The Fresno BeeComplete coverage of the Central ValleyTop Stories: Clinton to get roll call at Democratic convention- August 15, 2008 Turns out Democratic primary loser Hillary Rodham Clinton will get time to shine at the party's national convention after all - and quite a bit of it. Democrats officially will choose Barack Obama to run against Republican John McCain this fall.But in an emblematic move meant to heal divisive primary wounds, the vanquished Clinton name also will be placed in nomination alongside his during the traditional state-by-state delegation roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.http://www.fresnobee.com/649/story/798060.html Top Stories: Texas jury rejects lawsuit against Osteen's wife- August 15, 2008 The wife of televangelist Joel Osteen thanked and praised God after a jury unanimously decided Thursday that she did not assault a flight attendant during an alleged tirade over a stain on her first-class seat.Jurors rejected Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown's claims that Victoria Osteen threw her against a bathroom door and elbowed her in the left breast while attempting to rush the cockpit because she was angry that a stain on her seat's armrest was not quickly cleaned up.http://www.fresnobee.com/649/story/798656.html Top Stories: Obama campaign issues rebuttal to book's claims- August 15, 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hit back Thursday with a 40-page rebuttal to the best-selling book "The Obama Nation," arguing the author is a fringe bigot peddling rehashed lies.Jerome Corsi's anti-Obama book, "The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality," claims the Illinois senator is a dangerous, radical candidate for president. The book is a compilation of all the innuendo and false rumors against Obama - that he was raised a Muslim, attended a radical,...http://www.fresnobee.com/649/story/798985.html Updates: Woman shot, wounded in SW Fresno identified- August 14, 2008 The name of the 19-year-old Fresno woman who was shot and wounded Wednesday night outside an apartment in southwest Fresno was made public this morning.Charnetta Thompson, who was shot in the head, was reported in serious condition at Community Regional Medical Center, Lt. Tony Bennink said.http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/798563.html Updates: Girlfriend of Dave Hawk testifies in murder hearing- August 14, 2008 HANFORD - A girlfriend of Dave Hawk, accused of killing his missing ex-wife, testified this morning that Hawk made threatening comments about Debbie Hawk when he was served legal papers in December 2005. Mary Royer, Hawk's girlfriend after he broke up with his ex-wife, testified in the preliminary hearing that Hawk was upset about being served the legal papers.http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/798526.html Updates: STAR test results show student improvement- August 14, 2008 Student test scores in the Valleys four largest school districts improved in English, math, science, and history-social science in the 2007-08 school year, according to released today by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack OConnell.The states Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program showed that in the Fresno, Clovis, Central and Visalia school districts more students in grades second through 11th became proficient or advanced in all of the tested subject areas from the...http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/798055.html Updates: Visalia man injured in drive-by shooting- August 14, 2008 An 18-year-old Visalia man, Isamar Gutierrez, was shot in the arm Wednesday night during a drive-by shooting at Prospect and Church avenues, Visalia police reported this morning.Officers said three suspects were arrested a short time later after they were stopped in a car believed to have been involved in the shooting.http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/797905.html Updates: Fresno woman, 78, found dead in her pool- August 14, 2008 An autopsy will be held today in the death of a 78-year-old woman whose body was found Wednesday night in her pool in north Fresno.The Fresno County Coroner's Office said Lois Murrin, who reportedly lived alone in the 900 block of East Portland Avenue, was found by a son about 9:30 p.m. when he went to check on her.http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/797861.html Local: Night warblers puzzle listeners- August 14, 2008 Why do the birds go on singing - at nightThe common expectation (right up there with the sun rising in the east, leaves dropping in the fall and the cat wanting back in as soon as someone has let it out) is that birds sing in the sunshine.http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/796796.html Local: One less school day at Fresno Adventist Academy- August 14, 2008 Fresno Adventist Academy students can sleep in on Fridays this school year.The southeast Fresno campus of about 210 students will go to a four-day school week starting Monday to cut school energy usage and family transportation costs.http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/796770.html |