Clovis Police have submitted a misdemeanor charge against a 41-year-old Fresno man following an investigation into a student walkout that involved roughly 200 students from multiple Clovis high schools on Feb. 10. Alfred Aldrete is facing one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after police said he...
ICE Arrested More Than 800 People After Tips From US Airport Security Agency
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 800 people following tips shared by federal airport security officials from the start of Donald Trump's presidency through February 2026, internal ICE data reviewed by Reuters show, a figure far above what was previously publicly known. The leads came from the Transportation...
Delta Air Hikes Checked Baggage Fees as Jet Fuel Prices Soar
Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise fees for checked bags on domestic and select short-haul international routes, as airlines seek to offset soaring jet fuel costs linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East. The increase marks the first hike in Delta's domestic baggage fees in two...
Pakistan Says It Hit a Military Target. Investigations Suggest It Was a Rehab Center.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Inside a dark cargo container on a recent drizzly morning in Kabul, Afghanistan, two dozen people stared at pictures of hundreds of bodies scrolling by on a projector, hoping to catch sight of a missing relative. Brothers, wives or parents often asked a morgue employee to return...
US and Israel Coordinate Strikes on Iran as Trump Turns Up Rhetoric
WASHINGTON — Coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on military targets in Iran continued methodically Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump raised his rhetoric threatening the country to apocalyptic levels. The United States launched a series of more than 90 strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s oil export hub, early Tuesday. A...
Fresno Police Cite Driver for DUI at 3.5x Legal Limit
A 31-year-old man was cited Monday after being stopped near Brawley and Weber avenues for unsafe speed, using a cell phone while driving, and straddling lanes, the Fresno Police Department told GV Wire. Officers said Constantino Lopez-Castro displayed signs of alcohol impairment and failed a series of field sobriety tests....
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Return to Fresno After 10-Year Hiatus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s "The Greatest Show on Earth" returns to Fresno for the first time in a decade with five shows July 2–5 at the Save Mart Center. The two-hour live circus features acrobats, high-flying trapeze acts, and stunts designed to engage audiences of all ages. Performers...
BNY and Robinhood Will Help Run ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children
Bank of New York Mellon and the brokerage Robinhood will work with the federal government to handle the so-called Trump accounts, a tax-sheltered savings system for children, the Treasury Department said Monday. The new accounts were created last year as part of President Donald Trump’s signature domestic spending bill and...
Iran War Enhances America’s Dominance in World Pistachio Market
The war in Iran is pushing pistachio prices upward, and that could benefit Central Valley farmers. Iran once was the dominant global supplier of pistachios, but California growers of the nut ascended following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, as sanctions blocked the country from many of its biggest markets. The...
22-Year-Old Turns Himself In After Crash Kills Mother and Son in Fresno
A 22-year-old man turned himself in Monday night in connection with a morning collision that killed a mother and her son at McKinley Avenue and Freeway 41, Fresno police said. Timothy Seth Chavez surrendered to a deputy at the Fresno County Jail around 9 p.m. after the crash, which occurred...