Bud Elliott, the longtime news anchor on KSEE 24, died Monday, the station reported. He was 76. Elliott worked at the NBC affiliate for two stints, from 1987 to 2007, and again from 2012 until his retirement in 2014, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In between, Elliott delivered...
Fresno Home Suffers Second Fire in Less Than 24 Hours
Fresno firefighters responded to a house fire Tuesday evening on the 1800 block of West Harvard Avenue, marking the second blaze at the same home in less than 24 hours, the department said in a statement. Crews were dispatched shortly after 6 p.m. after multiple 911 callers reported the residence...
New ICE Leadership Brings More Violence, Little Accountability, and Zero Oversight
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In late October, rumblings about a major reorganization within the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agencies pointed to the U.S. Border Patrol usurping top command posts in the leadership of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Anonymous sources told...
Ford To Recall Nearly 230,000 US Vehicles Over Instrument Panel Display Failure, NHTSA Says
Ford is recalling 229,609 Bronco vehicles in the U.S. due to a failure in the instrument panel display, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. The regulator said the instrument panel's software will be updated by a dealer or through an...
Judge Questions Validity of Indictment Against FBI Ex-Chief Comey
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A U.S. judge on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment of former FBI Director James Comey secured by a prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump in the latest signal that the charges may be dismissed before trial. After repeated questioning by U.S....
Border Patrol Expands North Carolina Operations to More Liberal Cities
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal Border Patrol agents expanded their operations in North Carolina on Tuesday to include Raleigh, the state capital, and nearby Democratic cities in the latest escalation of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Since Saturday, the Border Patrol had been focusing its efforts in North Carolina...
A Touchdown, Then Tragedy for Marshawn Kneeland. He ‘Gave All He Could Give’
WYOMING, Mich. — A cadre of Dallas Cowboys players chased after the football as it tumbled into the end zone under the bright lights of “Monday Night Football.” In a flash, one player emerged in front of the pack — a 268-pound defensive end who smothered the ball for a...
US Canceling October’s Employment Report After Shutdown Prevented Data Collection
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that month with November's report after the recently ended government shutdown prevented the collection of data for the household survey. That...
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI Board After Epstein Emails
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board, he said on Wednesday, several days after Congress released documents that showed Summers shared a close relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers, also a former president of Harvard University, said on Monday he would...
Friant Water Authority Chief Jason Phillips Announces Resignation
Jason Phillips is ending his decade-long tenure as the chief executive officer of Friant Water Authority to enter the private sector. His last day will be Jan. 19, 2026. The fact of his leaving was less a surprise than the timing, with the announcement coming out Tuesday, the first day of...