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...
Biden Had Surgery to Remove Cancerous Cells, NBC News Reports
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing a spokesperson. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by Scott Malone)
Trump Administration Considering Banning Trans People From Buying Guns, US Media Reports
The U.S. Justice Department is considering proposals to prevent transgender people from buying guns, U.S. media reported on Thursday. CNN, citing unnamed sources, described talks on the matter as "preliminary in nature" and said they stemmed from last week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minnesota, which left two children dead and 17...
Can Fresno State Conquer Oregon State in Corvallis for the 1st Time Since 1991?
Fresh off a dominating victory, the Fresno State football team has no illusions about the challenge it faces Saturday afternoon in Corvallis, Oregon. Oregon State is coming off a stinging 34-15 home-field loss in which the visiting Cal Bears outplayed the Beavers in virtually every phase. Thus Oregon State enters...
Measure C Committee Adds Light Rail to Fresno Transportation List
Light rail will be on the menu for Fresno County's transportation tax plan as the Measure C steering committee voted overwhelmingly to add it for consideration. The proposal comes as the Fresno Council of Governments received funds to study whether light is feasible in the county. On Aug. 27, the...
Trump to Order Department of Defense Renamed the ‘Department of War,’ Official Says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense the "Department of War," a White House official said on Thursday. The order would authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department, and subordinate officials to use secondary titles such as...
Fresno County Fire Near Coalinga Expands to 17,600 Acres, 7% Contained
A wildfire burning in Fresno County grew to 17,638 acres Thursday afternoon with just 7% containment as crews faced triple-digit heat and steep terrain, CalFire said. The Salt 14-2 Fire, which started Tuesday near Jacalitos Creek Road in Coalinga, is burning in the footprint of the 2017 Garza Fire. Officials...
Madera County Authorities Investigate Report of Man Offering Ride to Child Near School
Authorities are investigating after a 10-year-old student reported being approached by a man offering him a ride near Sierra View Elementary School in Madera on Thursday morning, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said. The fifth grader told deputies that around 7:44 a.m., a light gray Jeep Gladiator pulled up alongside...
US Appeals Court Rejects Trump Bid to Restore Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People
A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to allow U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to refuse to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender identities. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put on hold an injunction issued by...
US Appeals Court Pauses Restrictions on Trump’s Use of Troops in Los Angeles
NEW YORK — A U.S. appeals court on Thursday paused a lower court ruling that restricted President Donald Trump's use of troops to support federal law enforcement and immigration raids in Los Angeles, preserving the status quo while the Trump administration appeals. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled on...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Remove Democratic FTC Member for Now
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to let him temporarily remove a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission as the legal fight over the Republican president's dismissal of her plays out. The Justice Department made the request after Washington-based U.S. District Judge Loren...