The Cat House on the Kings has set a goal of raising $50,000 by Wednesday, Feb. 11, to provide 1,000 low-cost spay or neuters ahead of the "kitten season" flood. California's largest no-cage, no-kill cat sanctuary and adoption center is off to a strong start after securing a $15,000 match...
Caltrans to Close Portions of Fresno Highways for Asphalt Sealing
The California Department of Transportation announced planned closures on several highways in Fresno for asphalt sealing operations. On Sunday, from 4 a.m. to 12 p.m., the No. 3 lane on southbound Highway 41 between Tulare and M streets will be closed. In addition, southbound Highway 41 onramps at Tulare and...
Try This Super Bowl Quiz for Folks Who Don’t Know Sports
They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. What about non-sports fans on Super Bowl Sunday? Here’s a quiz for everyone who doesn’t know a fumble from a field goal. 1. How many sitting U.S. presidents have attended a Super Bowl game in person? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four Answer:...
Hundreds of Roosevelt High Students March to City Hall in Protest of ICE
Hundreds of Roosevelt High School students left campus Friday and marched to Fresno City Hall, marking a week of anti-ICE protests in Fresno Unified. An outpouring of students, armed with pickets and posters, left class at 12:30, using the sidewalk to march about 2.5 miles downtown. Fresno Unified offered bus...
Buchanan High School Students March to Willow Station in Anti-ICE Protest
A group of Buchanan High School Students marched two miles to Willow Station in protest of the recent immigration crack-down and fatal shootings of protestors in Minneapolis — joining in the many recent student-led protests across Fresno County. An estimated 100 students, armed with pickets, met after school at the...
New York Governor Signs Law Allowing Medical Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Residents
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed a bill into law allowing medical aid in dying to be available for terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. The law has parameters to ensure that patients are not coerced into choosing medical aid in dying and...
Teen Arrested at Visalia Mall After Firearm Report
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Friday afternoon at Visalia Mall after security reported he might be carrying a firearm, authorities said. Just after 2:30 p.m., mall security notified officers that a teenager appeared to have a weapon. Using video surveillance, security located the boy and observed what looked like a...
Tumblr Goes Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
Tumblr experienced a possible outage Friday, according to Downdetector.com. More than 18,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 3:48 p.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users who reported an issue to Downdetector said that they had issues...
Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs on Nations Doing Business With Iran
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that may impose a 25% tariff on countries that do business with Iran. The order comes as tensions between Iran and U.S. continue to simmer even as the two countries engaged in talks this week. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward and...
US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump’s Efforts to Ban DEI
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to a move by President Donald Trump's administration to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies and businesses with government contracts. A three-judge panel of the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that would...