An early morning fire caused significant damage to a vacant restaurant building in Fresno, the Fresno Fire Department reported. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fresno Fire Department (@fresnofiredepartment) Fire crews were called to the 3800 block of North Blackstone Avenue around 1:40 a.m. after...
Visalia Police Make Arrest in Deadly Hit-and-Run
Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that happened on Wednesday in Visalia. Officers responded around 4 a.m. to a report of a man lying in the roadway near Noble Avenue and Vista Street. The man was found unresponsive and taken to Kaweah Health, where he...
Madera County Inmate Arrested After Chase and Crash With Kids in Car
A man serving time for domestic violence who failed to return from a court-approved day-pass was arrested after crashing during a police pursuit in Madera County, authorities said. Michael Sanchez, 30, had been granted a temporary release from custody by a visiting judge from Fresno to attend his grandmother’s funeral...
Fresno Shooting Leaves Man Dead Near Griffith and Hughes
A man was shot and killed Thursday evening near Griffith Way and Hughes Avenue in Fresno, police said. Officers responded to a six-round ShotSpotter activation at 6:51 p.m. and found Nicholas Bolanos, 33, hunched over and bleeding from the chest. He was transported to Community Regional Medical Center, where he...
Iran and Israel Say a New Wave of Iranian Missile Attacks Has Begun. Explosions Heard Over Jerusalem
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sirens and a round of explosions, possible from Israeli interceptors, could be heard booming in the sky over Jerusalem early Saturday and the Israeli military said another attack was taking place. The Israeli military urged civilians, already rattled by an earlier wave of missiles, to...
Man Found Dead in Bass Lake, Cause Under Investigation
A man in his 80s was found dead in the water at Bass Lake on Friday morning, authorities said. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 9 a.m. to reports of a possible body in the water. The man was located about 15 feet from shore. Witnesses told...
US Marines Carry out First Known Detention of Civilian in Los Angeles, Video Shows
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON -Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump. The incident took place at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles where...
Tensions Boil Between Arias and Dem Congressmembers
After taking criticism for supposedly not supporting immigrants enough, two Central Valley Democratic congressmembers are returning fire. Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias blasted representatives Jim Costa, D-Fresno, Adam Gray, D-Merced, and David Valadao, R-Kings County, at Thursday's council meeting. Arias, also a Democrat, mentioned a peaceful immigration rally in Fresno...
ICE Arrests of Non-Criminal Migrants Surge 800% Under Trump
WASHINGTON - The number of people booked into immigration detention who have been charged only with immigration violations has jumped eight-fold since President Donald Trump took office, government data shows, undercutting his anti-crime message. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention statistics show the number of detainees arrested by ICE with...
Youth Invited to Unplug, Connect With Nature at Day Camp in Auberry
The Denham Forest School is inviting children to unplug, explore, and connect with the natural world at their forest-based day camp in mid-July. Denham Forest School, open to ages six to 12, is nestled in the heart of a privately held 100-acre woodland in Auberry. The site features miles of...