California is investing $128 million to preserve 40,000 acres of farmland statewide — including nearly 10,000 acres of grazing land in Madera County. The funding, approved earlier this month by the state’s Strategic Growth Council, is aimed at protecting agricultural land from urban development and maintaining the state’s rural character....
SF Giants Make History With Hiring of New Manager Vitello
The often play-it-safe San Francisco Giants took a big roll of the dice on Wednesday, dipping into the college ranks to hire a new manager. In fact, the Giants went where no big-league team had gone before. They hired Tennessee's Tony Vitello, who has never coached in professional baseball. "We're...
Newsom Appoints Steven Crass, Roger Wilson to Valley Superior Courts
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed two familiar names in legal circles, his office announced Wednesday. Newsom elevated Steven Crass from court commissioner to a full Fresno County Superior Court judge. And Roger Wilson, best known as the attorney for the Fresno Police Officers Association, was appointed Tulare County Superior Court judge....
Fresno Unified Scammed Out of $2.2 Million for Construction Projects
An alleged scam resulted in Fresno Unified School District paying $2.2 million to someone pretending to be the district's largest construction contractor, GV Wire has learned. A letter to Fresno County from Bryan Martin, an attorney representing Fresno Unified, said the district directed the County to issue two checks to...
Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Visalia’s BevMo
A driver was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after crashing into a BevMo store on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement. Visalia police officers responded around 2:32 p.m. and determined the driver had suffered a medical emergency before the crash. The driver was taken by ambulance...
Breakaway Music Festival Adds New Cities to 2026 Lineup
The Breakaway Music Festival announced its 2026 tour schedule Wednesday, expanding its national footprint with first-time stops in Houston and Salt Lake City. Presented by CELSIUS, the festival will feature 14 events across the country from April through November, returning to major markets while teasing another new city to be...
Trump Says US Has Not Approved Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Missiles
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a news report on the United States giving approval to Ukraine to use long-range missiles deep into Russia was false, adding the U.S. "has nothing to do with those missiles." The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified U.S. officials, reported earlier on...
Seattle-Based Federal Judge to Hear Gaviola Case in Fresno
While no local federal judges or prosecutors will be allowed to participate, the trial of a woman accused of violating her son's protective order will remain in Fresno. The location of Shana Gaviola's trial for an interstate violation of her son's protective order had remained in limbo. Gaviola accused a...
Trump to Send Federal Agents to Bay Area, SF Chronicle Reports
More than 100 federal agents, including members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are being dispatched to Coast Guard Base Alameda and will begin arriving Thursday, a source familiar with the operation told the San Francisco Chronicle. The move marks the Trump administration’s latest escalation in immigration enforcement and could...
A Measure C Citizen Oversight Committee Without US Citizens?
The Measure C Citizen Oversight Committee may not include citizens if the proposed tax renewal follows one suggestion. At a meeting on Oct. 16, advisory committee member Veronica Garibay asked why it's a requirement to be a U.S. citizen to sit on the oversight committee. "I recommend removing that given...