Northbound Interstate 5 south of Grapevine Road has been closed due to a commercial vehicle fire, the California Highway Patrol's Fort Tejon office reported Tuesday. Kern County Fire Department and emergency personnel are on scene battling the blaze. Traffic is backed up in the area, and authorities are urging motorists...
Iranian Missile Kills 11 in Israel as Trump-Netanyahu Potential Rift Emerges
A half-ton Iranian ballistic missile evaded Israeli air defenses, striking a synagogue in Beit Shemesh and killing 11 people, including three teenage siblings and a mother and son sheltering in a bomb shelter beneath the building, the Independent reported. Despite devastation extending 200 meters from impact, residents voiced support for...
Will $11.7M City Loan for Housing Project Turbocharge Downtown Fresno?
It appears that downtown Fresno will get the anchor housing project city leaders have dreamed of for more than a decade. Fresno officials say the developer behind a massive housing project near Chukchansi Park is nearly "shovel ready" 12 years after signing the first agreements with the city. "This will...
Oil Prices Soar 6% to Highest Since 2024 as Middle East Conflict Widens
Oil prices soared about 6% to their highest since 2024 on Tuesday, rising for a third session as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran widened, disrupting energy shipments from the Middle East and stoking fears of a prolonged conflict. Brent futures rose $4.70, or 6.1%, to $82.44 a barrel at 12:38...
Visalia Police Close Highway On-Ramp During Mental Health Crisis
Update: A man was taken into custody Tuesday following a three-hour standoff on an overpass that forced the closure of Highway 198, authorities said. The incident began when the individual positioned himself on the overpass at Linwood Street and Noble Avenue in Visalia. Officers with the Visalia Police Department, including...
Outside Lands Unveils 2026 Lineup Featuring Charli XCX, Rüfüs Du Sol, The Strokes
The 18th year of Outside Lands is now upon San Francisco, with organizers ramping up anticipation ahead of Tuesday's full lineup announcement. The three-day music festival will return Aug. 7-9 to Golden Gate Park, marking nearly two decades of performances in the city's iconic park. Over the past week, organizers...
Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Bros Deal Likely to Secure FCC Backing, FT Reports
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has signaled that the watchdog will not seek to block Paramount's $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros and played down competition concerns over a combination of CBS and CNN, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Carr told FT at the Mobile World Congress...
Trump and Netanyahu Are Doing the Free World a Favor
President Donald Trump is being criticized from many quarters for his decision to join Israel in a war to topple the Iranian regime, which Saturday yielded the killing of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The reasons vary. It’s “a betrayal of the American people,” says Elizabeth Warren, who warns...
Fresno Man Sentenced, Another Pleads Guilty in Illegal Firearm Cases
Two Fresno residents faced federal court Monday for illegal gun possession, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Phatna Pich, 23, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing machine guns. Law enforcement officers investigating Pich for trafficking illegal...
To Attend a Prom or Football Game, California Students Had to Surrender Their Data
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Before they could attend school football games or school plays, high school students across California had to give their personal information over to a ticketing platform, GoFan, which then sold that data to advertisers, state privacy regulators said....