SAN FRANCISCO — Wildlife officers shot and killed three coyotes at the San Francisco Botanical Garden over the weekend after a coyote attacked a 5-year-old girl, authorities said Monday. Two coyotes were shot on Saturday and one was shot on Sunday, said Patrick Foy, a spokesperson for the California Department...
Florida Prosecutors Knew Epstein Raped Teenage Girls Years Before Deal, Transcript Shows
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida prosecutors knew the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted teenage girls two years before they cut a plea deal that has long been criticized as too lenient and a missed opportunity to imprison him a decade earlier, according to transcripts released Monday. Ties to...
Fresno Sheriff’s Office IDs 15-Year-Old Who Drowned in San Joaquin River
Update: July 2nd at 1:00PM The body recovered from the San Joaquin River in Firebaugh has been identified as Nixon Quinonez Guerra, a 15-year-old from San Jose, reports the Fresno Sheriff's office. Original Story The Fresno County Sheriff's Dive Unit recovered the body of a young man from the bottom...
Record-Setting Heat Sets Its Dangerous Aim on Fresno This Week
A dangerous triple-digit heat wave that's engulfing the Fresno area as well as entire Valley and westward to the coast could bring record-setting high temperatures this week and weekend. Saturday's forecast high of 114 degrees for Fresno would set a new all-time record for July 6. The previous high of...
New Evacuation Orders for the Growing 12,600 Acre Basin Fire in Fresno County
The Basin Fire continues to grow rapidly with 0% containment as of Monday afternoon, according to Sierra National Forest officials. The fire's expansion was primarily observed on the western edge and northwest corner Sunday. Firefighting crews managed to access the western flank via a newly improved road, successfully containing a...
How to Get Voters the Facts They Need Without a Trump Jan. 6 Trial
Opinion by Andrew Weissmann on July 1, 2024. AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING IN FEDERAL COURT COULD LAY OUT PREVIOUSLY UNDISCLOSED INFORMATION. The Supreme Court’s belated decision this week regarding presidential immunity is a defeat for presidential accountability, leaving Donald Trump, the only former president for whom the question of criminal immunity has been...
Jailed Reedley Biolab Owner Sues City of Reedley, Federal Agents
The jailed operator of a controversial biolab in Reedley has now positioned himself on the other side of the legal system. He has sued the city of Reedley and federal agents for allegedly destroying equipment, ruining his business reputation, and excessive force. The city of Reedley last week received a...
Time to Say Goodbye. Warriors’ Klay Thompson Will Sign With Mavs.
DALLAS — Klay Thompson is moving on from the Golden State Warriors, with the four-time league champion agreeing to join the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks and change franchises for the first time in his 13-year NBA career, two people with knowledge of the decision said Monday. ESPN and The...
Inside Look at Fresno County Westside Solar Plan to Power 9 Million Homes
HURON — A wide band of sun-baked land running along the Interstate 5 corridor in western Fresno County is the proposed site for a large-scale solar farming, electricity storage, and transmission project that could produce as much as 20,000 megawatts of solar-generated electricity — enough for nine million homes. Proponents...
Poll: Debate Fallout Raises Doubts on Biden’s Reelection Bid
In a recent CBS News poll, a significant portion of voters questioned whether President Biden should seek reelection following his debate with former President Donald Trump. According to the June 28-29 survey, just 27% of respondents believed Biden possesses the mental and cognitive acuity necessary for the presidency, a decline...