Reedley News

BY GERALD CARROLL A grass fire that burned 35 acres of a cattle ranch east of Orosi on Thursday failed to catch the owners by surprise.

Within the next few days, close to 150 gang members in Reedley will no longer be able to hang out together.

A recent rash of street fights in Reedley has prompted a judge to ban members of a Hispanic gang from congregating with each other in an eastern section of the city.

Firefighters tried their best to stop a home from burning to the ground this morning in eastern Fresno County.

Fireworks may have sparked a fire that destroyed a home in Fresno County. It happened just before one this Sunday morning at Goodfellow and Rio Vista.

Koop - To Kimberly and Jonathan Koop of Reedley on June 22, a boy, 8 lbs., 15 oz.

A 33-year-old Reedley man was booked on auto theft and drug charges Thursday, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department said.

A man killed when he was hit by a Garbage truck on Wednesday has been identified.

California Highway Patrol officials are investigating a deadly morning accident involving a garbage truck.

With thimble and needle in hand, the women carefully stitch together 80-year-old quilt blocks.

One person has been injured while fighting a grass fire near Alta and Adams avenues northeast of Reedley this afternoon.

A 62-year-old Fresno woman among a group of kayakers floating down the Kings River near Sanger drowned Sunday morning.

A female among a group of kayakers floating down the Kings River near Sanger drowned this morning, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department said.

California's tree fruit crop is expected to shrink by 15.8% this year as farmers struggle with low prices, fading interest in some varieties and a sluggish economy.

Maxco Supplies Inc., the Parlier, Calif.-based carton design and manufacturing company, is now serving south San Joaquin Valley customers from a new distribution hub.

A handful of San Joaquin Valley cities and public agencies have used millions of dollars meant for filtering contaminated water for entirely unrelated purposes, records and interviews show.

Here's a collection of organic fruit that you can't get anywhere else. Think Golden Sweet apricots, Black Splendor plums, Flavor Supreme pluots, Diamond Pearl nectarines, and far more -- all harvested in the central San Joaquin Valley, the center of the nation's stone-fruit industry.

Here's a collection of organic fruit that you can't get anywhere else. Think Golden Sweet apricots, Black Splendor plums, Flavor Supreme pluots, Diamond Pearl nectarines, and far more - all harvested in the the central San Joaquin Valley, the center of the nation's stone-fruit industry.

The class of 2009 is facing the most competitive job market in years, but a Fortune 100 company with roots in Fresno is offering a helping hand to recent graduates - they're hiring! If you believe in working hard and having fun then get your resume ready, one California store is now hiring 'friendly' people.

Flyin' good time 5:30 p.m. today, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday / Madera Airport, 4020 Aviation Drive, Madera / $9-$75 / 289-0981, www.legendsovermadera.com The largest air show in more than a decade is expected to fly into the Central Valley this weekend during Legends Over Madera.