Coalinga News

In the nearly three decades that Mayor Ramon Dominguez has served on the City Council in this farmworker town, he has fought bitterly with political opponents and battled accusations of corruption and intimidation.

A brief in Saturday's Business section incorrectly reported that eight former County Bank branches would close that day.

In contrast to Thursday's dense fog, Valley commuters will be driving in clear conditions this morning.

Businesses can expand without leaving Clovis research park. CargoBay, OfficeBay and VentureBay sound like attractions at a water park.

One man was killed and several people were hurt Friday evening in a three-vehicle pileup southeast of Kerman.

Fresno County Superior Court will be closed Wednesday. All California courts are closed on the third Wednesday of each month in a bid to cut costs in light of the state's financial crisis.

As motorists drive down the highway toward the small town of Coalinga, located in the fertile Central Valley of California, they cannot help but see the bright yellow signs reading "Congress Created Dust Bowl." For many Central Valley farmers, these signs represent their concerns as they are impacted by drought, state-level conflicts between ...

The Fresno County Grand Jury issued a new report on Thursday about several privately owned Valley prisons, and its conclusions are eye-opening. Contrary to recent reports about prison over-crowding in California, the Grand Jury says privately owned prisons in Coalinga, Delano, Shafter and elsewhere don't have enough inmates.

Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. A man classified as a sexually violent predator and allowed to live under supervision in rural East County will not be sent back to a state mental hospital, authorities said Monday.

Under-used private prisons in Coalinga, Delano, Shafter and elsewhere should be filled with inmates to save California taxpayers money, the Fresno County grand jury has found.

Get the Latest CBS47 News Update from Tuesday Afternoon, December 1st. Teachers and classmates at Tahipity Middle School are remembering a Fresno teenager killed in a weekend crash.

Coalinga, CA- A month long vandalism investigation has netted the arrest of 18 juveniles by Coalinga Police.

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.