WASHINGTON — Landry Bell, a 1-year-old boy who was born with Down syndrome, wriggled and smiled in his big sister's lap on the floor outside Republican Sen. Mike Lee's office this week as he took a break from going office to office with his mother while she explained how cuts...
Visalia Stabbing Sends Man to Hospital, Police Investigating
Authorities are investigating a stabbing that left a man seriously injured early Friday in downtown Visalia, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement. Officers responded around 5:41 a.m. near Church Street after receiving a report of an assault victim. When they arrived, downtown security personnel told officers they had...
Wall Street Perks Up, Oil Dips After Trump’s Middle East Delay
NEW YORK/LONDON - Wall Street indexes tracked global stock markets modestly higher on Friday while oil dipped after U.S. President Donald Trump held off on a decision of whether to involve the U.S. military in the Israel-Iran conflict. Israel and Iran continued trading attacks one week on from an Israeli...
Police, DA Refuse to Release Records on Latina Senator’s DUI Arrest Near Capitol
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A Democratic California senator is now considering suing Sacramento police for what she alleges was a "politically motivated" false DUI arrest intended to "silence" an LGBTQ Latina lawmaker, her attorney tells CalMatters. Officers have insisted that they acted...
US Supreme Court Upholds Law on Suing Palestinian Authorities Over Attacks
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday a statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against Palestinian authorities by Americans killed or injured in attacks abroad as plaintiffs pursue monetary damages for violence years ago in Israel and the West Bank. The 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court's...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Damage Planes at UK Military Base
LONDON - Pro-Palestinian activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in central England on Friday, damaging and spraying red paint over two planes used for refuelling and transport. Palestine Action said two members had entered the Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire, putting paint into the engines of the Voyager...
Israeli Scientists Scramble to Save Work After Iranian Missile Hits Labs
REHOVOT, Israel - Researchers at Israel's prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science have been scrambling to save their experiments after an Iranian missile destroyed a building containing dozens of cutting-edge laboratories. The missile struck the institute's campus at Rehovot, on the southern periphery of Tel Aviv, in the early hours of...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Versall Johnson Henderson
June 20, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Versall Johnson Henderson Suspects Date of Birth: August 14, 1979 Physical Description: Black Male, 6’ 2, 230 lbs., Black Hair, Hazel Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Synopsis of the Case: Versall Johnson Henderson is wanted on a felony...
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Into Yard Then Falls Asleep on Patrol Car
A suspected DUI crash that could have ended in tragedy instead left behind only property damage — and a driver reportedly asleep on a patrol car, the California Highway Patrol's Fresno division said in a Thursday statement. Authorities say an intoxicated driver plowed through a brick wall and across a...
Visalia Police Investigate Assault at Local Bar
Visalia police are investigating an assault that left one person with severe facial injuries late Thursday night at the Pump House bar. Officers responded to a medical aid call around 11:09 p.m. and found the victim injured at the scene. The individual was taken to Kaweah Health for treatment. The...