Fresno police issued dozens of citations and impounded multiple vehicles during a Sunday evening operation targeting illegal street racing and sideshows, authorities said. Motor units conducted citywide enforcement and made 39 traffic stops, resulting in 35 citations, according to a department news release. Officers impounded seven vehicles, including six for...
July 4 Weekend Was No Picnic for Fresno-Area Firefighters. How Bad Did It Get?
How busy were Fresno-area fire departments on July 4 weekend? Some local departments that GV Wire spoke with were still compiling numbers, but everything was under control. "Every Fourth of July is busy to one degree or another," Clovis Fire Department spokesperson Chad Fitzgerald said. Fresno Fire planned ahead with...
Tulare County Seizes 300 Pounds of Illegal Fireworks Over Fourth of July
Fourth of July enforcement operation in Tulare County led to the seizure of approximately 300 pounds of illegal fireworks and multiple citations, fire officials said. The Tulare County Fire Department said its fire investigators, in coordination with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, conducted full enforcement efforts during the holiday. Authorities...
US Proposes Rules That Could Boost Oil, Gas Output in US West
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Interior Department on Monday proposed rule changes to allow energy companies to more easily combine oil and gas output from multiple leases using the same well pad, which could save the industry as much as $1.8 billion per year, it said. The proposed rule change, which...
Trump Administration Acknowledges Lack of Evidence From Epstein Documents
WASHINGTON — For months, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised the release of documents on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that could reveal damaging details, drumming up anticipation over the files, long a source of speculation and conspiracy theories. But on Monday, a memo by the Justice Department undercut her own statements,...
Dollar Rises After Trump Announces Japan, South Korea Tariffs
NEW YORK — The dollar rose sharply against other major currencies on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs set to go into effect August 1 for a spate of countries including Japan and South Korea. Trump posted letters to the leaders of several countries on his social...
Merced Man Gets More Than 15 Years for Meth Trafficking, High-Speed Chase
A Merced man was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute following a high-speed chase, prosecutors said. Richard Charles Thomas Jr., 42, received a sentence of 15 years and eight months from U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston, Acting U.S....
Man Dead After Firing at US Border Patrol Station in Texas
WASHINGTON - A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot dead by police after opening fire with an assault rifle on a U.S. Border Patrol station in the southern Texas city of McAllen on Monday, local police said. Ryan Louis Mosqueda attacked the facility shortly after 6 a.m. and U.S. Border Patrol...
Tulare County Flume Fire Burns 65 Acres in Sequoia National Forest, Evacuation Order Issued
A wildfire that ignited Sunday afternoon in the Sequoia National Forest has scorched 65 acres and is uncontained, CalFire officials said Monday. Named the Flume Fire, the blaze is burning in a rugged area near Sequoia Crest in Tulare County, close to Highway 190 and Wishon Drive. The fire is...
Fresno County Fish Fire Burns 15 Acres Near Avocado Lake, 50% Contained
Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a small wildfire that broke out Monday morning near Trimmer Springs Road, north of Avocado Lake in Fresno County, officials said. Dubbed the Fish Fire, the blaze had burned 15 acres of grassland by Monday morning and was 50% contained, according to CalFire....