An evacuation advisory was issued in Madera County due to a fire in the area of MAD E0377 Wishing Well near Bass Lake on Thursday. Emergency personnel are responding to what the county website identified as a structure fire. Officials said there are no road closures in effect at this...
Teen Accused in Caleb Quick Killing Appears in Court as Transfer Hearing Delayed
The teen boy accused of being the shooter in the Caleb Quick murder trial appeared in court Thursday as attorneys on both sides said they are still working with experts to evaluate the case ahead of a potential transfer hearing. Families and supporters from both sides were present in the...
Bulle Restaurant Aims to Deliver Fine Dining Unlike Any Other in Fresno
The husband-and-wife team behind the Press Box Sports Grill has a soft opening date for a restaurant they say will offer a fine dining experience unlike any other in Fresno. Davita Miller told GV Wire that Bulle at Marks and Herndon avenues will open March 24. She and husband Tom...
He Saw an Abandoned Trailer. Then He Uncovered a California Border Surveillance Network
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On a cracked two-lane road on the eastern edge of San Diego County, James Cordero eased his Jeep onto the shoulder after something caught his eye. It looked like an abandoned trailer. Inside he found a hidden camera...
Near-Blind Refugee Found Dead in Buffalo After Release by US Border Patrol
A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities said on Wednesday. Police officers in the upstate New York city located the body of Nurul Amin Shah Alam,...
California’s Reading Reforms Drive Push for Better Math Skills in Early Grades
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Last year, after decades of often bitter debate, California took an important step toward raising the abysmal levels of reading ability among many of its public school students. The Legislature passed and Gov. Gavin Newsom — who struggles...
CDC Vaccine Advisors to Consider COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries, Long COVID
The U.S. CDC's vaccine advisory committee will discuss and may vote on recommendations for issues including COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID at its scheduled meeting on March 18 and 19, according to a notice in the Federal Register. The notice was posted on Wednesday. The recommendations of the Advisory...
Ilhan Omar Condemns Arrest of State of the Union Guest
Rep. Ilhan Omar on Wednesday condemned the arrest of a guest she brought to the State of the Union, saying that being charged with a crime for standing up in the gallery during the president’s address “sends a chilling message about the state of our democracy.” Aliya Rahman, a U.S....
UN Expert on Palestinian Territories Denounces ‘Toxic’ Attacks Against Her
The U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, denounced on Thursday what she described as "toxic" attacks impacting her personal life and work, after a number of European states called for her resignation. In recent weeks Germany, France, Italy and others have called for Albanese to step down over...
S&P 500, Nasdaq Fall as Nvidia Results Fail to Impress, Stalling Tech Rally
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Thursday as the recent rally in technology stocks ground to a halt with Nvidia declining despite its stellar quarterly results, reigniting concerns regarding the AI trade. Nvidia dropped 3.6% despite posting better-than-expected results for the January quarter and forecasting current-quarter revenue above...