The COVID virus is rearing its ugly head again in the Valley and, unfortunately, it's just in time for the start of the new school year. In mid-July, the Fresno County Department of Public Health reported that virus levels in wastewater were "high" and continuing to increase across the San...
Contractor Didn’t ‘Buy American.’ Now, it Owes the City of Fresno.
Failure to use American steel will cost a Fresno contractor $142,000. Recent court documents show that Sebastian reached a settlement with the city of Fresno — but not without bumps and bruises along the way. Sebastian won a $1.1 million contract from the city in 2018 — on a 5-2...
Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case Over Its Search Dominance
WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District...
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, Claiming Betrayal of Its Goal to Benefit Humanity
SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits. In a lawsuit filed at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's...
Virginia Man Threatened to Kill Kamala Harris, Authorities Say
A Virginia man has been charged with posting repeated death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris on social media, authorities said Monday. Carillo Was Arrested Friday The man, Frank Lucio Carillo, of Winchester, Virginia, was arrested on Friday and appeared in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Virginia, on Monday to...
A Crucial Service for Victims of Sexual Violence Is Finally Coming to Merced. What Took So Long?
In a city with a university, community college and a population approaching 100,000, survivors of sexual assault must travel around one hour to undergo a forensic medical exam. The exam is a lengthy evidence collection process that's key for treating and documenting medical conditions or injuries associated with the assault,...
The Next Month in the Economy Could be Crucial for the Presidential Election
It didn’t take long for former President Donald Trump to make a political weapon out of Monday’s market sell-off. “Stock markets are crashing, jobs numbers are terrible, we are heading to World War III, and we have two of the most incompetent ‘leaders’ in history,” Trump wrote in a post...
Get to Know Interim Superintendent Misty Her: What’s Her Dream Superpower?
Enjoy this video Q&A (above) with Fresno Unified Interim Superintendent Misty Her and get to know her favorite color, book, and superhero. On a more serious note, she discusses her 100 Day Plan for the district in the video below.
McClatchy Merges with Magazine Giant, Vows to Maintain Journalistic Standards
McClatchy, a major media company and parent of The Fresno Bee, and accelerate360, a magazine publisher and distribution business, have announced plans to merge. Both companies are owned by Chatham Asset Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund. The merger would combine McClatchy's 30 newsrooms, including the Miami Herald and Kansas...
Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s May Be Coming to Your Doctor’s Office. Here’s What to Know
WASHINGTON — New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others. It's tricky to tell if memory problems are caused by Alzheimer's. That requires confirming one of the disease's hallmark signs — buildup...