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...
With Backing From Dyer, Ashjian Reinstated to Measure C Panel
Updating a story from earlier today, officials reinstated Brooke Ashjian to a Measure C advisory committee, less than a week after his removal for "derogatory" comments about the process to renew the Fresno County transportation sales tax. The comments broke decorum guidelines, Fresno Council of Governments Executive Director Robert Phipps...
Fresno Shooting Leaves One Dead, Authorities Looking for Witnesses
Fresno police are investigating a homicide after a man was fatally shot Monday evening in northwest Fresno. Officers responded at 6:52 p.m. near State and Acacia avenues and found Kuvar Kumar, 33, unresponsive. Despite life-saving efforts, Kumar died at the scene. Homicide detectives believe Kumar was arriving home when he...
Epstein Files Fight Leads US House Republicans to Start Summer Break a Day Early
WASHINGTON - The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he would send lawmakers home a day early for a five-week summer recess to avoid a political fight over files on disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move averts a push by Democrats and...