Outside a cafe in South Texas, Samuel Garza, an actor on break with his Mexican cinema troupe, was bracing for one of the most consequential immigration decisions in a century: Whether the Supreme Court would preserve automatic citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil. Garza, 62, voted for President Donald...
Kern County Authorities Arrest 2 in Lamont for Stolen Copper Wire
Kern County authorities arrested two Lamont men Saturday after deputies discovered hundreds of pounds of stolen copper wire. Rodrigo Garcia, 20, was riding a stolen motorcycle while pulling a suitcase containing about 100 pounds of copper wire on the 7700 block of Buena Vista Boulevard. Garcia attempted to flee on...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Matthew Clark
March 31, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Matthew Clark Suspects Date of Birth: July 18, 1996 Physical Description: White male, 5'6", 165 lbs., Brown Hair, Blue eyes Charges: Revocation of Post Release Community Supervision Warrant Number: R20900075-1C Synopsis of the Case: Matthew Clark is wanted on...
Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes
The Trump administration sued the Minnesota Education Department and the state group in charge of interscholastic athletics Monday, accusing both of violating civil rights protections for girls by allowing transgender students to participate on girls’ sports teams. The Justice Department is asking the U.S. District Court in Minnesota to prevent...
Who Are the New Judges in Madera, Kings, and Kern Counties?
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced three judicial appointments in the San Joaquin Valley last week. Daniel Walters, a senior prosecutor in the Fresno County District Attorney's Office since 2012, was appointed to the Madera County Superior Court bench. He replaces the retired Brian Austin. Walters, a Republican, received his Juris Doctor...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Family of Man Who Died at Hospital
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for help locating relatives of 58-year-old Robert Gene Walker, who recently died in a hospital from natural causes. Staff members have been unable to find immediate family members through personal records, a necessary step to release the body for burial. Got a Tip?...
Hegseth Says Coming Days Will Be Decisive for Iran, Tehran Threatens US Businesses in Region
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Iran's Revolutionary Guards hit back with a new threat, saying that they will target U.S....
Tiger Woods Told Police He Was Looking at Phone Before Rollover Crash
Tiger Woods told authorities he was looking down at his phone and did not realize the truck in front of him had slowed down before his rollover crash in Florida last week, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained on Tuesday. According to the report, Woods had two hydrocodone pills...
Claude Goes Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Claude AI experienced a possible outage Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,400 users had reported problems with the platform as of 8:30 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had...
Fresno CHP Arrests Four in Stolen BMW with Stolen Credit Cards
A stolen BMW X4 used as a getaway car was quickly recovered by California Highway Patrol officers in Fresno, leading to the arrest of four people, authorities said on Monday. Fresno-area CHP officers found the vehicle occupied by three men and one woman, all carrying stolen credit cards, officials said....