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...
Tesla Recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 Batteries in US Over Fire Risk
Tesla said on Thursday it is recalling about 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2 battery power systems in the U.S. for fire and burn hazards after receiving 22 reports of overheating. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall covers systems that "may fail and overheat," raising the risk...
US Government Opens Back up but Deep Political Divisions Remain
The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday after the longest shutdown in U.S. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a month. But the deep political divisions that caused...
Turning Point Tour Ends With Fights and Arrests at UC Berkeley. Our Student Reporters Were There
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A few hundred feet apart, yet worlds away politically, furious students at UC Berkeley protested the final stop of the conservative organization Turning Point USA’s “American Comeback Tour,” hosted Monday night on what is known as the nation’s...
Under Fire for Tucker Carlson Remarks, Think Tank Chief Pleads Ignorance
Kevin D. Roberts is the president of the Heritage Foundation, a powerful think tank at the center of conservative politics. He makes more than $800,000 a year. He manages a budget of $100 million. He has a doctorate in history. Now, he is trying to escape a gaffe that could...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Darren Duane Coleman
November 13, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Darren Duane Coleman Suspects Date of Birth: July 7, 1995 Physical Description: Black Male, 6’ 2, 180 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault with a weapon Warrant Number: F25907921 Synopsis of the Case: Darren Duane Coleman is wanted...
US Dollar Dips as Government Reopens After Record Shutdown
NEW YORK — The U.S. dollar dipped on Thursday on improving risk appetite after the U.S. federal government reopened from a 43-day shutdown, while a recent bounce caused by falling expectations of interest rate cuts continued to fade. The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday...
3 Charged With Stuffed Animal Heist at Amusement Park Seen in ‘Big’
In the overnight darkness, a small boat stops on the Long Island Sound shoreline outside a New York amusement park whose century-long history includes a cameo turn in an early Tom Hanks hit. Three young men climb out of the vessel, which has been taken without its owner’s permission from...
Few US Employees Find Purpose in Their Work: Gallup Poll
A new survey by Gallup and Stand Together finds that employees who feel their work has a strong sense of purpose are significantly more engaged. However, few say they experience that kind of meaning on the job. The online poll of 4,475 U.S. working adults, conducted Aug. 18-25, 2025, shows...
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has developed plans for a wholesale shift in homelessness policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs, according to a confidential grant-making plan, and critics say it could quickly place as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of returning to the streets....
Visalia Police Arrest Man on Drug and Firearm Charges Following Morning Search
A Visalia man was arrested Wednesday morning after police found methamphetamine, ammunition and a firearm inside his home, authorities said. Officers with the Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics and Special Enforcement Unit served a search warrant around 8:30 a.m. on the 1100 block of South Mountain Street, where they contacted 59-year-old...