Firebaugh News

People lined up in Firebaugh and Mendota to get swine-flu shots Monday. The Fresno County Department of Public Health gave the H1N1 influenza vaccine to about 300 people in Firebaugh and about 200 in Mendota.

People lined up in Firebaugh and Mendota to get swine-flu shots Monday. The Fresno County Department of Public Health gave the H1N1 influenza vaccine to about 300 people in Firebaugh and about 200 in Mendota.

A story on Page A3 Tuesday incorrectly reported that fog may have been responsible for a fatal accident near Firebaugh.

Fresno police arrested nine motorists early Sunday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Monday's "Word on the Street" column on page A9 incorrectly reported that the Old Town Thrift Shop is on the east side of Clovis Avenue near Barstow in Clovis.

Police are investigating a bank robbery in northeast Fresno. A bandit struck Chase Bank at 796 E. Shaw Ave.

I consider Proposition 89 the most important of all the statewide issues, and Measure C the most important local issue.

The county Sheriff's Department has discontinued its investigation on a Firebaugh High School teacher who was placed on administrative leave with pay by the Lynwood Unified School District last month, acting Superintendent Patrick Leier said in a statement this week.

A copper thief is on the loose in Madera County. The ranch of a Firebaugh farmer was targeted not once, but twice in the past three days.

Two of the Lynwood Unified School District's highest ranking administrators have officially put a teacher from Firebaugh High School on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an investigation being conducted by both the district and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

If filling sandbags isn't exactly an art, there is a science to it. The latest class of California Conservation Corps members from Watsonville learned the how to's of flood protection Tuesday at Sunset State Beach.

Studio "B" at KMPH became a forum to identify what is causing the water crisis in the San Joaquin Valley, and explore ideas as to how to solve it.

Two food giveaways will be held this week to help people who have been affected by the drought.

As part of its ongoing surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'A-' rating on Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, CA's general obligation bonds.

Fire destroyed two buildings at Dos Palos High School as flames swept through the wood, auto and agriculture mechanics shops Thursday afternoon.

A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at Dos Palos High School in Dos Palos. The blaze started in the wood shop, spread to the auto shop and is threatening classrooms.

Seven Valley cities are getting $800,000 grants for housing programs to benefit first-time homebuyers, housing renovation or rental assistance.

There are a lot of things a 14-year-old girl could do with $770. A shopping spree at her favorite store, movie tickets, a portion of her first car -- the list of possibilities goes on and on.

Nervous growers face big decisions in the months ahead. The biggest being, whether to plant, or not to plant.

This week, I joined many of my Assembly colleagues in an unprecedented effort to modernize how water in California is managed.