In March 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom stood before a crowd in Sacramento’s Cal Expo event center and made a promise: He’d send 1,200 tiny homes to shelter homeless residents in the capital city and three other places throughout the state. The move was part of Newsom’s push to improve the...
Fresno Unified Unveils 5-Year Literacy Plan. What Are the Expectations?
Following up on a pledge made a year ago by then-Superintendent Bob Nelson that every Fresno Unified first-grader would be reading at grade level under the district's new literacy initiative, the district late Thursday made public its five-year plan, Every Child Is a Reader. The goal is to make sure...
Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Teaching Bomb-Making to Person Targeting Authorities
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Friday sentenced a North Carolina man to 25 years in prison for teaching someone how to make bombs meant to kill federal law enforcement officers. A jury had found Christopher Arthur, 40, guilty in 2023 for the bomb-related charges, as well as for...
UCLA Police Arrest Young Man for Alleged Felony Assault in Attack on Pro-Palestinian Encampment
LOS ANGELES — Nearly a month after counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, police have made their first arrest, detaining an 18-year-old who is not a student or affiliated with the school in any way, officials said Friday. UCLA did not identify the suspect,...
UAW Files Objection to Mercedes Vote, Accuses Company of Intimidating Workers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The United Auto Workers on Friday accused Mercedes of interfering in a union election at two Alabama factories by intimidating and coercing workers into voting no. A week after Mercedes workers voted against joining the union, the labor group filed an objection with the National Labor Relations...
Fresno County Fruit Trail: Rewards You Can Sink Your Teeth Into
Ladies and gentlemen, start your taste buds! The 21st Annual Fresno County Fruit Trail has officially kicked off, and it's more exciting than rain on the right day for a farmer. Picture this: the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the fruit is so fresh you'd think it...
Rising Stars Tigirlily Gold Wows the Crowd at 93.7 KISS Country Concert
93.7 KISS Country brought an entertaining lineup to Woodward Park Rotary Amphitheater on Thursday night for the first event in its Summer Concert Series this year. The performers included Aaron Watson, Tigirlily Gold, Annie Bosko, and JJ Brown. An intimate and participatory crowd showed up, many wearing cowboy hats and...
Get Ready for the Indy 500 With This Look at Parnelli Jones, JC Agajanian & the Willard Battery Special
If the 1960 Watson Roadster were a rock star, it would be the Mick Jagger of race cars — charismatic, daring, and absolutely unforgettable. A few years back, I had the distinct pleasure of working on a book and documentary with the legend himself, Parnelli Jones, to discuss his illustrious...
Fresno Trustees Have Two Days of Homework This Weekend. What Is It About?
Update: Board President Susan Wittrup said Friday evening that the weekend workshop has been cancelled because of weather delays on the presenters' flights to Fresno. The workshop will be rescheduled to a later date, she said. Fresno Unified trustees will spend part of their Memorial Day weekend at a two-day...
Opinion: Likelihood of Trump Seeing the Inside of a Cell Is Increasing
In 2021, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of trying to bribe a magistrate and sentenced to three years in prison. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert served 16 months in jail after being convicted of corruption. South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye served nearly five years in prison following...