Fresno police arrested a man in connection with two separate shootings, including one that left two people hospitalized and another that led to the recovery of a semi-automatic firearm with an extended magazine, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. The first shooting occurred around 9:15 p.m. April 11...
Are Former Measure C Execs Pushing Their Own Ballot Measure?
Could Fresno County voters see two Measure C initiatives on the 2026 ballot after all? After a compromise deal between Measure C and a social justice coalition quelled an alternative plan on the transportation tax, another proposal may be brewing from familiar names. Clovis City Councilmember Lynne Ashbeck — also...
San Luis Obispo’s Madre Fire Near New Cuyama Grows to 80,615 Acres, 35% Contained
A massive wildfire burning near Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County has scorched more than 80,615 acres since it ignited on July 2, CalFire reported. The Madre Fire, burning in rugged terrain near New Cuyama, remains active and only 35% contained as of 1:08 p.m. Tuesday. One structure has...
US Justice Department Scrambles to Defend Its About-Face on Release of Epstein Files
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's Justice Department scrambled on Tuesday to answer questions after its leadership concluded there was no evidence to support a number of long-held conspiracy theories about the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele. Conservative influencers from Laura Loomer to Elon Musk...
US Supreme Court Lifts Order That Blocked Trump’s Mass Federal Layoffs
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for President Donald Trump's administration to resume carrying out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, elements of his campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government. The justices lifted San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston's May...
Trump to Attend Club World Cup Final, FIFA Opens Office in Trump Tower
WASHINGTON/EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - President Donald Trump will attend Sunday's Club World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, he said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, as world soccer's ruling body FIFA announced it had opened an office in New York's Trump Tower. The expanded tournament featuring many of...
Trump Says Pharmaceutical Tariffs Could Reach 200%
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he plans to announce tariffs on imported semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, saying the rate for medicines could reach 200% but he would give drugmakers about one year "to get their act together." "We're going to give people about a year, a year and...
Rescue Teams Find Three More Bodies After Central Texas Floods
The death toll in Kerr County crept up to 87 on Tuesday as search and rescue teams recovered three more bodies in the flood-ravaged hills of central Texas, according to officials in the county worst hit by the disaster. Rescue teams from federal agencies, neighboring states and Mexico have joined...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar
July 8, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar Suspects Date of Birth: December 21, 1993 Physical Description: Hispanic male, 5'7", 150 lbs., Black Hair, Black Eyes Charges: Robbery Warrant Number: H1907233 Synopsis of the Case: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar is wanted for robbery. If you know...
Trump Says He Is Not Happy With Russia’s Putin, Considering Sanctions
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine. "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin," Trump said...