A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested Thursday morning by CalFire arson investigators on suspicion of starting the Park Fire, the Butte County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. The man's identity will be released later Thursday, authorities said. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said the man was...
Fresno Staffing Company Must Pay $500K in EEOC Sexual Harassment Settlement
Fresno company Select Staffing has agreed to pay $500,000 and change its employment practices to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency said Thursday. EEOC filed the lawsuit on behalf of a class of female agricultural workers, including many temporary employees directly hired...
Fresno County Sheriff Thanks Community for Their Help in Finding Relatives of Deceased Man
Update on July 26, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. The Fresno County Sheriff's office thanks the community for the support in locating the relatives of Manuel Ernest Ruelas. They confirmed that they found relatives of Ruelas on Thursday evening. Original Story The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is seeking public assistance in...
California Took Vacation Time From a Prison Doctor. Now It Has to Pay Him $1.8 Million
A jury last week awarded nearly $2 million to a former California prison psychiatrist who claimed the state retaliated against him when officials began raising questions about how he earned high incomes from two government agencies. A decade ago, Anthony Coppola held a senior position at a former state prison...
Wildfire Explodes Near Chico, Prompting Widespread Evacuations
Noon, Thursday, July 25, Update: A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested Thursday morning by CalFire arson investigators on suspicion of starting the Park Fire, the Butte County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. The man's identity will be released later Thursday, authorities said. Butte County District Attorney Mike...
There’s a Big Cooldown on the Way. When Will It Arrive in Fresno?
People waking up Saturday morning could have good reason to wonder if they're still in Fresno and haven't been magically transported to a land of cooler temperatures. After a merciless month of pavement-melting heat, overnight lows will drop into the 60s and daytime highs into the lower 90s. We can...
As Millennials, We are Used to Being Numb and We Need a Nap
Can we just have a week where we don't think, "Well, this will be in a history book?" It really feels like our lives are shaping up to be the final exam for an AP Gov class in 2045. We experienced an assassination attempt on a former president, an incumbent...
Church Sues Colorado Town to Be Able to Shelter Homeless in Trailers, Work ‘Mandated by God’
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV that Joe Ridenour called home for a year after he lost his job during the pandemic. Being able to live in the RV, he said, allowed him to...
Coco Gauff Chosen as US Female Flag Bearer at Olympic Opening Ceremony
PARIS — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday's opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning U.S. Open champion, is set to make her Olympic debut at the Paris Games and will be the first tennis athlete to carry the...
WNBA Earns Landmark 11-Year Media Deal With Disney, Amazon Prime, NBC
More than 100 WNBA regular-season games will be broadcast each season through an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC that the league announced Wednesday. While the league didn't reveal the value, a person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press that the WNBA would...