chowchilla, will be laid to rest tomorrow and at least 26 people at the funeral will never ever forget him.
Man fatally crushed at Philly-area newsprint plant
A railroad engineer near Philadelphia has been killed by a roll of newsprint that fell out of a boxcar and crushed him.
Iran, Syria among topics for G-8 and NATO
Sectarian violence linked to the unrest in neighboring Syria shook the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, with street clashes killing one soldier and two civilians, the state news agency said.
Calif. bus driver who helped 26 students escape kidnappers in 1976 dies at age 91
FRESNO, Calif. - The nation called Ed Ray a hero when he led a terrified group of children to safety after they were kidnapped aboard their school bus and held underground for ransom in the summer of 1976.
Heroic school bus driver who rescued 26 children Buried Alive in 1976 kidnapping dies aged 91
Frank Edward 'Ed' Ray, a California school bus driver who became famous for helping rescue 26 students after three kidnappers buried them underground in 1976, has died at age 91.
The Associated Press has discovered documents that show country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe.
Driver who was hero in '76 Calif. bus kidnap dies
A California school bus driver who was hailed as a hero for helping 26 students escape after three kidnappers buried them underground in 1976 has died.
Doane Yawger: Ray was a key figure in Chowchilla society
The death of Ed Ray is another chapter in a strange chain of events with many twists and turns.
Local: Fresno's Hinds Hospice founder hands over her legacy
No one wanted to hear that hospice founder Nancy Hinds was stepping down as president and chief executive officer after more than 30 years, but they also were eager to welcome her successor, Amy Tobin, chief of nurses at Kaiser Permanente in Fresno.
FRESNO, Calif. -- The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation announced Tuesday that Ron Davis has been appointed the acting warden of Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla.
Business: Clovis boutique, local clothing designer tap cultural roots
Designer Huab Vue of Clovis is selling two locally designed clothing lines at KK & Co., a small boutique on Pollasky Avenue inside the Dewitt Building in Old Town Clovis.