The first portion of an essential $57 million loan arrived Monday at Madera Community Hospital. The California State Treasurer's Office confirmed receipt of the $15 million that the hospital's operators can use to get the shuttered hospital up and running, according to a news release. The rest of the money...
Brace Yourselves. Triple-Digit Heat Is Heading Back Here.
If you feel like you've got a case of weather whiplash, you're not alone. In less than a week, high temperatures in the Fresno area will take a 20-degree jump upward into triple-digit territory. From Monday's high of 85, temperatures will gradually climb this week until Friday, when the edge...
What to Stream This Week: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Chops, PBS Hits the Disco and Kevin Hart Chats
The debut of “Echoes,” a sequel series to “Orphan Black," and the documentary “Bread & Roses” looking at how Afghan women’s lives were impacted after Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among...
GOP Candidate Michael Maher Issues Debate Challenge to Rep. Jim Costa
Navy veteran and GOP congressional candidate Michael Maher said Monday that Rep. Jim Costa is denying voters a chance to compare the two men on the November ballot in California's 21st District. Maher, who spoke at a news conference outside Costa's district office in downtown Fresno, said that he and...
American Leaders Should Stop Debasing Themselves on Israel
Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman on June 18, 2024. On Nov. 4, 2022, just after the current far-right Israeli government coalition won election, I wrote a column with this headline: “The Israel We Knew Is Gone.” It was meant to be a warning flare about just how radical this coalition...
DeChambeau Exits the Spotlight Back to LIV. When Will Golf End Its Big Divide?
PINEHURST — Bryson DeChambeau acted as though he didn't want this U.S. Open to end. The Clovis East High School alum watched his name being engraved on the silver trophy for the second time. He filled it with grains of sand from the bunker where he produced the most memorable...
Selling a Home With a Well? Hurtado-Written Law Requires Telling Buyers About Issues
A new California law requires home sellers to disclose water well issues to potential buyers. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1366 from state Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) on Friday ensuring rural homebuyers know about well or water tank issues on properties. "The California dream is centered on...
Amazon Labor Union Workers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of an Affiliation with the Teamsters
New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union overwhelmingly voted to align themselves with the Teamsters as they try to get a contract from the online retailer. The ALU members voted 98.3% in favor of the affiliation, which will give them access to additional resources...
Retail Sales Rise a Meager 0.1% in May from April as Still High Inflation Curbs Spending
NEW YORK — Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates curbed spending. Retail sales rose 0.1% in May, below the pace that economists projected, according to the Commerce Department. And April sales were revised downward —...
Fisker Files for Bankruptcy Protection, the Second Electric Vehicle Maker to Do So in the Past Year
Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology. Fisker Group Inc. said in a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in...