Clovis News

Clovis police arrested a suspect in a domestic violence incident Friday after the man was holed up in a home for about four hours with a SWAT members surrounding the house, a police spokeswoman said.

Today, he's bound for the CIF State Track & Field Championships, traditionally the nation's best prep track meet, in the high jump.

The Fresno City Council on Thursday awarded a contract for $1.48 million to Floyd Johnston Construction of Clovis to build the Sugar Pine Trail pedestrian undercrossing at Shepherd Avenue west of Millbrook Avenue in northeast Fresno.

Cupertino Electric's Energy Alternatives Division recently finished work on the first phase of a parking lot canopy and playground shade structure-based solar system for Clovis Unified School District The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric has completed the first phase of a parking lot canopy and playground shade structure-based ... (more)

Following closely on heels of the new supercenter that opened recently on Herndon Avenue, Walmart is opening new, smaller "neighborhood markets" to compete with drug stores, grocery stores, dollar stores, and convenience stores in Fresno and Clovis.

Juicy blackberries, sweet-tasting peaches and hearty nuts are in abundance this time of the year on Fresno County's Fruit Trail - a self-guided tour of family farms, fruit stands and local restaurants.

A 63-year-old overdue hiker, a Merced man missing since May 18, was found in the Reds Meadow area Sunday, May 19, after spending the night in the valley and getting lost while trying to reach Bishop.

Across the United States and in the San Joaquin Valley, the number of poor people living in suburbs is growing faster than in urban cores -- the historic focus of anti-poverty efforts and social services.

A section of Highway 168 in Clovis was closed for about an hour Sunday evening because a woman was threatening to jump from the Willow Avenue overpass, Clovis police said.

Fresno County firefighters have contained one grass fire east of Clovis and are working on another that broke out Friday afternoon near Auberry.

Nadine Blumenshine is wife, mom, teacher and principal at her Clovis home. She has home-schooled all three of her children, since her oldest was 5. "That's the priority for us in choosing homeschooling.

A national Sikh youth organization headquarted in Clovis kicked off the 'Know Your Neighbor's' intiative on Thursday in an effort to promote engagement between the Sikh community and neighbors around the Sikh Gurdwaras .

Three years ago, organizers of the California Classic Weekend came up with two bold ideas that would set their event apart from others around the state: Both are major reasons why the California Classic Weekend is more popular than ever as it returns to downtown Fresno this weekend.

Angelina Jolie's disclosure that she had her breasts removed to prevent cancer was welcome news Tuesday to a Clovis woman who had a similar procedure a year ago and hopes the headlines help other women facing the disease.

Education leaders in the Valley are reacting mostly positively to Gov. Jerry Brown's latest budget proposal, anticipating there will be an increase in state money for local schools.

The Hmong past met its future at Sacramento International Airport Terminal B this weekend when Chai Ying Moua, a confident man in gold-rimmed glasses and a brown fedora, and his wife Maivang Her got off the tram.

Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first grocery store in the Fresno-Clovis area at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 15.

Kristy Dixon, who co-owns Birthday Suit Maternity, has her photo taken by photographer Naomi Kent as part of a campaign by the business to boost self-esteem for moms, in Clovis.

Hidden under sweat pants and baggy T-shirts are the battle scars of birthing a child: Stretch marks, loose skin, C-section scars, the hormone-induced brown line that some women get, and stomachs that still look pregnant weeks after childbirth.

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