WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration will charge Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the U.S. starting August 1 while the Republican leader also expressed support for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Trump made his comments in a letter to Brazilian President Luiz...
Fresno Breaks Ground on ‘Long Overdue’ 911 Center
Fresno emergency dispatchers will finally have a building of their own. The city broke ground Tuesday on a new 911 call center in the parking lot of the city municipal yard at El Dorado and G streets. Mayor Jerry Dyer called it "long overdue." Dispatchers have operated from the basement...
Wired Wednesday: Measure “C” Set to Expire In a Few Years
On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about the renewal of Measure C, a Fresno County tax measure that addresses transportation needs. The measure will be expiring June 30, 2027, and voters will have the opportunity to renew...
US Senate Votes to Confirm Republic CEO to Head Federal Aviation Administration
The U.S. Senate Wednesday voted 53 to 43 approve Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Bedford, the head of the regional air carrier nominated by President Donald Trump and approved for a five-year-term, will oversee $12.5 billion in funding over five years to remake the...
Motorcyclist Down After Losing Control at Fresno Intersection
A motorcyclist crashed his motorcycle Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Fruit and Paul avenues, the Fresno Police Department said. Police said the crash involved a motorcycle carrying a driver and one passenger. The motorcyclist reportedly lost control and laid the bike down. The male driver...
Uber Named Official Rideshare, Delivery Partner for Los Angeles Games
LOS ANGELES - Uber will serve as the official rideshare and on-demand delivery partner of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as Team USA, organizers announced on Wednesday. The partnership will see Uber deploy its mobility platform to design, implement and optimize rideshare operations across the...
US Emergency Agency FEMA Should Be ‘Eliminated as It Exists Today,’ Noem Says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated in its current form and reconfigured to respond more effectively to natural disasters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a meeting on reforming FEMA on Wednesday. Noem's comments were a restatement of her thinking on FEMA's future but notable given...
US Supreme Court Declines to Let Florida Enforce Immigration Crackdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court maintained on Wednesday a judicial block on a Republican-crafted Florida law that makes it a crime for immigrants in the United States illegally to enter the state. The justices denied a request by state officials to lift an order by Florida-based U.S. District Judge...
Military Veteran Rios Challenging Costa for Congress in 2026
A military veteran and veteran affairs advocate is challenging Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, for Congress in 2026. Lorenzo Rios announced his candidacy Wednesday. The Republican is a Marine Corps and Army veteran, and current CEO of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District. “Make America Great Again isn’t just a slogan, it’s a...
OpenAI to Release Web Browser in Challenge to Google Chrome
SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet's market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally...