Business advocate and Fresno City Council candidate AJ Rassamni says the city is investigating him, and it could be related to allegations made a by sitting Fresno city councilmember. This week, Rassamni — president of the Blackstone Merchants Association and District 7 City Council candidate for 2026 — emailed the...
Fresno First Responders Talk Person Down off Parking Garage Ledge
A person sitting on the edge of a multi-story parking garage in downtown Fresno was safely brought down after a tense two-hour response by first responders Friday morning. Just before 8:45 a.m., Fresno Fire, Fresno Police, and American Ambulance crews responded to reports of an individual perched with one leg...
Oregon Schools Face Federal Probe Over Transgender Athletes
A complaint by a conservative think tank has triggered a U.S. government investigation into Oregon schools for allowing transgender girls to compete in female-only sporting events, the U.S. Department of Education said on Friday. The America First Policy Institute, whose former chair is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, alleged Oregon's...
US Judge Reaffirms Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on Friday that a nationwide injunction he issued in February that blocked President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship should remain in place. In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin said his earlier nationwide injunction was the only way...
White House Will Release $5.5 Billion for Schools, After Surprise Delay
The White House will release $5.5 billion in frozen education funds, administration officials announced Friday, bringing an end to a chaotic saga of the administration’s making, which had sent school districts scrambling with weeks to go before the school year. The Trump administration had been facing growing bipartisan pressure, including...
Kern County Fire Issues Evacuation Warnings for Pearl Fire Near Lake Isabella
Update on July 25 at 2:27 p.m. The Kern County Fire Department has reported that forward progression has been stopped. Crews are continuing to extinguish the Pearl Fire's hot spots. Original Story An evacuation warning was issued Friday for parts of Lake Isabella in Kern County as firefighters responded to...
Gaza Running out of Specialized Food to Save Malnourished Children
GENEVA/JERUSALEM — Gaza is on the brink of running out of the specialized therapeutic food needed to save the lives of severely malnourished children, United Nations and humanitarian agencies say. "We are now facing a dire situation, that we are running out of therapeutic supplies," said Salim Oweis, a spokesperson...
New Madera Bypass Project Aims to Ease Traffic on Highway 41 Near Tesoro Viejo
After nearly three decades of planning, Madera County officials officially broke ground Thursday on a major road project that promises to ease congestion along Highway 41, just outside the growing Tesoro Viejo community north of Fresno. The new Rio Mesa Boulevard will act as a bypass to one of the...
Key Player in California’s Water Wars Embraces Controversial Newsom Plan
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After decades of deterioration and ecological collapse in the heart of California’s water system, state regulators are embracing the Newsom administration’s controversial plan to overhaul how farms and cities take water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and rivers that feed it....
A First Look at Fresno State’s Quarterback Battle
Fresno State first-year football coach Matt Entz says the quarterback competition is “wide open” as the Bulldogs begin fall camp. However, he hopes to make a decision on the starter by the 15th practice on Aug. 11. Three QBs in the Hunt E.J. Warner has the most experience — a...