A man has been arrested in connection with a March shooting that left one person dead in Fresno, authorities said. On March 19, at approximately 10:02 p.m., Southwest Policing District officers responded to the area of Samson and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for a report of a shooting victim....
National Weather Service Issues Tornado Warning in Madera, Fresno Counties
Update at 3:47 p.m. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office shared the original report of the tornado came in around 2:15 p.m. A resident in the county portion of Kerman reported a funnel cloud that may have briefly touched down near the intersection of Biola and Belmont avenues. The resident reported...
Clovis Council Approves Massive Water Rate Increase to Keep Up With Costs
Clovis City Councilmembers on Monday approved rate increases to cover what staff say will be a coming deficit in what it costs to deliver water. Over the next three years, Clovis water users will see not only a 60% increase to their rates, but also a change to how they...
Drone Show to Light Up Skies in Harry Potter 25th Anniversary Experience
A new immersive drone spectacle celebrating 25 Years of Magic from the Harry Potter film series is set to launch in Los Angeles on June 13 before traveling to cities across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, Fever announced on Tuesday. The experience, titled DroneArt Show: Harry Potter™,...
Trump Extends Ceasefire Until Iranian Proposal Is Submitted, Talks Are Over
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was extending the Iran ceasefire until an Iranian proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he was acting at the request of Pakistan to hold off attacks until Iranian leaders and representatives could come...
Fresno Police Arrest Driver on DUI, Narcotics Charges After Traffic Stop
A driver was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of driving under the influence and drug-related offenses following a traffic stop in central Fresno, police said. Officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop at Ventura Avenue and Third Street around 5:57 p.m. During the stop, officers contacted the driver and detected the...
El Salvador Court Tries Over 400 Alleged Gang Leaders for 47,000 Crimes
A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began the mass trial of over 400 alleged leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha criminal gang, commonly known as MS-13, in a case involving more than 47,000 crimes prosecutors say were committed between 2012 and 2022. Prosecutors said the 486 defendants ordered homicides, feminicides, extortion, arms...
Fresno Police Arrest Man After Alleged Attack in Front of Children
A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday after police say he assaulted a woman in a domestic violence incident while violating a protective order. According to Fresno Police Department, officers responded to the scene where the suspect, identified as Israel Perez, allegedly punched the victim on both sides of her face,...
Fresno House Fire Turns Into Midnight Rescue Mission as Flames Trap Two
Two people were rescued from a burning home early Tuesday morning and taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation after a structure fire escalated to a third-alarm response, according to the Fresno Fire Department. Firefighters were called just before 1:20 a.m. to the 2500 block of E. Buckingham Way, where...
Internal Emails Show How Fringe Groups Fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Ballot Seizure
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the spring of 2022, a woman named Shelby Bunch began appearing at government hearings in Riverside County, demanding that officials there address what she believed was an epidemic of fraud in local elections. Bunch often introduced herself...