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Supplies of blood are running so low at the Central California Blood Center that O-negative blood donors were asked to come in Wednesday to donate at centers in Fresno, Visalia and Porterville. Read comments

Two hikers missing since Monday in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks were found in good condition late Wednesday, a park service spokeswoman announced. Read comments

Mary Lara had a huge heart for animals, caring for more than 30 cats at one point before she was stabbed to death last month. Read comments

Speeding along the tracks in the belly of a dragon, 6-year-old Mia McGowan of Fresno wore a big grin -- arms raised high above her head -- as the mythical beast swooped and rattled at the Big Fresno Fair. Read comments

Fresno City Hall wants to bring in some big timber to help find a buyer for the Fresno Grizzlies. Read comments

Highway 43 in Kings County will be reduced to one-way traffic control on Thursday and Friday between Highway 198 and the Kings/Fresno county line. Read comments

A 22-year-old Fresno man who was killed early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash in downtown Fresno has been identified. Read comments

A man was killed northwest of Visalia after being struck by a large truck on Tuesday night, the California Highway Patrol reported. Read comments

Lemoore Naval Air Station will be the West Coast home base for the new F-35C fighter jets, the Navy announced Thursday. Read comments

A Reedley man has received the 2014 National Accessibility Accomplishment Award for his landscape architecture work in Sierra National Forest. Read comments