This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California after-school and summer programs will get some of their funding back after the federal government said last week that it would restore grants it had previously withheld. But the money is contingent on states complying with Civil...
A Pro-Trump Community Reckons With Losing a Beloved Immigrant Neighbor
NEWBERG, Oregon — Voters here in Oregon’s rural Yamhill County have backed Donald Trump for three presidential elections in a row, most recently by a six-point margin. His promises to crack down on immigration resonated in these working-class communities. Then last month ICE detained Moises Sotelo, a beloved but undocumented...
Trump Announces Trade Deal With Japan, Including 15% Tariff
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a trade deal with Japan that he said will result in Japan investing $550 billion into the United States and paying a 15% reciprocal tariff. In a post on Truth Social, Trump added that Japan will open to trade for cars, trucks,...
Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another
Opinion by Ezra Klein on July 20, 2025. It’s a tense time in the Jewish family group chats. The consensus that held American Jewry together for generations is breaking down. That consensus, roughly, was this: What is good for Israel is good for the Jews. Anti-Zionism is a form of...
Visalia DUI Operation Nets 17 Arrests Over Weekend
A joint DUI enforcement operation over the weekend led to 17 arrests for driving under the influence in and around Visalia, authorities said. The Visalia Police Department partnered with the California Highway Patrol as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on impaired driving and improve road safety. Officials...
Storyland Will Sparkle for All Visitors With $1 Million City of Fresno Grant
The city of Fresno awarded a $1 million grant in Measure P sales tax funds to Storyland on Tuesday, aiming to make the beloved Roeding Park attraction more accessible to visitors. Storyland, which opened in 1962, is “in need of a little bit of TLC,” according to councilmember Tyler Maxwell....
Former Madera Charter School Executive Charged With Embezzling Federal Funds
A former Madera County charter school executive has been charged with embezzling federal funds intended for a school serving disadvantaged students, federal prosecutors said. Nicholas M. Retana, 67, of Madera, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday and arraigned Monday after the indictment was unsealed, Acting U.S. Attorney...
Fresno Unified Doesn’t Respond to Public Records Requests
Update: Fresno Unified responded to GV Wire's public records request saying the request was "overbroad." A Fresno Unified spokesperson said they sent the letter from their attorney's office on May 5. GV Wire did not receive that letter on that day. That letter was additionally not provided after two follow...
US Appeals Court Will Not Lift Limits on Associated Press Access to White House
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declined to lift restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on White House access by Associated Press journalists after the news organization declined to refer to the body of water long called the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America as he prefers....
Feds Award $93 Million to Key San Joaquin River Salmon Restoration Project
The Bureau of Reclamation will award $93 million for a fish screen and bypass project on the Arroyo Canal and Sack Dam near Dos Palos – a project necessary to enable Chinook salmon on the San Joaquin River to complete their lifecycle. The project complies with settlement agreements from 2006 and 2009 for San...