Whether it be housing or commercial real estate, economic slowdowns stifled growth in Fresno County in 2024. But after years of declines, experts expect a turnaround soon. The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation brought out a panel of experts to discuss housing construction and sales, major commercial real estate purchases,...
First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close
California's effort to have no new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 is beginning, and it requires 35% of all 2026 models sold this year to be zero-emission. Dealers say they aren't close to fulfilling the mandate for zero-emission vehicles and are nervously wondering what the future holds...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Carlo Jovannie Ignorosa
November 12, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Carlo Jovannie Ignorosa Suspects Date of Birth: June 5, 1996 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 8, 156 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Domestic violence Warrant Number: F22907104 Synopsis of the Case: Carlo Jovannie Ignorosa is wanted on a...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Four in Diesel Theft and Credit Card Skimming Scheme
Four people were arrested last week after authorities said they stole diesel fuel and used skimming devices to make fraudulent credit card purchases at a truck stop in Kern County. Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office North Area Substation in Buttonwillow responded Nov. 6 to reports of fraudulent credit...
Ken Parker, Who Sought to Reinvent the Guitar, Dies at 73
Ken Parker, an iconoclastic guitar maker who upended entrenched luthier traditions by producing hyper-engineered, flyweight guitars seemingly designed for an art gallery, if not the 23rd century, died Oct. 5 at his home in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was 73. His death was confirmed in a family statement, which did not...
Steve Bannon Thinks Zohran Mamdani Is a Genius. It’s Not a Feint.
KEY ELEMENTS OF THE MAYOR-ELECT’S CAMPAIGN HAVE ENORMOUS POTENTIAL FOR A PARTY THAT WAS BADLY BEATEN IN 2024. It’s only been a week, but the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York last Tuesday raises key questions for those seeking to put the Democratic Party on a winning...
What if Democrats’ Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win?
WASHINGTON — At first blush, the deal that paved the way to end the government shutdown this week looked exactly like the kind of feeble outcome many Democrats have come to expect from their leaders in Washington. After waging a 40-day fight to protect Americans’ access to health care —...
There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.
The world’s leading energy agency is backing away, sort of, from its view that global demand for fossil fuels could very well peak by the end of the decade. Two years ago, the International Energy Agency caused a stir when it published a widely read analysis suggesting that the world’s...
Senator Criticizes Rubio for Paying $7.5 Million to Equatorial Guinea to Take Deportees
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator has criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio for paying $7.5 million to the government of Equatorial Guinea to agree to take deportees from the United States who are not its citizens. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations...
US Vaccine Panel May Vote on Hepatitis B Shots in December
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet on December 4 and 5, and could vote on policy concerning shots for hepatitis B, a Federal Register notice from the agency showed on Wednesday. The members of the panel, selected by health secretary and...
US Airline Flight Cancellations Fall as Air Traffic Absences Shrink
U.S. flight cancellations have fallen sharply over the last day as air traffic control absences have shrunk just hours before the House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill Wednesday to end a record-setting government shutdown. Airlines in the United States have canceled nearly 900 flights Wednesday --...
Madera Police Arrest Man After Finding 83 Grams of Meth at Gas Station
A man was arrested Tuesday night after officers found more than 80 grams of methamphetamine during a check at a Madera gas station, police said. Officer Quintana approached a man loitering at Tesei Petroleum and tried to search him, according to the Madera Police Department. The man, identified as Yaohui...