DAMASCUS - Syria's Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire in the predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed. Reuters reporters heard gunfire from inside the city of Sweida and saw shells land in nearby villages. There were...
California Medical School Welcomes Record Class of Fresno State Graduates
California Health Sciences University is welcoming 162 new students into its College of Osteopathic Medicine this month with a record 44% of the Class of 2029 coming from the Central Valley. The class also includes 14 alumni from Fresno State, the highest number from that university. In total, about 90%...
New CA Budget Papers Over $20 Billion Deficit, Ignores Day of Reckoning
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders were drafting a more-or-less final 2025-26 state budget last month, they were closing what they described as a $12 billion deficit, a number that the state’s media repeatedly cited. It was...
Astronomer CEO, HR Chief on Leave After Coldplay ‘Kiss Cam’ Sparks Scandal
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot were placed on leave following a viral “kiss cam” moment at a Coldplay concert that allegedly exposed an affair, New York Post reports. The company launched a formal investigation Friday after the pair was seen canoodling on a jumbotron at...
Sanger Man Arrested in Child Exploitation Investigation
A Sanger man was arrested Thursday after detectives served a search warrant as part of a child exploitation investigation, authorities said. Brandon Cramer, 30, was taken into custody at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Bethel Avenue, according to the Sanger Police Department. The arrest came after investigators,...
Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Report, Seeks $10 Billion
President Donald Trump sued the Wall Street Journal and its owners including Rupert Murdoch on Friday, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over the newspaper's report that Trump in 2003 sent Jeffrey Epstein a birthday greeting that included a sexually suggestive drawing and a reference to secrets they shared. Trump...
Fresno Man Arrested for Home Invasion, Groping Sleeping Woman
A Fresno man was arrested in connection with a home invasion robbery and sexual battery that occurred early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Ernest Daniel Linton, 32, was taken into custody and booked into the Fresno County Jail on felony charges of home invasion robbery, sexual battery, and assault with intent...
Who is the Future US Attorney for Fresno? Two Big Names Say They’re Not Interested
The dismissal of the U.S. Attorney in the Fresno area before a full-time nominee was appointed was unusual, a man who previously held the job tells GV Wire. The Trump administration dismissed Michele Beckwith on Tuesday as acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, replacing her with Kim...
Fresno Firefighters Rescue Girl Trapped in Chimney
A girl was rescued early Friday after becoming trapped inside a chimney at a home in west Fresno, officials said. Just after 3:30 a.m., firefighters responded to the 1800 block of W. Donner Avenue after a homeowner reported hearing noises on the roof, followed by cries for help coming from...
Rubio Says 10 Americans Detained in Venezuela Have Been Released
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that 10 Americans detained in Venezuela have been released. "I want to thank my team at the @StateDep & especially President @nayibbukele for helping secure an agreement for the release of all of our American detainees, plus the release...