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...
Why Can’t Trump’s Domestic Policy Be More Like His Foreign Policy?
When Donald Trump was first elected president, foreign policy seemed like the zone of greatest danger, the place where a political novice promising to remake the world order was most likely to blunder into true catastrophe. Instead, Trump’s first-term foreign policy was broadly successful, with more stability, fewer dramatic stumbles...
US Strike on Boat off Venezuela Kills Six, Trump Says
A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said in a social media post. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. — (Reporting...
Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills Takes on US Senator Susan Collins
Maine Governor Janet Mills launched a U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday, joining a crowded field of Democrats hoping to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins with a campaign that intends to portray the incumbent as an out-of-step defender of President Donald Trump. Mills, a 77-year-old popular two-term governor, enters the race...
Fresno Police Plan Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Operation
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation on Saturday focused on reducing collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists, officials announced. The operation will run from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and target common driver violations that endanger people walking or biking, including speeding, illegal turns, failing to yield,...
Rain Soaks Fresno. Snow Blankets Shaver Lake, China Peak
Fresno's first storm of the season dropped more than one inch of rain overnight Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The storm also brought snow to Shaver Lake and higher Sierra elevations. China Peak ski resort reported heavy snow Tuesday morning. You can view the...
Trump Is Losing Ground on the Economy, Poll Finds
Donald Trump rode a poor economy back to the White House during his 2024 campaign, but seven months into his second term, most voters aren't seeing what they want. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, surveyed 2,565 registered voters from Oct. 2-6, 2025, via opt-in...
No Aid Scale-up yet in Gaza, Aid Agencies Say
A major ramp-up of aid needed to ease famine and suffering in Gaza after two years of war has yet to happen, the Red Cross and U.N. agencies said on Tuesday, as Israeli authorities warned of slower aid flows as the southern Rafah crossing remained shut. Three Israeli officials said...
Stolen Kid’s Racing Motorcycle Recovered in Fresno, Two Men Arrested
Sanger police have recovered a child’s stolen race motorcycle and arrested two men in connection with a series of thefts in the Central Valley, the department said on Tuesday. Investigators served two residential search warrants in Fresno tied to the theft of an ATM in August and the motorcycle stolen...
Tulare County Sinking Land Marker Stirs Bad Feelings in Bitter Groundwater Clash
Already heated tensions flared Friday when a southern Tulare County dairy farmer noticed what appeared to be signs illustrating subsidence levels being affixed to a telephone pole across the street from his ranch in the Pixley Irrigation District. “This sh** has gotta stop. It’s not helping anybody,” said Frank Fernandes,...
US Revokes Visas of Over 50 Mexican Politicians in New Drug War Front
The U.S. government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration's crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, two Mexican officials told Reuters. A handful of these cases have been publicized, but Reuters reporting shows the visa cancellations...