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...
Fresno CHP Reports 14 DUI Arrests, 99 Warnings in Halloween Crackdown
Fourteen people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during the California Highway Patrol’s 12-hour Halloween Maximum Enforcement Period in Fresno, authorities said. The enforcement effort ran from 6 p.m. on Halloween to 6 a.m. the following morning and also resulted in two non-DUI arrests, two drivers cited...
The Outsiders, Steiner Brothers Lead My Hall of Fame Votes
What pro wrestlers deserve to be immortalized in the Hall of Fame? For the second year in a row, I have a ballot for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. For decades, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter has represented reporting excellence in a mostly closed industry. Publisher Dave Meltzer has...
Principal Resigns After Investigator Finds Grindr App Used to Pursue Sex With Student
A high school principal in Alameda County has resigned as part of a settlement after a school district investigation found sufficient evidence that he used an online app to communicate with a former and current student about sex, once proposing a “secret school tryst,” public records show. Jonathan M. Fey, 54, who worked...
US Prosecutors Defend Case Against Ex-FBI Chief Comey
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors revealed in a court filing on Monday that their false statements case against former FBI Director James Comey is centered around discussions he allegedly had with an associate to shape news coverage of Comey's controversial decision to reopen a probe into Democrat Hillary Clinton weeks before...
University of Pennsylvania Says It Has Called FBI Over Data Breach
The University of Pennsylvania says it has called in the Federal Bureau of Investigation after offensive emails were distributed to alumni. In a statement, the university said that a data breach had affected "select information systems." "We are working with law enforcement as well as other third-party technical resources to...
Restaurant Chain Denny’s to Be Taken Private in $620 Million Deal
Restaurant chain Denny's announced on Monday it would be acquired by a group comprising TGI Fridays-owner TriArtisan Capital Advisors in a $620 million deal, including debt. Under the agreement, the group, which also consists of investment firm Treville Capital and restaurant-operator Yadav Enterprises, would offer Denny's stockholders $6.25 per share...
California Prisoners Sleep With ‘One Eye Open.’ Should They Have Their Own Cells?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If you’re serving hard time inside a California prison, you’ll often find yourself stuck in a cramped cell with a complete stranger. You hang a bedsheet to manufacture the semblance of privacy between bed and toilet. Any little...
Trump Backs Cuomo, Threatens to Cut Funds for New York City if Mamdani Wins
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Monday he will restrict federal funds for New York City if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the city's mayoral elections on Tuesday, and urged supporters to vote for former Governor Andrew Cuomo. If Mamdani wins the election, Trump said on Truth Social it was...
FBI Fires Four More Agents Who Investigated Trump, Sources Say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired four additional FBI agents who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move is the latest in a string of personnel actions targeting employees...
Kern County Deputies Seize Nearly 3,700 Pounds of Meth, Arrest Five in Bakersfield Drug Lab Bust
Authorities dismantled a large-scale methamphetamine conversion lab inside a Bakersfield home on Thursday, seizing nearly 3,700 pounds of drugs and arresting five suspects, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Deputies served a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of Rian Noelle Court, where they recovered about...