Mehmet Oz, who heads the agency that runs the U.S. Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs, said on Tuesday the Trump administration plans to ask all 50 states to revalidate Medicaid providers in what he called "high-risk" areas as part of an effort to reduce fraud. Oz, speaking at Politico's Health...
Wall Street Gains as AI, Earnings Momentum Outweigh Middle East Angst
Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Tuesday as renewed artificial intelligence optimism and strong corporate earnings bolstered markets battered by constant back-and-forth over the resolution of the Middle East conflict. J.P. Morgan raised its year-end target for the S&P 500, citing AI and tech-driven earnings, while Amazon said on...
Trump Says He Does Not Want to Extend Truce as Expiry Nears, US Seizes Tanker
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a rapidly expiring ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and that the U.S. military was "raring to go" if negotiations were not successful. He spoke shortly after the U.S. military announced it had boarded a huge...
Tacos El Cabezon Restaurant Owner Found: Fresno Police
The owner of Tacos El Cabezon has been located, the Fresno Police Department informed GV Wire Monday afternoon. The news comes three days after a missing person's report was filed for owner Armando Arias. Police did not release additional details about the incident. Click here to read the original story.
War, Interest Rates, Insurance Can’t Stop Fresno County Real Estate Investment
Even as the world deals with war, the country deals with high interest rates, and the state faces an ongoing insurance crisis, experts say that in Fresno County the real estate world has adapted to these conditions, finding opportunities to make money. On Thursday, the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation...
Sanger Police Arrest 17-Year-Old Gang Member Found With Loaded Gun After School Carnival
Sanger police arrested a 17-year-old gang member on Friday after officers say they found a loaded firearm during a search tied to a felony warrant connected to a prior firearms charge, authorities said. Police said officers contacted the juvenile around 6 p.m. in the area of Church and Bethel avenues....
Traffic Stop in Fresno County Leads to Major Meth and Fentanyl Seizure, CHP Says
A traffic stop Friday on northbound Interstate 5 in Fresno County led to the seizure of more than 60 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder, and a stolen handgun, according to the California Highway Patrol's Central Division. CHP said a K-9 sergeant conducted an enforcement stop after observing multiple violations. During...
San Luis Obispo County Deputy-Involved Shooting in Nipomo Leaves Man Dead
A man was shot and killed by deputies following a family disturbance call Sunday in Nipomo, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called Sunday to the 700 block of Hill Street after receiving a report that an adult male inside an apartment was threatening to...
Merced County Authorities Arrest Felon After Search Uncovers Guns and Narcotics
A 29-year-old man was arrested Thursday after authorities served a search warrant at a Merced home and found multiple firearms and illegal drugs, officials said. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office, working with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, conducted the search at a residence in the 3800 block of...
Kyiv Shooting Death Toll Rises to 7, Prosecutor General Says
A man hit in a Kyiv shooting on Saturday has died in a hospital, bringing to seven the toll of those killed in the incident, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Monday. Kravchenko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, also said two police officers had been issued "notices of suspicion"...