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 Trump Fired California US Attorney Michele Beckwith
DAVIS, Calif. — For 15 years, Michele Beckwith oversaw some of the toughest federal prosecutions in California. She went after transnational terrorists, sex traffickers and the Aryan Brotherhood. She became the acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento, California, this year when her boss, a Biden appointee, stepped down in January. But...
Stockton School Board Trustee Removed After Felony Conviction
Stockton Unified School District Trustee AngelAnn Flores was removed from her position following a felony conviction and sentencing for filing a false insurance claim, The Stockton Record reported. Flores was sentenced Monday to two years of probation and ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. Flores was also charged...
Trump Orders Release of Amelia Earhart Files as Epstein Scrutiny Intensifies
President Donald Trump on Friday said he is ordering the declassification and release of all U.S. government records related to the disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who vanished while attempting a round-the-world flight in 1937. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the mystery surrounding Earhart's final flight...
US Supreme Court Lets Trump Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court sided again on Friday with Donald Trump, allowing his administration to withhold about $4 billion in foreign aid authorized by Congress for the current fiscal year as the Republican president pursues his "America First" agenda. The justices for now blocked Washington-based U.S. District Judge...
Trump Says Microsoft Should Fire Its Global Affairs President Lisa Monaco
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Microsoft Corp should fire the firm's Global Affairs President Lisa Monaco, who was the deputy attorney general in former President Joe Biden's administration. "She is a menace to U.S. National Security, especially given the major contracts that Microsoft has with the United States...
Fresno Sues Ford Over Blaze That Destroyed Fire Department Truck
As a Fresno Fire Department captain drove a city-owned 2021 Ford F-250 to an emergency situation in May 2024, he became the one in need of help. The truck suddenly lost power. And the captain noticed smoke coming from the engine, which was on fire, said a City Hall source...
How Is Caltrans Making Your Drive to the Central Coast Easier?
The stoplight in Kettleman City known to cause miles-long backups for people going to or from the coast will get a complete transformation over the next two years. In April 2026, Caltrans will begin the work of changing the stoplight at Highway 41 and Bernard Drive into a roundabout. The...
Tulare Shooting Injures One, Police Investigating
Police in Tulare are investigating a shooting that left one person injured Thursday night. Officers responded around 9:36 p.m. to several reports of shots fired near Walnut Avenue and Marion Street, Tulare police said. While checking the area, they were informed of a gunshot victim near Bardsley and Spruce streets....
Thousands Protest Netanyahu’s UN Speech in New York City
NEW YORK — As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Friday morning, protesters on the streets of New York City addressed Netanyahu and the world. The demonstrators began gathering in Times Square, across town from the United Nations building, early in the morning. A...
Trump Repeats Tylenol and Vaccine Claims, Defying Medical Community Outcry
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his call for pregnant women and young children to stop using popular pain medication Tylenol, defying widespread criticism from medical groups, and offered further healthcare advice not backed by science. In an extraordinary news conference at the White House on Monday, Trump...