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...
Trump Officials to Link Child Deaths to COVID Shots, Washington Post Reports
Trump health officials are planning to link COVID vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting access to the shots, the Washington Post reported Friday, citing four people familiar with the matter. The findings appear to be based on information submitted to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event...
How Many Californians Will Get a Piece of the $725 Million Facebook Settlement?
Facebook users who opted in to the $725 million class action lawsuit settlement could be receiving their piece of pie soon, but how can Californians get theirs? The settlement comes after several Facebook users brought lawsuits alleging that the social media company made user data accessible to third parties without...
Trump Downplays the ‘Radical Right’ and Says the Left Is the Problem
President Donald Trump said Friday that the “radical left” was responsible for much of the political violence in the country, and appeared to excuse violence on the right by saying that it was driven by people who “don’t want to see crime.” Trump’s comments, in an interview on “Fox &...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook Declared Her Atlanta Property as “Vacation Home,” Documents Show
WASHINGTON — A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The document, dated May 28, 2021, was...
In Surprise Twist, Armani’s Will Sets Stage for Sale of Fashion Empire
MILAN — Late designer Giorgio Armani instructed heirs to gradually sell the revolutionary fashion house he created 50 years ago or seek a market listing, his will said, setting off a race to control one of the world's best-known brands and a major shift for a company highly protective of...
Fresno Man Arrested in 2018 Homicide After New Evidence Surfaces
Detectives have arrested a Fresno man in connection with a 2018 homicide, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said. Homicide detectives on Thursday arrested Anthony Yepez, 38, of Fresno on a murder charge in the death of Ka Vang Her, 34. He was found dead in a vacant home on the...
ICE Officer Kills Man in Chicago Suburb During Arrest Attempt
CHICAGO — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man on Friday as officers attempted to detain him in a Chicago suburb, the Department of Homeland Security and a local state representative said. ICE officers were conducting a vehicle stop to arrest Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez when he...
Fresno County Lifts Evacuations, Warnings for Salt Fire Near Coalinga
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office lifted all evacuation orders and warnings Friday at 11 a.m. for areas affected by the Salt 14-2 Fire in western Fresno County, south of Coalinga, allowing residents to return to their homes. The wildfire, which started Sept. 2 near Jacalitos Creek Road, burned 25,580 acres...
Fresno Mayor Urges Public to Hold Leaders ‘Accountable’ for Hate Speech, Name-Calling
The flags at City Hall flew at half-staff Thursday, in recognition of the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk and to commemorate 9/11. A bipartisan group of Fresno city and county elected leaders gathered for a news conference to denounce Kirk's killing and to call for a lowering of the...
Utah Governor Cox, in Wake of Charlie Kirk Killing, Urges ‘off Ramp’ From Political Hostility
WASHINGTON — With three words, Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Friday eased Americans’ fears about the fugitive suspected of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk: “We got him.” Less than 48 hours after the horrific incident on Wednesday, and after Cox identified the 22-year-old suspect, the two-term Republican governor spoke passionately...