Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of stealing merchandise from a Walmart store in Visalia and falsely claiming to be a law enforcement officer. According to the Visalia Police Department, the man arrived at the Walmart on Noble Avenue in a white utility truck...
Stocks Jump After US Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Tariffs
Stock markets in the United States and Europe jumped on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, a key pillar of the adminstration's economic platform. Market Reaction: STOCKS: The S&P 500 rose and was last up 0.6%. Nasdaq rose 1%. European auto shares and U.S.-listed...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Seth Patrick York
February 20, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Seth Patrick York Suspects Date of Birth: April 24, 1998 Physical Description: White Male, 5’ 10, 155 lbs., Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes. Charges: Criminal threats Warrant Number: F25906639 Synopsis of the Case: Seth Patrick York is wanted on a...
Marco Rubio Artfully Defends the Only Civilization Worth Defending
Marco Rubio gave a speech Saturday to the Munich Security Conference in which he extolled an ideal that’s supposedly long out of fashion. “We are part of one civilization: Western civilization,” the U.S. secretary of state told his largely European audience. “We are bound to one another by the deepest...
Madera Police to Hold DUI Checkpoint Friday Night
The Madera Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location within the city. The DUI/CDL checkpoint is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., according to a news release issued Thursday by the department. Officials said checkpoint locations are selected based on...
Valley Hospitals, Clinics Brace for Financial ‘Tsunami’ Threatening Health Care Access
Health care leaders across the central San Joaquin Valley fear that federal cuts to Medicaid and state reductions in Medi-Cal benefits represent a “tsunami” of changes that jeopardize the financial stability of hospitals and clinics, and threaten residents’ access to care in the region. A recent San Joaquin Valley market report published by the California...
Trump to Travel to China From March 31 to April 2 Amid Trade Tensions
President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, a White House official said on Friday, setting dates for a highly anticipated encounter amid tension between the world's biggest economies. Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of the extended visit, as...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner, a major setback for his administration’s second-term agenda. The court’s 6-3 decision has significant implications for the U.S. economy, consumers and the president’s...
Gaza Deaths in War’s First 15 Months Higher Than Reported, Study Says
JERUSALEM, Feb 19 - More than 75,000 Palestinians were killed in the first 15 months of Israel's military assault in Gaza, a figure far higher than the 49,000 deaths local health officials announced at the time, says a new study by The Lancet Global Health medical journal. The peer-reviewed study,...
Will City of Fresno Craft Its Own Health Plan After Blue Shield-Community Split?
The Fresno City Council on Thursday made the first moves to create a new health care plan for its workers and families after failed negotiations between Community Health Systems and Blue Shield of California left thousands with only out-of-network coverage. On Feb. 1, more than 12,000 subscribers on the city's...