For many families, grocery shopping is not just a monotonous weekly ritual -- it's increasingly painful, thanks to rising food prices and the souring economy. Read comments

As the investigation into an alleged grade change involving a star Edison High School football player rolled out, Superintendent Michael Hanson said, he pressed school administrators about why the student's excessive absences went undetected. Read comments

Fresno State will cut enrollment by 500 students next fall in response to the state's budget problems but might not have to turn away qualified freshmen, officials said Wednesday. Read comments

With uneven enrollment that has left some schools overcrowded and others underpopulated, the Fresno Unified school board on Wednesday reviewed a proposed facilities plan that could alleviate the imbalance and change how some schools are used. Read comments

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request by environmentalists that could have slowed the flow of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to agricultural interests to the south. Read comments

A suspect in a drug deal pointed his gun toward officers Tuesday night just before an officer fired three rounds, wounding the suspect, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Wednesday. Read comments

The city of Lindsay is cutting costs on municipal construction projects -- such as the new library that opens Friday -- by using city workers instead of hiring contractors. Read comments

A Fresno man charged with trying to kill his wife by setting a fire in their home nearly a year ago made a brief appearance in Fresno County Superior Court on Wednesday. His wife was there to support him. Read comments

Regional air officials must prove that public health will benefit from a rule to clean up pollution caused by the dairies and other animal operations, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Read comments

The Clovis Unified school board has hired the Mission Viejo-based consulting firm of Leadership Associates to head the search for the district's next superintendent. Read comments