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Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Kidnap, Assault Experience with Fresno

Elizabeth Smart was headline news more than two decades ago after she was abducted from her Utah home and held captive for nine months. On F...

Elizabeth Smart Shares Harrowing Kidnap, Assault Experience with Fresno

Elizabeth Smart was headline news more than two decades ago after she was abducted from her Utah home and held captive for nine months. On F...

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Abduction Survivor Elizabeth Smart Featured at Breaking the Chains Luncheon

New York Times bestselling author and abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart will share her harrowing experience of abuse and the story of her r...

/ 3 months ago

Northern California Gets Record Rain and Heavy Snow. Many Have Been in the Dark for Days in Seattle

FORESTVILLE, Calif. — A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern California, closing roa...

/ 6 months ago

Gov. Newsom Signs Sen. Grove’s Bill Making Penalty for Soliciting Minors a Felony

SACRAMENTO — The penalty for soliciting and buying sex from minors under 16 will be raised to a felony under a new California law signed by ...

/ 8 months ago

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Makes Fresh Bid for Bail in Sex Trafficking and Conspiracy Case

NEW YORK — Lawyers for Sean “Diddy Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an i...

/ 8 months ago

What to Know About Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Indictment

NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs, the disgraced hip-hop mogul, faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an i...

/ 8 months ago

Dem California Senator Slams Progressives for Weakening Pedophile Legislation

A Democratic California state senator declared “I’m done with us,” as she criticized progressive members of her party for ...

/ 11 months ago

Former Undercover FBI Agent Exposes Dark World of Child Trafficking in US

In 2003, a woman named Paulina began an online relationship with a man named Stephen Bolen. They met in a Yahoo chat group and quickly forme...

/ 1 year ago

Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal Documents: Read Them for Yourself

NEW YORK — The release of dozens of previously sealed court documents from a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein might disappoint online sleut...

/ 1 year ago

Seattle’s Open Prostitution Market Draws New Scrutiny After Latest Harrowing Abduction

SEATTLE — A vanload of church volunteers drove along a main street in north Seattle one night last month with sandwiches, water bottles and ...

/ 2 years ago

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Fresno Man Facing Multiple Charges After Violent Freeway Pursuit and Shooting

A former Porterville librarian, Vikki Ann Cervantes, 50, faces felony charges for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly friend over the course of a year while managing her finances. (Shutterstock)
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Former Porterville Librarian Accused of Stealing Thousands From Elderly Friend

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As Fresno Files First Case, Maxwell Vows to Protect Wage Theft Unit

Fowler police and sheriff’s deputies arrested two residents Monday, May 12, 2025, after finding illegal firearms, drugs, and stolen property during a search of their home. (Fowler PD)
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Fowler Felon Jailed After Officers Find Assault Rifle, Drugs in Home Search

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Young People Drive Fresno to CA’s Top Job Growth: Wells Fargo Study

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, far left, looks on from the defense table with his attorneys, as a prospective juror, far right, answers questions posed by Judge Arun Subramanian, center, at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
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Judge Rejects Claim That Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Was Treated Differently Because of His Race

Singer Tory Lanez returns to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for his trial, Dec. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP File)
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Rapper Tory Lanez Attacked at a California Prison as He Serves Time for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

A fire has shut down all southbound lanes of I-5 at Grapevine Road on Monday, May 12, 2025, prompting major traffic delays as crews work to extinguish the flames. (CHP)
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Grapevine Fire Forces Full Closure of Southbound I-5

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