More people are opting to leave 5-star resorts and cruises behind and take a different kind of vacation, one that comes with a side of mind-altering drugs. But the legal and physical implications of this sort of travel can be murky. For a moment, consider taking a slightly different kind...
Find Out Which Lobbying Groups Get Their Way Most Often in the California Legislature
Los Angeles and the Bay Area tend to get their way in the California Legislature. So do labor unions, social justice organizations and defense attorneys. On the flip side, anti-tax, police and business groups are much less successful. Those are the key findings from a data analysis of the organizations...
Here’s Why Ukraine Should Seek Peace
Opinion by A. Walter Dorn on June 14. After more than two years of death and destruction, neither side in the war in Ukraine appears close to victory: Russia will not achieve its imperial conquest of Ukraine, and Ukraine will most certainly not be able to regain control of all...
Fresno County Gets National Recognition for Poverello House Project
Fresno County has received a 2024 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties for its help in the Poverello House kitchen renovation. This award recognizes and honors effective county government programs that improve services assisting their community. Poverello House, founded in the 1970s by "Papa Mike" Garvin, a man...
You Don’t Think Corn Dogs Are Haute Cuisine? These Chefs, Using Alligator Sausage, Beg to Differ.
NEW ORLEANS — Stefani De Palma, an award-winning chef and head of the a team vying to represent the Americas in a French culinary competition in January, knew she wanted her team's work to feature flavors of her native California. The challenge at the Bocuse d'Or Americas competition this week...
Investigators Have Name & Face for Suspected Arsonist Who Left Notes at Fresno Homes
Fresno Fire Department investigators have identified a woman whom they think left handwritten notes at homes before lighting them on fire. Investigators have an active warrant for the arrest of 32-year-old Ramona Leal related to a series of arson fires in northwest, northeast, and southwest Fresno. Leal is suspected of...
Gavin Newsom and Top Democrats Are Deciding California’s Budget Behind Closed Doors
After legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom about how to close California’s projected multibillion-dollar deficit, the Legislature passed a placeholder state budget today, just ahead of a mandatory deadline. With only a few weeks left until the start of the new fiscal year on July...
Fresno State Is 1 of Carnegie Foundation’s 25 Leadership for Public Purpose Colleges
Fresno State is one of the 25 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose classification in the inaugural 2024 cycle. It's the only public institution in California so honored; no other California State University or University of California institutions were selected. This selective designation...
As the Flag Drops at Le Mans, Remembering the 3 Americans Who Won in 1978
OK, let’s set the way-back machine to 1978. The disco ball was still spinning, Star Wars was blowing our minds, and in the quiet town of Sarthe, France, something truly spectacular was revving up. I’m talking about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the granddaddy of endurance races — the...
Paw-sitively Spikey: The Rise of a Supermutt!
Meet Spikey, the pint-sized wonder pup with a story that tugs at the heartstrings and a future as bright as his fur is fluffy. At just 3 ½ months old, Spikey, a German shepherd mix (or according to DNA, a certified Supermutt!), has already faced more challenges than many dogs...