Former Fresno Arts Council manager Suliana Caldwell pled guilty Monday to stealing $1.8 million from the nonprofit, which included taxpayer money from Measure P. The Department of Justice announced the plea, which came two weeks after a plea agreement from Caldwell detailing the crime. A sentencing hearing will be on...
Mexican National in Madera Pleads Guilty in Meth, Carfentanil Pill Trafficking Case
A Mexican national pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine after authorities say they seized 86.5 pounds of 100% pure “ice” meth and about 4,700 counterfeit pills containing carfentanil from his Madera apartment, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Jose Tobias Jimenez-Martinez, 36, who lived in Madera, pleaded guilty today...
Board of Peace Envoy Says Gaza Plan Needs Quick Progress, Hamas Talks ‘Not Easy’
The Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza told Reuters on Monday that he was “fairly optimistic” a plan for disarmament of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza can be agreed on but cautioned that it will still take time. “We've had some very serious discussions with Hamas over...
Fresno Police Arrest 12 on DUI Suspicion During Weekend Enforcement
The Fresno Police Department arrested 12 drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence during an enforcement operation Saturday, authorities said. Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, along with a suspended driver’s license, according to the department. The department said it...
California Says Amazon’s Collusion Drove up Consumer Prices, Citing New Evidence
Amazon.com worked behind the scenes with merchants such as Levi Strauss to prod online rivals such as Home Depot, Walmart and Chewy to raise prices for consumers so it would not be undercut, California's attorney general said on Monday. Evidence detailing alleged efforts to fix prices was unsealed on Monday,...
Trump: New Deal With Iran Will Be Better Than Old One
President Donald Trump said on Monday he believed a nuclear deal the U.S. is currently negotiating with Iran will be better than a 2015 international agreement to curb Tehran's nuclear program. "The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA, commonly referred to as...
X Down for Thousands of Users Monday, Downdetector Reports
X, formerly Twitter, experienced a possible outage Monday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 16,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 10:45 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to...
Fresno DUI Crash Injures 9 After Police Pursuit
A man was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI following a three-vehicle collision that injured nine people after he fled a traffic stop Friday night, according to the Fresno Police Department. At approximately 8:33 p.m., an officer responded to East Olive and North Maple avenues to assist with the crash,...
Musician D4vd Charged With Murder of 14‑year‑old Girl in Los Angeles
David Burke, a 21‑year‑old musician known professionally as D4vd, has been charged with the murder of 14‑year‑old Celeste Rivas, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Monday. Hochman said the remains of Rivas were found last year in the front trunk of a car registered to D4vd. She had...
Pope Leo Decries Exploitation by World’s ‘Authoritarians’ During Angola Trip
Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the rich," the latest example of a forceful new speaking style he has adopted on his four-nation Africa tour. The first U.S. pope, who has drawn...