Alcohol- and drug-related driving crashes in Fresno County led to 1,751 deaths between 2010 and 2023, with risky driving behavior and nighttime conditions contributing to the toll, according to newly released data by Fresno State and the Central California Public Health Consortium. Among drivers involved in fatal crashes, 44% had...
Bakersfield Man Gets 5 Years for Wire Fraud, Identity Theft Scheme
A Bakersfield man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for wire fraud and identity theft after using stolen personal information to obtain a car and access victims’ financial accounts, federal prosecutors reported. Kyle Matthew Lisman, 30, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston, according...
Discord Goes Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Discord experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 8,500 users had reported problems with the platform as of 12:19 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
Stephen Colbert Gets Ready to Hang It Up
NEW YORK — Each episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” over the past few weeks has offered a fresh reminder that the final one is rapidly approaching. Oprah Winfrey swung by to tell Colbert that she needed to “say goodbye.” Jake Tapper came armed with a farewell gift....
Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Detention Policy, Creating a Split
The Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and then holding them without a bond hearing was ruled to be unlawful by an appeals court Tuesday. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals creates a split...
FBI Searches Businesses Around Minneapolis as Part of Fraud Inquiry
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Federal agents on Tuesday morning searched businesses in the Minneapolis area, including daycare centers, as part of a fraud investigation, the Department of Homeland Security said. The operation was among the boldest moves since the White House launched a task force to combat fraud in social...
US Justice Department Indicts Former FBI Director Comey a Second Time, Source Says
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey a second time, a source familiar with the case said on Tuesday. The specific charges were not yet clear, nor was it clear where the case would be brought. Fox News, citing unnamed sources, reported the case was about...
Downtown Fresno Partnership Takes Over ArtHop Street Event. Will Safety Improve?
After a night of mayhem at the April 2 ArtHop, the Downtown Fresno Partnership says it has key changes in store for May. A new permit held by the partnership means that for the first time the event's disparate attractions will be united, said the group's president and CEO Elliott...
X Down for Thousands of Users Tuesday, Downdetector Reports
X, formerly Twitter, experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 12,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:01 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to...
Claude AI Goes Down for Thousands of Users Tuesday, Downdetector Shows
Claude AI experienced a possible outage Tuesday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 2,500 users had reported problems with the platform as of 10:59 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...