Fresno Unified School District is holding free immunization clinics this August to assist students in obtaining the immunizations necessary for school. The school year is less than a month away and all students must meet state immunization requirements. Those entering kindergarten and seventh grade must provide proof of updated immunizations,...
Americans’ Confidence in Institutions Remains Low. Divides by Party Widen
Confidence in major U.S. institutions remains near record lows, with only 28% of Americans expressing high confidence, unchanged from 2024, according to Gallup. The partisan divide has widened under President Donald Trump, as Republicans’ average confidence rose nine points to 37% — the highest since 2020 — while Democrats’ fell...
Trump Releases Martin Luther King Assassination Files
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled the civil rights leader as part of an effort to discredit the Nobel Peace Prize winner and his...
Fresno County DUI Crash Kills Elderly Driver in Parked Car, Suspect Booked for Manslaughter
A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash that killed an 89-year-old driver Saturday afternoon near Sanger, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, Refujio Perez, 59, was driving a Nissan Rogue southbound on Newmark Avenue, just south of Jefferson Avenue, at 1:54 p.m. when he...
US Judge Sentences Ex-Police Officer to 33 Months for Violating Civil Rights of Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison was sentenced on Monday to 33 months in prison for violating Breonna Taylor's rights during the raid in which she was shot and killed, after President Donald Trump's Justice Department asked the judge to imprison him for a single day. Taylor, a...
WHO Says Israeli Military Attacked Staff Residence in Gaza
The World Health Organization said the Israeli military attacked its staff residence and main warehouse in the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah on Monday, compromising its operations in Gaza. The United Nations agency said the WHO staff residence was attacked three times, with airstrikes causing a fire and extensive damage,...
Iranian Foreign Minister Says Iran Cannot Give up on Nuclear Enrichment
WASHINGTON - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that Tehran cannot not give up on its uranium enrichment program which was severely damaged during the Israel-Iran war last month. Why It's Important Prior to the war, Tehran and Washington held five rounds of nuclear talks mediated by Oman...
RIP, Don Larson, 91: A Community Giant Who Brought Truth to Fresno Politics
Don Larson, a teacher and college instructor for more than 40 years who became known as Fresno's leading political pundit, died in late June at the age of 91. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, at Stephens and Bean Funeral Chapel, 202 N. Teilman Ave.,...
Madera Teen Arrested for DUI After Passenger Killed in Crash, CHP Says
A 19-year-old Madera man was arrested Sunday night on suspicion of felony DUI after a crash that killed his passenger, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers responded to the scene shortly after 9 p.m. on Road 35, south of Avenue 14. Investigators said the teen was driving a...
UK, France and 23 Other Nations Condemn Israel Over ‘Inhumane Killing’ of Civilians
LONDON - A group of 25 Western countries including Britain, France, and Canada said on Monday Israel must immediately end its war in Gaza and criticized what they called the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians, including hundreds near food distribution sites. The countries in a joint statement condemned what they called...