Fresno residents Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 49, and Kelo White, 43, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone, as announced by U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert on Monday. Ntukogu, a pharmacist, dispensed over 200,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills from December 2014 through November 2018. White and co-defendant...
No Fresno Unified Superintendent Search Until After Labor Day
The Fresno Unified School Board is postponing its search for a new superintendent until after the Labor Day weekend, when the trustees are scheduled to gather for a board retreat that will include setting student outcome goals, Board President Susan Wittrup told GV Wire on Monday. A consultant from the...
Former Clovis West Star Adrian Martinez Does It Again. He’s UFL Title Game MVP.
The awards keep coming for former Clovis West and college football standout Adrian Martinez. He led the Birmingham Stallions to a 25-0 victory over the San Antonio Brahmas at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis on Sunday, securing the UFL Championship title. The Stallions have won three consecutive...
Long Prison Stint for Fresno Man Busted in Child Solicitation Sting
Christopher Contreras, 30, of Fresno is headed to federal prison for more than 15 years after his sentencing on child solicitation charges on Monday. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston sentenced Contreras to 15 years and nine months for attempted coercion of a minor and enticement of a minor, U.S....
3 Days in Space Were Enough to Change 4 Astronauts’ Bodies and Minds
Science Times - Space changes you, even during short trips off the planet. Astronauts Bodies Changed in Different Ways Four people who spent three days off Earth in September 2021 experienced physical and mental changes that included modest declines in cognitive tests, stressed immune systems and genetic changes within their...
An Emotional Win for Theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside out 2’ Scores Massive $155 Million Opening
Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “ Inside Out 2.” The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only is it the second-highest...
Oxfam CEO Slams UK Arms Sales Amid Gaza Crisis
Halima Begum, CEO of Oxfam GB, has criticized the UK government's policy of simultaneously supplying arms to Israel while providing humanitarian aid to Gaza, calling it deeply contradictory, The Guardian reports. Despite widespread international condemnation and accusations of violations of international law by both sides in the conflict, UK ministers...
Israeli Airstrikes in West Bank Claim Child Victims Amid Escalating Tactics
At around 9:30 p.m. on a February evening, a white Mazda parked near a game café in the Jenin refugee camp on the northern edge of the West Bank, a gathering spot for local youth. Moments later, the car was engulfed in flames after two missiles fired from an Israeli...
Gavin Newsom and the Legislature Far Apart on College Spending as Budget Deadline Nears
Within the next week and change, Democrats who control the Legislature and fellow Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reconcile their competing budget plans for higher education in California, with huge implications for student financial aid and the short-term fiscal health of the state’s public universities. At issue is...
Visalia’s Stephen Vogt Has Guided Young Guardians to Top of AL Central
CLEVELAND — The fishing boat captain's chair that provided former Cleveland manager Terry Francona a comfortable vantage point during games the past few years was removed from the home dugout steps before the season. It's gone, just like the beloved Francona, aka “Tito” to everyone in baseball. That padded seat...