Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom donned blue jeans and a t-shirt to participate in a well-choreographed cleanup of a squalid encampment in Los Angeles, declaring that homelessness is the "biggest scar on the reputation of California." That it is, and it's an image that former President Donald Trump is weaponizing...
Highs in the 90s? Lows in the 60s? Can This Still Be Summer in Fresno?
How odd is it to think that normal or even slightly below normal summer temperatures in Fresno would be a cause for celebration? But after the hottest July ever and a blistering start to August, the forecast for this week is reason enough to shout "whoo-hoo!" For the next seven...
Jarren Duran Suspended 2 Games by Red Sox for Shouting Homophobic Slur at Fan
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox suspended Jarren Duran for two games on Monday without pay after he shouted a homophobic slur to a fan behind home plate who heckled him in a loss to the Houston Astros a day earlier. The exchange was caught on a live microphone during...
All-Star Dearica Hamby Sues WNBA, Aces Alleging Discrimination, Retaliation for Being Pregnant
LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Dearica Hamby sued the WNBA and her former team in federal court Monday regarding her treatment from the Las Vegas Aces while pregnant. Hamby's lawsuit alleged the Aces discriminated and retaliated against her, leading to her January 2023 trade to the Sparks. "We...
Frank Selvy, NCAA Record Holder With 100 Points in a Game, Dies at 91
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game and later played nine NBA seasons, died Tuesday. He was 91. Selvy's family announced that he died at his home in Simpsonville. The Furman athletic department released the news,...
FUSD’s Downtown Ed Center Gets a $4.6M Face-Lift, and Yes, There Will Be Video Walls
The Fresno Unified School Board will be able to accommodate bigger audiences for board meetings after a $4.6 million remodeling of the district's downtown Education Center is completed this fall. It's the first major overhaul since the district purchased the building in the 1970s, Andrew Corral, a Darden Architects principal...
Nonprofits’ Lawsuit Against Community Health System Misstates Medi-Cal Funding Rules
Medi-Cal funding at Clovis Community Hospital falls behind that of other area hospitals, yet it beats the state average of care for low-income patients, a GV Wire investigation found. In addition, 57% of Clovis Community's revenue comes from government-funded health care — either Medi-Cal or Medicare. Community Health System's decision...
Banksy Unveils New Rhino Art in an Animal-Themed Collection That Has Popped up Across London
LONDON — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans...
How Food Prices Have Changed Over the Past Four Years
WASHINGTON — A central issue has plagued the Biden administration for most of its term: the steep rise in grocery prices. Polls have consistently found that inflation remains a top concern for voters, who have seen their budgets squeezed. A YouGov poll published last month found that 64% of Americans...
Police Say Man Broke Into a Trump Campaign Office in Virginia
A man carrying a backpack broke into a Trump campaign office outside Washington, D.C., on Sunday night in what is being investigated as a burglary, according to the local sheriff’s office in Virginia. The man, wearing dark clothes and a dark baseball cap, entered the campaign office in Ashburn, Virginia,...