With two proposals to fund road repair in Fresno County cleared to begin collecting signatures, voters will soon see petitions to put the competing half-cent sales tax measures on the November ballot. In a presentation before the Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, former Fresno County Transportation Authority executive...
Measure C Renewal Passes Key Checkpoint. Will Competing Versions Emerge?
A panel of mayors approved how to implement Measure C, setting the next stage in getting the Fresno County transportation sales tax renewal on the ballot. The Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board voted 10-4 on Thursday to approve most of what an advisory panel recommended. The policy board includes...
Fresno Man Charged in Machete Attack That Killed Aunt and Injured Woman at Nursery
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder and other charges against a 29-year-old Fresno man accused in a fatal machete attack that left his aunt dead and another woman injured, the sheriff's office said. Deputies arrested Nicolas Arriaga and booked him into jail with bail set at $2.21...
Trita Parsi: Iran Ceasefire Shifts Leverage Back Toward Trump in Washington-Tehran Talks
Diplomacy between Washington and Tehran has not collapsed despite Vice President JD Vance’s abrupt departure from talks in Islamabad, with discussions potentially resuming there within days, according to reporting by Trita Parsi. The Iran ceasefire appears to have shifted leverage back toward President Donald Trump, who entered the standoff facing...
Fresno Men Arrested in Connection to Early-Morning Vehicle Burglaries in Kerman
Two Fresno men were arrested after a series of early-morning vehicle burglaries in Kerman on Tuesday, police said. Officers with the Kerman Police Department responded to the first burglary at about 2:08 a.m. in the 200 block of South McKenna, where suspects forced entry into a vehicle and stole about...
Former UCLA Gynecologist Is Sentenced to 11 Years for Sexual Abuse
A former obstetrician-gynecologist at UCLA pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexually abusing his patients and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. The former doctor, James M. Heaps, 69, was already serving an 11-year sentence when a state appeals court overturned his conviction in February, ruling that he had not...
With Gonzales and Swalwell out, Race for House Seats Begins as Newsom Calls Special Election
The abrupt resignations of two congressmen announced Monday opened a new front in the ongoing battle between California and Texas over control of the House. The administrations of Gov. Gavin Newsom of California and Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas wasted no time Tuesday discussing the possibility of filling their respective...
Erika Kirk Withdraws From Event With JD Vance Over Threats, VP Says
Erika Kirk, widow of slain activist Charlie Kirk, withdrew on Tuesday from a Turning Point USA event featuring U.S. Vice President JD Vance due to threats on her life, the vice president said. "I know that she did get some threats," Vance told an audience of University of Georgia students...
Israeli Fire Kills 11 in Gaza, Including Two Children, Medics Say
Israeli fire killed at least 11 Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health officials said, in the latest violence to undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. Four people, including a three-year-old boy, Yahya Al-Malahi, were killed in a strike that had targeted a...
Caltrans to Close Highway 180 Offramp in Fresno County for Landscaping Work
The California Department of Transportation announced scheduled closures Thursday for landscaping operations in Fresno County, including the westbound Highway 180 offramp at Fowler Avenue. The closure is set from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., as maintenance crews conduct landscaping work along the offramp. Officials said closures could continue for longer...
King Charles to Head to US to Woo Trump and Restore ‘Closest of Friendships’
King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with President Donald Trump during his U.S. state visit later this month, as the British government hopes his "soft power" can heal a damaging rift between the allies caused by the Iran war. The monarch and his wife Queen Camilla head...
Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks
More than six weeks into a war with Iran that has no clear off-ramp, President Donald Trump has reached for a familiar tool: an oil blockade. The goal is to cut Iran off from global trade, depriving the country of essential imports as well as oil-export revenue that its government...