MENDOTA – Dr. Rogelio Thompson had braces in high school, and decided he wanted to become a dentist after he was unharmed during dental treatment and wanted to treat people in the same manner. Dr. Thompson is originally from Colon, Panama and graduated from the UCSF School of Dentistry in 1992.  While in school, he [...]

FRESNO - The Fresno Monsters organization has announced it will host a team in the Western States Hockey League for the 2013-2014 season.  The team will play 21 home games at Gateway Ice Center.  Earlier this month Gateway Ice Center explained in a press release that the ice rink will remain open through April 2014. Fresno-native [...]

CLOVIS - The Clovis Community Hospital Guild has raised $825,000 for Clovis Community Medical Center since it was first formed in 1954. The Guild is made up of about 50 volunteers that raise money in different capacities.  Its foremost way of helping fund the hospital is through the gift shop, which is located on-site near the [...]

FISH CAMP – A long-running trail race will once again take place just outside Yosemite National Park as the 24th Annual Shadow of the Giants 50K run is set for June 8. Started by Baz Hawley 1990, an avid trail runner for decades, the race takes place just outside of the park and incorporates some [...]

FRESNO – The Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County has announced the recent hire of Juanita Stevenson, who joins the agency as corporate locations c0ordinator. Stevenson, a former anchor and reporter for KFSN-TV ABC 30, brings a wealth of media and community relations experience to her new position, which involves marketing the region to maximize [...]

FRESNO – The California State University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Joseph I. Castro the new president of California State University, Fresno, replacing former president Dr. John D. Welty. Castro has been vice chancellor, student academic affairs of the University of California, San Francisco. “It is incredibly humbling that the CSU Trustees have appointed [...]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative, a commitment by its top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to veterans by five percent per year for the next 5 years. Oftentimes, veterans face challenges in raising capital or have trouble receiving a conventional [...]

FRESNO – Mark Zamora began his career as an EMT shortly after graduating high school.  Over the past seven years, he has been a paramedic for American Ambulance, participating on the STAR Rescue Team, Swift Water Rescue Team, and Fresno Police Department SWAT Team.  Zamora was also a flight paramedic for Skylife Air Ambulance. In [...]

TULARE – Workstations on Wheels, used at Tulare Regional Medical Center, are basically mobile workstations that offer quicker responses for patients’ care.  The wireless mobile technology increases the amount of time clinicians and nursing staff can spend with patients, and improves the quality of care while adding to patient safety. Previously, hospital staff had to [...]

FRESNO – Fresno State’s Mediator Mentors program will thank 1,240 student mediators for their service to Central Valley schools at the Fresno Grizzlies baseball game, 7:05 p.m. June 1 at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno. The Grizzlies will wear special, Star Wars-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game to benefit Mediator Mentors, [...]

ARMONK, N.Y., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software to help organizations extend crucial business applications running on System z mainframes to web, cloud and mobile environments. The software’s performance improvements will enable companies to significantly reduce operating costs while helping businesses seamlessly and efficiently extend services for support of [...]

VISALIA – Public officials, industry stakeholders, and local tourism representatives will congregate on May 23 at Rawhide Stadium’s Hall of Fame Club for the first ‘State of the Industry’ tourism event, hosted by the Sequoia Tourism Council. The breakfast marks the first time in many years that Tulare County will welcome a representative from Visit [...]

NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — As summer travel season approaches, Americans planning vacations – particularly those planning on flying – have a lot of decisions ahead. With the increasing “a la carte”-ization of air travel, flyers are faced with an ever increasing number of choices as to what levels of comfort and convenience [...]

BASS LAKE – A tradition that has quickly gained a following in the mountain communities resumes May 22 as the Certified Bass Lake Farmer’s Market prepares to start its sixth year. Put on by the Bass Lake Chamber of Commerce, the weekly market takes place at The Pines Village and includes numerous vendors as well [...]

WHITING, Ind., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile devices are practical for many reasons, and with thousands of game options available, they’re a popular source of entertainment. A new CouponCabin.com survey reveals that more than half (51 percent) of mobile device owners ever play games (e.g. Angry Birds, Words with Friends, Candy Crush Saga, etc…) on their [...]

VISALIA – Each year the Visalia Chamber of Commerce honors those businesses and individuals who consistently go above and beyond to support our community.  This year dozens of businesses have been nominated for these prestigious awards. Winners will be announced at the 60th Annual Awards Celebration presented by the Visalia Chamber of Commerce on June [...]

OAKHURST – Food enthusiasts in the Central Valley have a chance to enjoy some delicious creations from a popular Oakhurst restaurant while also helping a local nonprofit. Crab Cakes is hosting a dinner on Wednesday, May 22, the proceeds from which will go to the Children’s Museum of the Sierra via the Steve 4 Mayor [...]

NEW YORK and LONDON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — With monetary policy likely to remain supportive of economic expansion for an extended period of time, BNY Mellon Chief Economist Richard Hoey expects a prolonged multi-year global economic expansion, according to his most recent Economic Update. “In the short run, the global economy has been in a subcycle of slower growth within [...]

FRESNO – Fresno State will receive cash and securities from the estate of Dr. Marion Kremen valued in excess of $2 million. Kremen, an educator and philanthropist, made the bequest in her will to provide for an endowment supporting scholarships benefiting the Kremen School of Education and Human Development. Kremen passed away June 15, 2012 [...]

FRESNO – Fresno State has installed new interpretive signage that provides additional descriptive text about special points of interest on the campus grounds such as the Peace Garden where the first of seven signs was unveiled today. In addition to the Peace Garden, signs now identify the Memorial Court and Fountain, the Native Plant Garden near [...]