LOS ANGELES — A teenage girl who had been kidnapped by her father was following a sheriff's deputy's instructions and appeared to be surrendering when other deputies fatally shot her during a gun battle on a Southern California highway, according to recently released video and audio. The Incident Savannah Graziano,...
California Enters Spring With Vital Snowpack Above Average for a Second Year
LOS ANGELES — California has entered spring with an above-average mountain snowpack and major reservoirs in good shape for a second consecutive year, staving off immediate water supply concerns but not allaying drought worries in a warming world. The California Department of Water Resources measured the water content of the...
Creighton Assistant Interviews for Bulldogs Basketball Job
Ryan Miller, an assistant coach at Creighton University, interviewed for the vacant Fresno State men's basketball job on Monday morning, according to WOWT in Omaha. The 48-year-old's credentials include two decades of experience as an assistant with stops at TCU, UNLV, Auburn, New Mexico, Pepperdine, and Memphis. At Creighton, he...
Bob Nelson and Misty Her Still Silent on FUSD Superintendent Search
As community leaders gathered outside Fresno Unified headquarters and called for an expanded superintendent search, Deputy Superintendent Misty Her remained quiet. GV Wire caught up with her momentarily Tuesday morning as she attended a Fresno Unified superintendent's cabinet meeting. Asked about the news conference happening outside, Her had no comment,...
Flipping the Script: Board Majority Supports Wide Search for Fresno Superintendent
Wednesday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. Update The Fresno Unified School Board voted 5-2 Wednesday evening to pause scheduled interviews with internal candidates for the superintendent's job and to embark on a widespread search. Trustees Veva Islas and Andy Levine asked to have the board proceed with Wednesday's scheduled interviews, reportedly...
US Job Openings Rise Modestly to 8.8 Million in February in Strong Labor Market
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings barely changed in February, staying at historically high levels in a sign that the American job market remains strong. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8.76 million job vacancies in February, up modestly from 8.75 million in January and about what economists had...
Americans Star on an Iraqi Basketball Team. Its Owners Include Forces That Attacked US Troops
BAGHDAD — A pro basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops. But this hostility toward Uncle Sam has its limits: The team is banking on a high-scoring American to help lead them to a championship. Like many former...
Lou Conter, Last Survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102
HONOLULU — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102. Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California, following congestive heart failure, his daughter, Louann Daley said,...
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills 7 Delivering Food, a New Blow to Humanitarian Efforts
An Israeli airstrike on aid workers delivering food in Gaza has killed at least seven people — including citizens of Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom and a U.S.-Canada dual citizen — in the latest Israeli military action to hit humanitarian efforts in the besieged Palestinian territory. World Central Kitchen, the...
Israel Clears Way to Expel Al Jazeera. Channel Says Netanyahu’s Incitement Claim Is a Dangerous Lie
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, calling it a “terror channel” that spreads incitement, after parliament passed a law clearing the way for the closure. Netanyahu’s pledge escalated Israel’s long-running feud against Al Jazeera. It also threatened to heighten...