More than 50 homes and structures were destroyed this week and at least 1,000 others were threatened on Thursday by wildfires in southeast Georgia that sent smoke and haze floating as far north as Atlanta, some 260 miles (418 km) away. Hundreds of firefighters from 20 departments in Georgia were...
US Senate Votes to Advance $70 Billion Funding Plan for ICE, Border Patrol
U.S. Senate Republicans voted on Thursday to advance a $70 billion plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, ignoring demands from Democrats for guardrails on immigration enforcement agents and their operations. Lawmakers voted 50-48 in the predawn hours to adopt...
Foreign Nationals Indicted in Fresno County Fentanyl Trafficking Case
A federal grand jury has indicted two men on fentanyl trafficking charges after authorities say they were found transporting 3 kilograms of fentanyl powder through Fresno County, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Santos Eliodo Irias Lobo, 36, of El Salvador, and Dariel Antonio Florentino Moncada, 21, of Honduras, are charged...
Fresno County Man Indicted After Cache of Guns, Ammo Discovered
A federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment against a Fresno County man on a firearms charge, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. The indictment charges Guillermo Catzalco, 47, of Firebaugh, with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Court documents state Catzalco was found in...
US to Deploy Election Observers in the Bahamas
The United States is planning to deploy officials to observe next month's election in The Bahamas, the U.S. State Department said, after the Caribbean country's opposition leader called for Washington to do so amid concerns about possible voter fraud. The move, announced late on Wednesday, follows years of allegations by U.S....
Fresno’s Marjaree Mason Center Names Leticia Campos as CEO
The Marjaree Mason Center has appointed Leticia Campos as its chief executive officer following a nationwide search, the organization announced Thursday. Campos had been serving as interim CEO and previously worked as chief programs officer. She has more than 14 years of experience with the organization. She succeeds Nicole Linder,...
Fresno Felon Indicted on Cocaine and Firearms Charges
A federal grand jury has indicted a 49-year-old Fresno man on drug and firearms charges after authorities say they found more than a pound of cocaine and a loaded handgun during a search of his home, officials said. Maurice Hackett was charged with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, possessing...
What Fresno County Candidates Have to Say About How They Would Judge
Seven new judges will join the Fresno County Superior Court bench — an unprecedented opportunity for voters to select the men and women holding the gavel. Thirteen candidates are running in seven races, and all but one have multiple candidates. There are no judicial districts per se as there are...
Pearce Skipping Clovis Reelection, Eyes Fresno County Supervisor Seat
Clovis City Councilmember Diane Pearce will not run for reelection, avoiding an incumbent-on-incumbent showdown in the fall against Matt Basgall. Instead, Pearce will run for Fresno County supervisor next year, she announced on the "Broeske and Musson Show" on KMJ radio Thursday morning. She hinted at running for supervisor in...
And Then There Were None
(The Conversation) Bret Stephens: Frank, is it time for someone to make a TV show called “Real Housewives of the Trump Cabinet”? Frank Bruni: The ingredients are all there! Gilded locations. Flamboyant pettiness. Booze. An exorbitant hair and makeup budget. But I do have a question: Are we spotlighting actual...