A proposed marijuana retailer is now 0-for-2 in trying to find a location to sell in Fresno. Thursday, the Fresno City Council rejected by a 7-0 vote a conditional use permit for Fresno Farms' location across the street from the Big Fresno Fair. Fresno Farms had issues ever since the...
House Republicans Vote to Rebuke Kamala Harris Over Handling of Border Policy
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris's role in the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, passing a resolution Thursday that condemns her performance in the job. Resolution Echoes Attack Line From Donald Trump The resolution, which is purely symbolic, echoes...
A Man Got Third-Degree Burns Walking on Blazing Hot Sand in Death Valley, Rangers Say
PHOENIX — A European visitor got third-degree burns on his feet while briefly walking barefoot on the sand dunes in California's Death Valley National Park over the weekend, park rangers said Thursday. The rangers said the visitor was rushed to a hospital in nearby Nevada. Because of language issues, the...
Bill Burr Headlines a Fresno Weekend of Comedy and Tribute Bands
If you're in the mood for comedy or tributes to your favorite rock bands, a nice selection awaits. Comedian Bill Burr will bring his uncompromising standup to the Table Mountain Casino. DiCicco’s in Old Town Clovis and the Visalia Fox Theatre will host comedy shows. Meanwhile, tributes to Linkin Park,...
Southwest Airlines Plans to Start Assigning Seats, Breaking With a 50-Year Tradition
DALLAS — Goodbye, cattle call. Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines. The airline said it has been studying seating options, running tests...
Brandau Wants County to Start Clearing Homeless Encampments
Local governments no longer have to have available shelter before ordering homeless people to move. And one Fresno County supervisor wants to assert that ability with an anti-camping ordinance. At Thursday news conference, Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau said that he will present an anti-camping ordinance to his board at...
Biden and Netanyahu Meet With a Show of Amiable Relations Despite Tensions
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on pleasant faces and offered polite words on camera Thursday as they opened a meeting at the White House at a fraught moment in their relationship with the future of the Middle East on the line. President Biden...
Former Trump Administration Official Is Running for State Center Trustee Seat
Austin B. Ewell III, who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science in the U.S. Department of the Interior in the Trump administration, is running for a seat on the State Center Community College District Board of Trustees. Ewell qualified for the ballot on Wednesday, according to the...
Sheriff’s Detectives Investigate Deadly Shooting in Riverdale
Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Wednesday night in Riverdale, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office says. Deputies responded to a 911 call shortly before midnight from a residence near Mount Whitney and Garfield Avenues and found a man with bullet wounds. Despite efforts by deputies and...
Harris Narrows Gap Against Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Vice President Kamala Harris begins a 103-day sprint for the presidency in a virtual tie with former President Donald Trump, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, as her fresh candidacy was quickly reuniting a Democratic Party that had been deeply fractured over President Joe Biden. Just days...