On Tuesday, Michael Rossi, a Fresno County District Attorney investigator and 22-year law enforcement veteran, died in a solo vehicle accident in Fresno. The DA’s Office says Rossi was 49-years-old and began his career in law enforcement as a member of the Fresno Police Department. Read More at FOX26
Water Rights Conversation Heats Up
As drought becomes more frequent, California will — or should be — compelled to re-think its entire water system and the status of water rights will be a central and very volatile factor. Read More at Water Foundation
Midas Offering Free Protection Against Catalytic Converter Thieves
Catalytic converter thefts have been on the rise across the Valley over the past year and now Midas, the automotive service center, is offering free engravings at local shops to help slow and prevent more thefts. Read More at FOX26
Unvaccinated Fitness Guru Gets COVID and Spends 47 Days Intubated. ‘I Made a Mistake.’
Bill Phillips, health guru and former Denver Broncos nutrition expert, spent 47 days intubated in ICU and on a ventilator after getting COVID-19. Phillips said he chose not to get vaccinated against the coronavirus because he thought he would be protected after already having the virus before. Read More at...
President Biden’s Infrastructure and Build Back Better Plans: An Antidote for Inflationary Pressure
Debate over President Biden’s infrastructure and Build Back Better (BBB) plans is ramping up. One question is how the packages will affect inflation and economic heat. The infrastructure and Build Back Better plans are designed to be long-term packages that increase the capacity of the economy through investments in physical...
Democrats Sweat Turnout Disaster in California Without Trump to Run Against
Donald Trump could swing the California governorship to a Republican just merely by his absence. California’s surprisingly close gubernatorial recall election is showing just how hard it may be for the Democratic party to motivate its base to vote without Trump as a foil. Read More at Politico
Dutch Bros. Addict? Soon You’ll Be Able to Own Part of the Company.
Dutch Bros. has long held a steadfast grip on ownership of its ever-growing footprint across the West Coast but it's now giving customers a chance to get in on the action, announcing it would seek an initial public offering of stock by the end of 2021. Read More at The Sun
Ex-CIA Analyst and Afghanistan War Vet Says Stephen Miller is ‘Complicit’ in the Deaths of Afghan Interpreters
Matt Zeller, an Afghanistan War veteran and advocate for Afghan interpreters, ripped into the former Trump advisor Stephen Miller for opposing the resettlement of endangered Afghans, saying that Miller was "equally complicit" in their fates as the Taliban and "should be held accountable for war crimes." Read More at Insider
Behind the Scenes of the Valley Surfing ‘Oasis’ Where Epic TV Competition is Filmed
The San Joaquin Valley community of Lemoore might seem a strange place to set a surfing competition. After all, the Kings County burg is 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean. But there, surrounded by farmland, sits an artificial-wave oasis designed and built by world famous professional surfer Kelly Slater. And...
Items Belonging to Gangster Al Capone Being Auctioned Off in Sacramento
Infamous prohibition-era gangster Al Capone's granddaughters are hoping to preserve their family history and show the human side of their grandfather by selling intimate prison letters sent to his son along with other recognizable items such as Capone’s Colt pistol dubbed “sweetheart.” Read More at CBS13