Fresno police are continuing to ask for the public’s help locating a woman accused of committing a strong-armed robbery and using a victim’s credit cards. According to the Fresno Police Department, the robbery occurred Aug. 2 at about 2:07 a.m. in the area of North Vagedes and West Clinton avenues....
US Not Planning to Release Full Unedited Boat Strike Video to Public, Hegseth Says
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday there are no plans to release the full unedited video of September 2 strikes on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean that fueled concerns about the Trump administration's plans for Venezuela. Hegseth and Secretary of State...
Senators Investigate Role of AI Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
Three Democratic senators said Tuesday that they are investigating whether and how the operations of technology companies are driving up residential electricity bills. In letters sent Monday to Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and three other companies, the lawmakers said the energy needs of data centers used for artificial intelligence were...
Fresno Authorities to Hold DUI Checkpoint Saturday
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at an undisclosed location, officials announced. Police said checkpoint locations are selected based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes, and the primary goal is to promote public safety...
Porterville Police Arrest Man After Tires Slashed on 32 Vehicles Across City
Porterville police arrested a 23-year-old man on Sunday in connection with a series of vehicle vandalism incidents that damaged dozens of cars across the city, authorities said. Patrol officers responded to numerous reports of vandalized vehicles on Saturday morning, prompting detectives to take over the investigation due to the number...
Trump’s LA Fire Claims Missed the Mark, Study Shows
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As firefighters battled catastrophic fires in Los Angeles last January, one question reverberated across the country: Where was the water? The question came from wealthy developer Rick Caruso and then-President-elect Donald Trump, from reporters and residents. It prompted...
Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
The private equity firm headed by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said Monday that Kushner was withdrawing from a planned Trump-branded real estate deal in Serbia. The announcement came hours after Serbian prosecutors charged four senior government officials there with corruption in connection with the $500,000 project. The decision...
JD Vance Makes Economic Case in Pennsylvania as US Voters Worry About Costs
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley on Tuesday with a pitch to lift Americans' dour economic spirits, a week after President Donald Trump's remarks in the same battleground state veered off-topic. The visit underscored a broader White House effort to sharpen its economic message as Republicans look...
As Israeli Settlements Get Bigger, Palestinian Hikes Grow Shorter
RAMALLAH, West Bank — It was just after dawn, and the hills outside Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, glowed in the soft morning light. A small group of Palestinian hikers, boots crunching the gravel underfoot and jackets zipped against the chill, prepared to head down a...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Dave Luon
December 16, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Dave Luon Suspects Date of Birth: May 1, 1993 Physical Description: Pacific Islander, 5’ 11, 220 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Possession of firearm by a felon Warrant Number: F25903385 Synopsis of the Case: Dave Luon is wanted...