A Tulare County judge has reduced the sentence of a 16-year-old convicted in the 2023 murder of Orosi teacher Sergio Martin, citing the teen’s positive progress toward rehabilitation. The decision was handed down by Judge Jason Taylor on July 16 in Department 21 of the South County Justice Center. Taylor...
Thai Fighter Jet Bombs Cambodian Targets as Border Battle Escalates
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH - Thailand scrambled an F-16 fighter jet to bomb targets in Cambodia on Thursday after artillery volleys from both sides killed at least 11 civilians, as border tension boiled over into rare armed conflict between the Southeast Asian countries. Both blamed each other for starting a morning clash at a...
West Coast Rapper YG to Perform at 2025 Big Fresno Fair
West Coast rapper YG has been confirmed to perform at the 2025 Big Fresno Fair as part of the Table Mountain Concert Series, organizers announced. The “Bompton” rapper will take the stage for one night only at the Paul Paul Theater on Oct. 2. The concert is presented by Modelo...
California Cannot Require Background Checks to Buy Ammunition, US Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that California's first-of-its-kind law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks to buy ammunition is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California upheld a lower court judge's permanent injunction against enforcing the law. — (Reporting...
Wrestling Legend Hulk Hogan Dies at 71, TMZ Reports
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan has died at age 71, according to TMZ. Emergency crews responded to Hogan’s home in Clearwater, Florida, early Thursday morning following a report of cardiac arrest. TMZ reported that multiple police vehicles and medical personnel were seen outside the residence. Hogan was reportedly taken from the...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Cesar Fernandez
July 24, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Cesar Fernandez Suspects Date of Birth: January 27, 1983 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 7, 135 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Vandalism Warrant Number: F24905293 Synopsis of the Case: Cesar Fernandez is wanted on a felony warrant of...
TikTok Will Go Dark in US Without Chinese Approval of Sale Deal, Lutnick Says
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday that TikTok will have to stop operating in the United States if China does not approve a deal for the sale of the Chinese-owned short video app that is used by some 170 million Americans. Lutnick, speaking on CNBC, also said the...
Michael Whatley, RNC Chair, to Run for Senate in North Carolina
The chair of the Republican National Committee, Michael Whatley, plans to run for the Senate in North Carolina with the backing of President Donald Trump, after Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, declined to run herself, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The election to fill the North...
Meme Stock Surge Underlines Market Froth, Mostly Centered on Retail Investors
NEW YORK - Massive moves in stocks such as Kohl’s and Opendoor Technologies are raising questions over whether a new wave of meme stock trading is underway and what that signals about risk appetite more broadly. Benchmark equity indexes have touched record highs, cryptocurrencies are rallying, and options trading volumes...
Afghans Who Aided US Face Taliban Reprisal as Resettlement Programs Slashed
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans who assisted the U.S. military now face repatriation and possible retaliation by the Taliban, as the Trump administration rolls back support programs and shutters the State Department office tasked with Afghan resettlement, The Washington Post reports. Two executive orders have halted refugee processing and U.S.-funded...