David Gravel won a drag race to the checkered flag, edging Spencer Bayston by .021 seconds in a photo finish for an $83,000 payday in the Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare Thunderbowl on Saturday night. Gravel, of Watertown, Connecticut, drew boos from a majority of the fans at the packed...
Defense Carries the Night for Fresno State in Win at Hawai’i
One of the biggest tests for a football team is overcoming self-inflicted mistakes. Fresno State passed that test Saturday night at Hawai'i and prevailed, 23-21, for its first victory in the islands since 2019. Sophomore linebacker K'vion Thunderbird soared for the Bulldogs as they opened their Mountain West schedule with...
Israel Presses on With Gaza City Assault, 34 Palestinians Killed
Israel's military kept up its assault on Gaza City and the wider Gaza Strip on Saturday, dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures in attacks that left 34 Palestinians dead, according to Gazan health authorities. The assault came as 10 countries including Australia, Belgium, Britain and Canada are scheduled to formally...
Visalia Police Arrest Suspect, Find Guns, Drugs and Illegal Lab in Goshen
Visalia police arrested a man wanted in connection with an assault and uncovered guns, drugs and an illegal lab during a search of a Goshen home, authorities said. Officers with the department’s HOPE Team located and arrested Anthony LaBeef, 30, on Friday after a morning assault involving a deadly weapon,...
US Warns Sanctuary States to Aid Deportation of Criminal Immigrants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday warned California, New York and Illinois, so-called sanctuary states, to cooperate with the government in deporting undocumented immigrants released from prison after serving time for crimes. In a statement, Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the department last week...
Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Urge Judge to Block Death Penalty Over Insurance CEO’s Murder
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione's lawyers urged a federal judge in New York on Saturday to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty for their client, who is charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In a court filing, Mangione's lawyers argued that U.S. Justice Department officials should be precluded...
How Israel Is Losing America
On Sept. 14, after showing Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, the massive, 2,000-year-old blocks of the Western Wall at Jerusalem’s holiest site, Binyamin Netanyahu declared the alliance between their countries to be “as strong and as durable as the stones…we just touched.” Unfortunately, he is wrong. As Israel becomes...
Rams’ Kam Curl Is Among NFL’s Best Safeties Thus Far
Coming into the 2025 season, the biggest question on the Los Angeles Rams' defense may have been the secondary. Many outlets ranked their secondary as the worst in the NFC West despite showing flashes throughout last season, but there were still major question marks with the group as a whole. Kam...
Charlie Kirk Fallout Rocks Stanislaus County With Councilmember Resignation
Reactions by elected leaders in two Stanislaus County cities to the Utah killing of Charlie Kirk have led to the resignation of an Oakdale councilman and demands that a Waterford councilwoman step down. Christopher Smith resigned to “help minimize further disruption to City business,” Oakdale Mayor Cherilyn Bairos wrote Thursday in a...
It’s Pedal to the Metal for Tonight’s World of Outlaws Race in Tulare
After heavy showers hit Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway on Friday, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and track officials canceled the Dennis Roth Classic opening night races. However, Saturday night's $83,000-to-win finale is still on as scheduled. If you purchased a ticket in advance for Friday’s race,...