Wilma Tucker surprised Fowler City Hall when she turned in her resignation as city manager at the May 7 city council meeting. Tucker served for three years after holding the same role in Fresno from 2017 to 2021 when she was known as Wilma Quan-Schecter and Wilma Schecter. "The joy...
Merced Middle School Student to Compete in Prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee
One of California’s top word wizards is about compete on the national stage. Rishabh Saha, an eighth grader at Merced’s Cruickshank Middle School, has earned a spot to compete at the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C., according to a news release from Merced City School District. Saha...
Bitwise CEOs Criminal Hearing Delayed Again. Plea Deal Near?
A change in plea could be coming for the two former CEOs of Bitwise Industries, but it will not happen on Thursday as planned. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. face one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The company they founded and led went bankrupt last year,...
OpenAI Unveils Enhanced AI Model and Desktop ChatGPT Version
On Monday, OpenAI unveiled a new AI model and desktop version of ChatGPT, along with a refreshed user interface, marking the company's latest endeavor to broaden the reach of its popular chatbot. During a livestreamed event, OpenAI's technology chief, Mira Murati, announced that the update introduces GPT-4 to all users,...
First Fresno Measure P Arts Grants Are Cloaked in Secrecy
The city of Fresno has failed to respond to a Public Records Request from a local digital news site, which reports that up to $9.5 million in taxpayer funding for the first arts and culture grants under Measure P could be awarded "in a shroud of secrecy." The Munro Review,...
Caught in an Undercover Bust, Fresno Fentanyl Dealer Gets 10 Years in Prison
Alden Nunez-Rosales of Fresno will have 10 years in federal prison to contemplate his career as a drug dealer. Nunez-Rosales, 27, received a 121-month sentence on Monday in Fresno federal court, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced in a news release. In February, he pleaded guilty to having more than...
Sen. Bob Menendez’s Corruption Trial Begins, His Second in the Last Decade
NEW YORK — Sen Bob Menendez, a Democrat, went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen.Menendez, 70, sat with his lawyers and listened as Judge Sidney H. Stein...
Make Sure It Doesn’t Get Released; Star Witness Michael Cohen Implicates Trump In Hush Money Case
NEW YORK — Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client approved hefty payouts to stifle stories about sex that he feared could be harmful to his 2016 White House campaign. Key Testimony “You handle it,”...
SF Unified Flirts with Insolvency. It’s Not the Only District in California.
State education officials are intervening to force San Francisco's school system to clean up its financial mess: a chronic budget deficit that could make it insolvent. Last week, two fiscal experts who had been working with San Francisco Unified School District's administration were given authority to veto financial decisions by...
Fresno State Women’s Water Polo Season Ends in NCAA Quarterfinal
The season came to an end for the Fresno State women's water polo team on Friday night after falling 14-7 to Cal in the NCAA Championships at the Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley. The team finished 2024 with a 21-8 overall record, earning the most wins in a season in...