Coalinga News

A new mayor might not be the only change at City Hall next January. Few of the 11 candidates running to replace Mayor Alan Autry are happy with how things are going in Fresno.

Police Chief Jerry Galvin's future in Coalinga likely hinges on a referendum that will go before city voters on Feb.

Highway 198 was shut down Friday between Coalinga and Highway 101 in Monterey County after a tanker truck carrying liquid fertilizer crashed and began spilling its load.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:26 p.m. A man classified as a sexually violent predator broke the rules of his release from a state hospital by taking a photo of a woman's legs with a cell phone camera and being dishonest with his treatment providers, authorities said.

Abstract Prior research suggests that abrupt initiation of abstinence from cigarette smoking reduces neural cognitive efficiency.

A 23-year-old Ventura County firefighter from Westlake Village was one of two men killed Monday in a traffic crash on Interstate 5 in Fresno County, officials said.

A 19-year-old San Jose man died early Sunday when a vehicle he was riding in struck a power pole north of Coalinga, the California Highway Patrol said.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:48 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:48 a.m. A 19-year-old Central Valley man sentenced to more than 12 years in state prison for his conviction in a drunken driving crash was in a Sonoma County courtroom Wednesday morning to learn when he would hear about a possible new sentence.

Sirhan Sirhan has been transferred to a new prison and his life could be in danger, his attorney said this week.

Sirhan Sirhan, charged with the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy during a campaign stop in California, on June 13, 1968.

Highway 198 was shut down on Friday afternoon west of Coalinga due to a crash involving a tanker truck.

A chemical spill has shut down a section of Highway 198 in Western Fresno County.

Fresno County Sheriff's Deputies arrested two people for trying to smuggle drugs and other items into a Coalinga prison.

A pair of married contract pharmacists at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga persuaded their boss that they should be paid for working 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- and the boss agreed, according to court testimony Monday during the couple's preliminary hearing.

A parolee was arrested today for allegedly tossing a soccer ball stuffed with drugs, cell phones and tobacco over the fence of the Claremont Correctional Center in Coalinga.

The Fresno County Department of Public Health will offer seasonal flu clinics at the following locations next week: Coalinga Senior Center, 220 E. Forest Ave, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday; Mosqueda Center, 4670 E. Butler Ave.

Convicted sex offender James Vincent Lamb has a plane ticket to fly to Arizona five days after a hearing to determine whether he will have to continue living in Monterey County, according to court documents.

Exeter 3, Selma 0 One thing that hasn't changed from last year is Monarch volleyball's dominance over CSL opponents.

Bill Silverfarb/Daily Journal Marine Lance Cpl. Bernardo Narvaez is greeted by his family in San Bruno yesterday.

Coalinga has no shortage of sunshine or agriculture waste, both of which can be put to good use if two new biofuel plants are built.