OAKLAND — Federal authorities raided a home belonging to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday as part of a California investigation that included a search of at least two other houses, officials said. FBI agents carried boxes out of 80 Maiden Lane, a four-bedroom home that property records link to...
The 49ers Sign 1st-Round Pick Ricky Pearsall to a 4-Year Contract
SANTA CLARA — The San Francisco 49ers have signed first-round pick Ricky Pearsall to a four-year contract worth a fully guaranteed $12.5 million. The deal announced Thursday means all eight players from San Francisco's draft class are now under contract well before the start of training camp. The Niners took...
The Lakers Appoint JJ Redick as New Head Coach
LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the Lakers hadn't yet publicly announced the decision to hire the former guard...
The Latest | Armenia Recognizes Palestinian State Amid Gaza Child Malnutrition Crisis
Armenia said it would recognize a Palestinian state on Friday, prompting Israel to summon its ambassador for what the Foreign Ministry described as a “severe reprimand.” Three-quarters of the 193 United Nations member nations have recognized a Palestinian state, including Ireland and Spain, although none of the major Western powers has...
Missing Four-Year-Old Boy at Huntington Lake Is Found, Sheriff’s Office Says
Update, 8:50 a.m., Friday, June 21 A Fresno County Sheriff Office's spokesman told GV Wire on Friday morning that Christian Ramirez, a missing 4-year-old boy, was found at Huntington Lake. The youth was described as physically OK, but tired and hungry. He was found not too far from camp. Original...
Fresno Trash Rate Protest Fails. Decision Rests with Council Next Week.
Not enough Fresno trash ratepayers turned in protest cards to thwart a proposed 114% rate hike over five years. The Fresno City Council will take one more week to decide whether to reject or approve the increases. After hearing the pros and cons for nearly two hours, the council is...
Donovan Homers, Cardinals Beat Giants in Game Honoring Willie Mays and Negro Leagues
BIRMINGHAM — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer and a double and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field on Thursday night. The 114-year-old Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the U.S. and former home to...
Quiet Administrative Change Advances Far-Right Israeli Minister’s Effort to Control West Bank
Israel is putting key responsibilities in the occupied West Bank under an administrator who answers to a hard-line government minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who favors annexation of the territory, in what analysts and human rights activists describe as the latest step toward the far right’s aim of expanding Israeli settlements there....
NYC Audit Says Shotspotter Gunfire Detection System Is a Waste of Money
NEW YORK — A gunfire location and detection system long used by the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies nationwide, — including in Fresno — is sending police officers to respond to loud noises that don’t turn out to be confirmed shootings 87% of the time, a...
Ohtani Hits 21st Homer, Smith and Freeman Also Go Deep in Dodgers’ Victory Over Rockies
DENVER — Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 21st homer of the season, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Thursday. Ohtani's homer was his fourth in five games and Smith and...