Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Tom Berryhill, Politician, Champion of Farmers and Organ Donors, Dies at 67

Tom Berryhill, a former Valley representative in the Assembly and state Senate, died Saturday at the age of 67. Berryhill, a champion for agriculture and a fourth-generation farmer himself, had suffered health issues much of his political life. In 2001, Berryhill had a heart transplant and at the time of...

Few Loved Coaching or Hated Losing as Much as Boyd Grant

It's hard to believe now with Fresno State virtually begging fans to show up to games, but there was a time — before Jerry Tarkanian — when Bulldogs basketball was the hottest ticket in town. Not just among sports fans, either. Everybody who was anybody wanted to be there. To...

RIP, George Hostetter, the Master of Shoe-Leather Journalism

George Hostetter had many great loves in his life: Family, journalism, the American Dream, walking, sports, economic theory, junior colleges — and Kit Kat bars. He died Thursday evening of prostate cancer surrounded by his family at his northwest Fresno home. George, 70, is survived by his wife, Mary Hostetter;...

‘Face of Cancer’ Founder Holly Carter, 50, Has Died

Holly Carter, whose battle with cancer inspired a Fresno charity helping women like her, died Tuesday. She was 50 years old and had entered hospice in early May. Said Carter late last year: “Every woman battling cancer wants to be seen as a beautiful valiant warrior." Throughout her health challenges, Carter...

Herman Wouk, Author of ‘Caine Mutiny’ and ‘Winds of War,’ Dies at 103

NEW YORK — Herman Wouk was a prize-winning, million-selling author never quite in fashion. He was a religious Jew among secular peers, a respecter of authority in a field of rebels. He didn't brag like Norman Mailer and was spared the demons driving the madness of Philip Roth's "Portnoy's Complaint."...

Funeral for Longtime Legislative Staffer MaryAlice Kaloostian Is Wednesday

Memorial services are scheduled Wednesday for MaryAlice Kaloostian, a longtime staffer for several central San Joaquin Valley legislators. Kaloostian, who worked for three state senators, died last week. She last served on the staff of now-former state Sen. Tom Berryhill, who termed out in 2018. In a statement, state Sen....

MENU

CONNECT WITH US

Search