WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in five months in June amid higher costs for some goods, suggesting tariffs were starting to have an impact on inflation and potentially keeping the Federal Reserve on the sidelines until September. Softening demand as consumers hunker down, however, is limiting...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rachel Grace Lucas
July 15, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Rachel Grace Lucas Suspects Date of Birth: January 5, 1988 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 6, 126 lbs., Blond Hair, Green Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F25901371 Synopsis of the Case: Rachel Grace Lucas is wanted...
Teen Girl Suspect in Caleb Quick Killing Returns to Court. Will She Be Tried as Adult?
The 16-year-old girl accused of acting as the getaway driver in the murder of Caleb Quick appeared in court Tuesday morning. During a June 18 hearing, her defense team requested a prima facie hearing in hopes it would lead to her release. However, they waived that request during a subsequent...
Visalia Basketball Coach Dies While Hiking in Sequoia National Park
Drew Hall, a 36-year-old boys' basketball coach at Visalia's Golden West High School, died while hiking in rugged terrain in Sequoia National Park over the weekend, authorities said. Hall's friends and families found his body below Sawtooth Peak on Sunday afternoon. He had been reported missing on Saturday night after...
Fresno Police to Target Dangerous Driving Behaviors in Safety Operation
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation on Saturday, targeting driver behaviors who pose risks to people walking or biking. The enforcement effort will run from noon to 10 p.m. and focus on violations such as speeding, illegal turns, failure to yield to pedestrians or...
PBS and NPR Mount Last-Ditch Fight to Save Federal Funding
When Americans took off the Fourth of July holiday to celebrate the country’s independence from the British, Paula Kerger, the CEO of PBS, was busy fighting her own political battle. As a deadline was fast approaching for Congress to decide whether to strip more than $500 million a year from...
Netanyahu Under Mounting Political Pressure After Party Quits
JERUSALEM - A religious party has quit Israel's ruling coalition in a dispute over military service, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a razor-thin majority in parliament but still enough political support to secure a potential Gaza ceasefire. Six members of United Torah Judaism (UTJ) handed in resignation letters overnight...
Fresno County Budget: Supes Talk How ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Cut SNAP, Medi-Cal
With two new Fresno County supervisors comes a more public budget process. Last year, the board approved a $5.2 billion spending plan. And, when the county's biggest departments present their individual budgets to the supervisors in September, top of mind will be how federal benefit cuts will affect food programs...
US Strikes Trade Deal With Indonesia, Trump Says, Without Providing Details
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States had struck a trade deal with Indonesia. "Great deal, for everybody, just made with Indonesia. I dealt directly with their highly respected President. DETAILS TO FOLLOW!!!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump had threatened the...
Wall Street Opens Higher After Inflation, Bank Results
LONDON - U.S. shares opened higher on Tuesday, and Treasury yields inched down, as investors digested an expected slight pick-up in inflation alongside a raft of moderately positive quarterly results from big banks. The S&P 500 opened up 0.5% with the Nasdaq up 0.9% after the data that showed U.S....