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• Central Valley's News Station: Fresno-Visalia

  A group with the May First Committee for Immigration Reform gathered in downtown Fresno Thursday night for a rally against the immigaration changes in Arizona.

• Fresno votes to raze historic home hit by fire

  The Fresno City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to allow the demolition of a crumbling part of the city's architectural history.

• Bicyclist Hit by Car Wednesday Night in Fresno

  A bicyclist was injured Wednesday night when he was hit by a car at the intersection of Herndon and Marks Avenues in Northwest Fresno.The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. and westbound traffic on Herndon was closed for several hours while investigators tried to determine the cause.The bicyclist, a man in his late teens to early 20s is in critical ...

• Stand-up comedy puts Fresno back on laugh track

  Fresno hasn't had a dedicated comedy club since Screwballz closed its doors downtown in 1997.

• $1.7 billion worth of pot seized in sweep

  FRESNO, Calif. a " Federal and state agents have arrested nearly 100 people in a sweep of marijuana-growing operations that's netted more than $1.7 billion worth of pot in California's Sierra Nevada range.Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims says several Mexican drug cartels are involved in the operations.

• 6 passengers in Fresno bus crash sue Greyhound

  Six passengers who say they were hurt in a fatal bus crash last week in Fresno have filed suit against Greyhound, according to a law firm representing the injured.

• Officer named in Fresno police shooting

  The officer involved in a shooting July 17 has been with the Fresno Police Department for 18 months, the department announced today.

• Clovis Robbery Suspect Arrested

  A man accused of robbing a Clovis business was arrested Tuesday night after he crashed his vehicle while trying to get away from police.Police say a man wearing a ski mask broke into the Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream store on Shaw Avenue at Clovis around 10:30 p.m.The suspect forced the four employees inside the freezer as he robbed the store.The ...

• Fresno Area Firefighters Continue To Battle Tehachapi Blaze

  A fire burning Southeast of Tehachapi is now 25% contained. The so-called "West Fire" has destroyed 1,400 acres and 25 structures.

• Sgt. Piercy's casket brought to Valley for funeral

  Services for Army Staff Sgt. Brian Piercy, who was killed in Afghanistan last week, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Peoples Church in Fresno.