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 County DA’s Office Gets $705K Grant to Boost DUI Prosecution
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has received a $705,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support its specialized DUI prosecution team, officials announced Friday. The funding will help the team handle alcohol- and drug-impaired driving cases that result in major injuries or fatalities. The grant program...
Marjaree Mason Center Begins Search for Its Next Leader
The Central Valley's only dedicated shelter for domestic violence victims has hired a firm to help it find its next top executive, beginning its search this week. The Marjaree Mason Center announced it has contracted with Charity Search Group — a Maryland-based consulting firm that has worked with other nonprofits...
Arrest Made in Shooting of Football Coach From Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’
An arrest has been made in Thursday’s shooting of John Beam, a mainstay of the football coaching ranks in the East Bay who was profiled in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” at Laney College in Oakland, California, authorities said Friday. The Oakland Police Department did not immediately elaborate on...
US Trade Tribunal To Consider New Apple Watch Import Ban
The U.S. International Trade Commission decided on Friday to hold a new proceeding to determine whether imports of Apple's updated Apple Watches should be banned as part of a patent dispute with medical monitoring technology company Masimo. The ITC said in an order that it would investigate whether Apple Watches...
As California Wildfire Rages, Los Angeles Threatened With Floods, Mudslides
A fast-moving wildfire raged across thousands of acres of California prairie near the Nevada border on Friday, while Los Angeles was in the throes of back-to-back storms that could trigger flooding and mudslides in areas scarred by January's devastating wildfires. The new blaze, dubbed the Pack Fire, started on Thursday...
Abraham Is Sure to Charm With His Lovable Personality
Abraham is a kitten you won’t soon forget. Not just because of his adorable crooked tail, but also because of his irresistibly quirky and loveable personality! His unique look adds to his charm, and his heart bursts with affection. The moment you walk into the room, 6-month-old Abraham is there...
Merced County Sees Vehicle Thefts Rise as Holiday Shopping Begins: CHP
As holiday shopping ramps up, vehicle thefts are increasing in Merced County, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement. Early Friday, a CHP officer responded to an abandoned stolen vehicle that had been set on fire in rural Merced County. Law enforcement officials said thieves often steal cars to...
Georgia Official, a Veteran Prosecutor, Appoints Self to Oversee Trump Case
The Georgia criminal election interference case against President Donald Trump and a number of his allies entered a new phase Friday, as the executive director of the state’s prosecutor council appointed himself to take over the case, replacing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who was disqualified from pursuing...
Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell Being Pampered in Prison?
This week, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, revealed that a whistleblower gave the House Committee on the Judiciary information about the special treatment that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving at the minimum-security federal prison she was recently transferred to. In a letter to President Donald Trump, Raskin wrote that Maxwell, who is...
US Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs
The U.S. military on Wednesday killed another four people accused by the Trump administration of trafficking narcotics by sea, Pentagon officials said, in a strike that brings the known death toll in the administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September. The officials said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was waiting...