A detainee died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said on Wednesday, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody. Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian national, was being held at the...
Jo Ann Bass, Matriarch of Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami Beach, Dies at 94
Jo Ann Bass, the matriarch of Joe’s Stone Crab, a century-old family restaurant that leveraged the claws of a ubiquitous local crustacean in becoming a Miami Beach institution, not unlike the Fontainebleau hotel and the Art Deco jewels of Ocean Drive, died on Jan. 31 at her home in that...
Edison Will Reduce Executive Bonuses as a Result of the Eaton Fire
A half-dozen senior executives at Southern California Edison and its parent company will lose an estimated $2 million in bonuses as a result of the devastating Eaton fire near Los Angeles last year, the electric utility said Wednesday. California officials have not yet formally determined the cause of the fire,...
Iran Expected to Make Written Proposal for Resolving Standoff With US, Senior US Official Says
Iran is expected to submit a written proposal on how to resolve its standoff with the United States in the wake of U.S.-Iran talks in Geneva on Tuesday, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. Top U.S. national security advisers met in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday...
US Senators in Ukraine Call for Pressure on Russia, Not Just Talks
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 - Democratic U.S. senators traveling in Ukraine and neighboring countries on Wednesday vowed to return to Washington and push for stiff new energy sanctions and other legislation to put pressure on Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine. "I would hope that we would see a stronger...
Kings County Authorities Arrest Suspect, Recover $410K in Stolen Farm Equipment
A man suspected of stealing farm equipment worth approximately $410,000 over two months was arrested after an hour-long pursuit that ended when he crashed into an embankment and fled into a canal, authorities said. Kings County Sheriff's Office deputies responded Feb. 10 to a report of a stolen truck and...
A Great Day for Kopi. Fresno TV News Legend Hanging Up Mic.
Kopi Sotiropulos, the decades-tenured anchor on KMPH FOX26, announced Wednesday he is retiring. Sotiropulos made the announcement during the 9 a.m. broadcast of “Great Day.” "After all these years, it's time to take a break. This has been a great run. I've been thrilled to work here at Channel 26....
US and Uzbekistan Sign Critical Minerals Pact
The U.S. government has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan to secure better access to the Central Asian country's critical minerals, as U.S. President Donald Trump moves to counter China's dominance of crucial resources and their supply chains. The "Joint Investment Framework" between the U.S. International Development Finance Corp (DFC) and...
Madera Police Seek Help Identifying Theft Suspect
The Madera Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a woman suspected of stealing another customer's purse from a local business. Police released a surveillance image of the unidentified female suspect as part of their weekly "Who is This Wednesday" campaign. According to authorities, the woman was...
Wired Wednesday: Why Reedley Biolab Operator Came to US
GV Wire's Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 "Great Day" anchor Liz Gonzalez about the Reedley biolab operator and his intentions for coming to the United States. The operator, Jia Bei Zhu, entered the U.S. illegally after committing fraud on an "epic scale" in Canada. In April, Zhu's case...