REDWOOD CITY — A California radiologist accused of trying to kill his family by driving off a cliff along the Northern California coast will receive mental health treatment instead of standing trial, a judge ruled. Prosecutors charged Dharmesh A. Patel, 43, with attempted murder after the Tesla he was driving...
Amazon Joins Exclusive Club, Crossing $2 Trillion in Stock Market Value for the First Time
NEW YORK — Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant's stock past that threshold. Shares in Amazon.com Inc. finished the day up almost 4%, giving the Seattle-based company a stock market valuation of $2.01 trillion. Its stock has...
Fresno County Activates Emergency Operations Center in Response to Lightning Fires
Fresno County has activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the June Lightning Complex Fires comprised of the Bolt, Hog, and Flash fires. For those displaced by the fires, the Department of Social Services, in collaboration with the American Red Cross Central California, has established an evacuation shelter at...
On 20th Try, 87-Year-Old Tulare County Killer Approved for Parole
On his 20th appearance before the parole board, an 87-year-old former Tulare County anti-poverty director convicted in a 1975 double murder, was approved for release on Tuesday. Henry Valles Borbon, who is incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse Facility in Corcoran, won his freedom over the objections of the Tulare...
Will Fresno City Council End Public Comments Via Zoom?
A pandemic-era method to participate in Fresno City Council meetings could end as soon as Thursday. Councilmembers Garry Bredefeld and Miguel Arias propose to end comments via Zoom "to encourage in-person public participation in Council meetings" according to their motion. "Zoom for Council meetings was initiated when the COVID pandemic...
Wired Wednesday: Prop 47 Reform and Poison Pill Legislation
GV Wire reporter Edward Smith speaks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the politics impacting Proposition 47 reform in California. Even though nearly 1 million registered voters signed a petition to put a bipartisan Prop. 47 revise on the November ballot, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Netanyahu Does Not Speak for Us. Congress Should Disinvite Him.
Opinion by David Harel, Tamir Pardo, Talia Sasson, Ehud Barak, Aaron Ciechanover and David Grossman on June 26th, 2024. WE BELIEVE THE PRIME MINISTER IS DRIVING ISRAEL DOWNHILL AT AN ALARMING SPEED, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE MAY EVENTUALLY LOSE THE COUNTRY WE LOVE. The leaders of the U.S. Congress...
Polls: Where Do Biden and Trump Stand Before the Debate?
With Thursday's debate looming, The Washington Post's presidential polling averages offer a clear snapshot of where the nominees stand: Donald Trump leads in five of the seven battleground states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina), crucial in shaping the election's outcome. Trump and President Joe Biden are tied in Biden's...
Feds Boost Water to Central Valley Farmers. Is it Too Late?
Better-than-expected water supplies prompted the federal government to increase the water it gives to farmers in the Central Valley on Tuesday. The latest boost from the Bureau of Reclamation grants water districts 50% of their allotment, up from 40% earlier. But farmers hoped to get the increase earlier. "Our family...
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Returns to Australia After US Legal Battle Ends
CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out...