WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. Justices Rule on Legal Right to Sue...
Drunk Driver Gets 15 Years to Life for Deadly Fresno Taco Truck Crash
Rolando Enrique Alvarenga-Aguilar, 48, of Fresno, was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years to life in state prison for murder, driving under the influence causing injury, and hit and run, following a fatal crash on Oct. 9, 2021. Judge Geoffrey D. Wilson of the Fresno County Superior Court handed down...
Smokey Robinson, Anthony Jeselnik, and Brit Floyd Are Top Choices for Father’s Day Weekend
There'll be an assortment of events you can do with your dad this Father's Day Weekend. R&B singer Smokey Robinson, comedian Anthony Jeselnik, and Pink Floyd tribute band Brit Floyd are some of the top choices. If you're looking to party and listen to great music, returning this summer is...
This Shy Sweetheart Was Dumped in a Parking Lot with Her Siblings
Meet Tabitha, the demure darling of her litter trio. Now six months old, Tabitha is growing her trusting abilities after recovering from being dumped in a parking lot and kitten-napped from her mother. Shy but oh-so-sweet, this fluffy ball of love looked to her brothers for guidance until they were...
Fresno City Attorney’s Wage Theft Unit Targets Valley Children’s Hospital
After a lawsuit was filed Friday by on-call employees at Valley Children's, the Fresno City Attorney says he is looking into reported violations at the hospital's Fresno locations. The complaint received by City Attorney Andrew Janz marks the first investigation of its kind since Fresno City Council gave the green...
Fresno Police Chief Balderrama on Paid Leave, City Manager Says
Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama is now on paid leave as of Wednesday afternoon, City Manager Georgeanne White said in an email to police employees Wednesday afternoon. White also said that Deputy Chief Mindy Casto "will have operational control" of the department immediately. Last week, Mayor Jerry Dyer’s administration announced...
Konstadinos T. Moros Discusses Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Firearms Amendment on Unfiltered
Konstadinos T. Moros, Esq., from Michel & Associates, revisited Unfiltered and discussed Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed 28th constitutional amendment. The 28th constitutional amendment would add four firearms restrictions: universal background checks, raising the federal minimum age for buyers to 21, implementing a mandatory waiting period for gun purchases, and prohibiting...
US Inflation Eases in May, Indicating Potential Relief from Price Pressures
WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed. The trend, if it holds, could move the Federal Reserve closer to cutting its benchmark interest rate from its...
Over 200 Rockets Launched from Lebanon Following Israeli Strike on Hezbollah Commander
Hundreds of rockets were fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel on Wednesday, hours after Israeli airstrikes killed a Hezbollah militant commander. The Israeli military said that about 215 projectiles were detected, of which some were intercepted, and that several fires were caused by the strikes. Hezbollah vowed to intensify its...
Rep. Costa Blasts GOP House For Holding AG Merrick Garland in Contempt
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, Republicans' latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department as partisan conflict over the rule of law animates the 2024 presidential...