SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento suburb will have to build more affordable housing for residents at risk of homelessness under a settlement announced Wednesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration, which comes more than a year after the state alleged in a lawsuit that Elk Grove illegally denied an affordable housing...
Fresno Business Owner Catches $1 Million Prize at Chukchansi
Lionel Hawkins of Fresno won the $1 million grand prize Monday in the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino's Millionaire Cash Vault Giveaway. Hawkins, who owns the Hawk Air air conditioning and heating company, already knew what he would do with the winnings. "It's been a tough year for us. I...
Jewish Critic of Israel Calls for End to US Funding of Gaza War
The Fresno Peace Coalition hosted a forum on Palestine at the Big Red Church on Saturday, addressing the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Community members filled the room to learn more about the war in Gaza and the long-standing history between Israel and Palestine. Panelists and attendees shared personal stories and discussed...
Netflix Chef Fights Back Against Alleged Racist Attacker in Downtown SF
A chef featured on a Netflix series became the victim of a racially motivated assault in downtown San Francisco, but fought back against her attacker. Wendy Drew, who appeared in "You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment," was leaving a business meeting when she was verbally and physically assaulted...
Recent Immigration Wave Reshapes US Labor Force Demographics
The U.S. has had a significant surge in immigration since 2021, with an estimated 9.3 million people entering the country, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The influx, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, is more than triple the number of immigrants during the previous four years. The majority...
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney Says She’ll Vote for Kamala Harris for President
WASHINGTON — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks of speculation about how fully the member of a GOP dynasty-turned-Trump critic would embrace the Democratic ticket. Cheney, who co-chaired the House investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, became a...
US Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation into Chowchilla, Chino Prisons
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the conditions at two California prisons: the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla and the California Institution for Women in Chino. The probe will assess whether the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has sufficiently protected incarcerated women from sexual...
Nordstrom Family Teams Up With Mexican Retail Group to Bid for Its Namesake Retailer
NEW YORK — Members of the Nordstrom family with the help of a Mexican retail group are offering to take the century-old department store private for $3.76 billion, months after first expressing interest in a buyout. In a letter to the board of directors dated Tuesday, Erik Nordstrom said the...
14-Year-Old in Custody for Georgia High School Shooting That Killed 4, Injured Others
WINDER, Ga. — A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their...
Visalia Man Convicted of Child Molestation, Faces Life Sentence as Repeat Offender
Jerome Jupiocio Avilez, 60, of Visalia was found guilty of nine felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14 Tuesday, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office said in a news release Wednesday. The jury also determined that Avilez's crimes involved multiple victims and included substantial...