Former Clovis Unified superintendent and long-time administrator Terry Bradley died Thursday, according to the school district. He is survived by his wife, Jeannie, two children, Kelly and Billy, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was 81 years old. "Anyone who knew him well will tell you that he had a...
Clovis At-Risk Missing Person Found Dead in Fresno Canal
A Clovis business owner who had been reported missing last month was found dead Thursday in a canal in Fresno, authorities said. Surinder Pal, 55, was last seen around 6 p.m. on June 22 near Blackstone and Dakota avenues in Fresno. His vehicle was found abandoned the following day near...
Handsome Lugosi’s Winning ‘Purrsonality’ Will Win You Over
Lovable, good-looking 9-year-old-Lugosi (Lou to his friends!) is ready to bring his winning "purrsonality" and classic handsomeness to a lucky forever home! If you have a wand with feathers or a cat tree to climb, he'll be endlessly entertained! And if you don't, he has no trouble finding things to...
Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom
Confidence. Some people have more of it and some people have less. Confident people have what psychologists call a strong internal locus of control. They believe they have the resources to control their own destiny. They have a bias toward action. They venture into the future. When it comes to...
DOJ Asks California Sheriffs for Names of Inmates Who Aren’t Citizens
The Department of Justice asked sheriffs across California on Thursday to provide lists of inmates in state jails who are not U.S. citizens, and warned that if they did not voluntarily comply, the department would “pursue all available means of obtaining the data.” The request from the Justice Department also...
Newsom Wants California to Counter Texas on Redistricting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Arnold Schwarzenegger, then the governor of California, urged voters to “terminate gerrymandering” 15 years ago, most welcomed the chance to take some power away from politicians. In 2010, more than 60% of voters approved a measure that put the job of drawing California’s congressional map in...
Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israel has agreed to allow limited access by Syrian forces into the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days, an Israeli official said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people. Sweida province has been engulfed...
Crypto Stocks Jump as Ether Scales Six-Month High
Crypto-focused stocks rose on Friday, after ether hit a six-month high on the passage of a stablecoin bill by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump, marks a watershed for the digital asset industry, which has long pushed lawmakers to...
Border Patrol Agents Raid a Home Depot in Northern California
LOS ANGELES — Border Patrol agents conducted an immigration raid Thursday at a Home Depot parking lot in Sacramento County, in a sign that federal officials are heading deeper into California after focusing on the Los Angeles region in recent weeks. Gregory K. Bovino, the head of Border Patrol’s El...
Stephen Colbert’s Late-Night Show on CBS to End in May 2026
LOS ANGELES - "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on CBS will end in May 2026 after the upcoming broadcast season, the network said on Thursday. The show is ending and Colbert will not be replaced, CBS executives said. "This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in...