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The Modesto Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location to remove impaired drivers from the roads. (Modesto PD)

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Modesto Man Killed in Rollover Crash, Police Say

Jennifer Lea Roberts is Valley Crime Stoppers' Most Wanted Person of the Day for June 12, 2026. (Valley Crimes Stoppers)

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Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Jennifer Lea Roberts

A 9-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital Thursday after a bystander pulled her from Kaweah Lake and performed CPR following a possible drowning, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office. (Tulare County SO)

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Tulare County Authorities Airlift 9-Year-Old Girl After Being Pulled From Kaweah Lake

New Fresno Butcher Shop Focuses on Quality Meats, Customer Service

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New Fresno Butcher Shop Seeks to Bring Back One-on-One Service

Clovis Farmers Market, Friday May 29, 2026. (GV Wire/Jahz Tello)

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Old Town Clovis Farmers Market Returns for Summer Evening Season

Timothy Richard Martin Goss, 27, is wanted by the Sanger Police Department on charges including grand theft, possession of stolen property and theft with prior convictions, as well as a felony probation violation warrant out of Fresno. (Sanger PD)

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Sanger Police Seek Public’s Help Locating Wanted Theft Suspect

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Fans of Mexico react as their team faces off against South Africa to open the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico City on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Luis Antonio Rojas /The New York Times)

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Taylor Swift, center, is followed by Alana Haim as they arrive for Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Swift was seated courtside at Wednesday night’s Knicks game, wearing a quirky take on Knicks gear and accompanied by the musicians Alana and Este Haim. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times)

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Tourists and locals pass by barricades erected to prevent disruptions from demonstrations at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s historic center square, on June 10, 2026, the day before the city was to host the World Cup opener. For many Mexicans, the World Cup is a chance to show the world that it is a thriving, cosmopolitan country. But for the protesters, it is a chance to show how far Mexico still has to go to provide security and equality for average citizens. (Luis Antonio Rojas/The New York Times)

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Protests Threaten to Disrupt Mexico City’s World Cup Opening Ceremony

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference at the Justice Department, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

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Progressive Randy Villegas at the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield on Sept. 26, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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This Bernie Sanders-Endorsed Democrat Will Try to Oust California’s Toughest Gop Incumbent

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Some Tulare County Farmers Pumping Water Like It’s the ‘Wild West’

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is posed after his arrest on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, before his first court appearance in Orlando, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2025. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS

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Steve Hilton speaks at a town hall at Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on May 24, 2026. Steve Hilton grabbed headlines when he worked in conservative politics in Britain. His American political renaissance in the California governor’s race has bemused former British colleagues and rivals. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

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Federal prosecutors say Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang spread pro-China propaganda directed by Chinese government officials. (Aradia.gov)

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Martin Rivera works at the Quito Village Development Project in Saratoga on April 13, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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