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Fresno Inmate Pleads Guilty to Assault with Deadly Weapon at Atwater Prison

A Fresno man pleaded guilty Monday to assault with a deadly weapon for attacking another inmate with a jail-made knife at the U.S. Penitenti...
A San Francisco man has been indicted after escaping from U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in Merced County and evading capture for eight years. (Wikipedia)

Fresno Inmate Pleads Guilty to Assault with Deadly Weapon at Atwater Prison

A Fresno man pleaded guilty Monday to assault with a deadly weapon for attacking another inmate with a jail-made knife at the U.S. Penitenti...

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A Tulare County jury convicted Visalia man Elijah Silva, 24, on March 20, 2025, of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2020. (Tulare County DA)

Tulare County Man Found Guilty in Violent 2020 Sexual Assault

A Tulare County jury on Thursday found a Visalia man guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2020, prosecutors said on Monday....

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Mahmoud Khalil speaks during a press conference about students who were arrested and suspended for protesting at Columbia University, near the campus in New York, April 22, 2024. A New York federal judge on Wednesday transferred the case of a Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration this month to New Jersey, where his lawyers will continue their efforts to seek his release. (Bing Guan/The New York Times)

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from Social S...

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A jury ruled in favor of Energy Transfer, awarding damages against Greenpeace, which argued the lawsuit threatened free speech rights. (Shutterstock)

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Feds Drop Gun Charge Against Capitol Rioter Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin of Madera County is almost free and clear after federal prosecutors asked an appeals court to drop a gun charge in a Jan. 6 ...

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Fresno Police Officer Ryan Torres, a dedicated public servant known for his commitment to the community, has died after a battle with cancer, the department announced. (Fresno PD)
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A San Francisco man has been indicted after escaping from U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in Merced County and evading capture for eight years. (Wikipedia)
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) leaves after speaking with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2025. Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, on Monday, March 17, 2025, postponed a multicity tour to promote his forthcoming book, citing security concerns amid backlash to his decision to vote with Republicans for a stopgap spending bill to stave off a government shutdown. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
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