Caltrans announced that a northbound onramp on Highway 41 will be closed Thursday morning for guardrail repairs. The northbound Highway 41 straight onramp at Tulare/Divisadero Avenue will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., while the northbound Highway 41 circle onramp at Tulare Street will remain open during the...
US Judge Rejects California Law That Banned Masks for Federal Officers
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday preliminarily struck down a California state law that bans federal officers from wearing masks while on duty. U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder said the U.S. government was likely to prove that the law is unconstitutional and granted its request for an order against...
Immigration Judge Says Trump Administration Cannot Deport Tufts Student
An immigration judge has found there were no grounds to deport a Turkish graduate student whose arrest by masked agents last year was an early salvo in the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants. The decision by the judge, Roopal Patel, came last month and was disclosed in federal court by...
Former Atwater Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Justice
A former federal correctional officer in Atwater pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstructing justice in connection with her alleged assault of an inmate, authorities announced. Sandra Munagay, 44, of Atwater, a former Senior Correctional Officer at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atwater, admitted she falsified a report after a 2023 incident in...
Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive
A large Pride flag was quietly removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan after a directive from the federal government, the latest step in the Trump administration’s nationwide assault on diversity initiatives and the second time in less than a year it has targeted the Greenwich Village site, which...
Vice President Vance’s Office Backtracks After Statement on Armenian Genocide
The White House on Tuesday deleted a post from Vice President JD Vance's account that commemorated massacres of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message that was likely to irk U.S.-allied Turkey was posted in error. Vance, who was on a two-day trip to Armenia, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial...
OT Pay, Night Vision Binoculars: UC San Diego Is Among Agencies Helping Patrol Border
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For 20 nights every year, police from UC San Diego depart from their usual school rounds and patrol the shores of La Jolla, Black’s Beach, and Torrey Pines. Powered by overtime pay provided by the federal Department of...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Angel Sandoval Valdez
February 10, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Angel Sandoval Valdez Suspects Date of Birth: November 26, 1963 Physical Description: Hispanic male, 5' 6, 200 lbs., Black Hair, Brown eye Charges: Failure to update address sex registrant Warrant Number: H1908268 Synopsis of the Case: Angel Sandoval Valdez...
Clovis Mother Sentenced for Arming Gang Member Son Later Killed in Fresno
A Clovis woman was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for providing a firearm to her son, a convicted felon and gang member, authorities announced. Jawana Washington, 45, of Fresno, was convicted on Sept. 3, 2025, following a one-day trial of aiding and abetting a felon in possession...
Troubled LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Re-Election Challenge From City’s Left Wing
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The ever-changing array of political figures seeking to become California’s next governor has a doppelganger in the game of musical political chairs being played in Los Angeles over electing a mayor. In a sense, that should not be surprising...