Flights to more destinations. Record numbers of passengers. And a November opening of the largest expansion in the history of Fresno Yosemite International Airport. These are just some of the legacies of Fresno airport director Henry Thompson, who died earlier this month. "Henry Thompson has done more for our Fresno...
Bryan Kohberger Sentenced to Life for Idaho Killings, Declines to Make Statement
The former criminal-justice doctoral student convicted in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four Idaho college students was formally sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison, but declined to make a statement in court that might have addressed the mystery of his motive for the killings. Bryan Kohberger, 30, received four...
US Judge Rejects Bid to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts From Florida Probe
A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied a U.S. Justice Department bid to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in South Florida, the first ruling in a series of attempts by President Donald Trump's administration to release more information on the case. The...
Wired Wednesday: Why Did Judge Block a New Costco for NW Fresno?
On this week’s Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about a recent judge's ruling that blocked the building of a new Costco in northwest Fresno. The judge found found shortcomings with city's analysis of the environmental impacts the...
Sanger Police Seek Public’s Help in Locating Dangerous Felony Assault Suspect
The Sanger Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for felony domestic violence. Jose Edward Sepulveda, 29, is wanted on a charge of aggravated assault and is considered dangerous, police said. Authorities note that the public should not approach him. He is described as...
US Republicans Continue Push to Override California Animal Welfare Law
U.S. Republicans continued on Wednesday a years-long effort to override a 2018 California law that bans the sale in the state of pork from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, arguing in a House Agriculture Committee hearing that the law is overly burdensome to farmers. Proposition 12, which also sets...
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Supplying Ketamine to ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry
LOS ANGELES - A California doctor charged in the 2023 overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to four counts of illegal distribution of the prescription anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, one of five people charged in the death of Perry at age 54, entered the...
Visalia’s Shirk Street Intersection to Close Starting July 28
Construction at the Hurley Avenue intersection on Shirk Street is scheduled to begin Monday, July 28, as part of Visalia’s Shirk Capacity Enhancement Project, city officials announced. The current phase, known as Phase 2B, includes roadway widening and the installation of a 48-inch mainline sanitary sewer, storm drain lines, and...
US Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Competitions
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee quietly changed its eligibility rules on Monday to bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports, and now will comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order on the issue, according to a post on the organization’s website. The new policy, expressed in a...
French President Macron Sues Candace Owens Over Claim France’s First Lady Was Born Male
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. on Wednesday against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, centered on her claim that France's first lady is male. The Macrons said in a lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court that Owens has waged a lie-filled "campaign...