The California Highway Patrol Porterville Area is asking for the public’s help to identify a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured another motorist Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Road 238 south of Avenue 112. Authorities said a black 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling...
US Labor Department Proposes Rule to Boost Transparency in Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fees
Jan 29 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration on Thursday issued a proposed rule aimed at increasing transparency around fees and compensation collected by pharmacy benefit managers. The move, which follows a directive under President Donald Trump's executive order on lowering drug prices, seeks to clarify...
City Eyes Demolishing Former Fresno Bee Building Bought for $5.75 Million
GV Wire has learned that the city of Fresno plans to demolish the massive Fresno Bee building that formerly housed the storied paper's news operation, printing press, and distribution headquarters. Councilmember Miguel Arias confirmed to GV Wire on Thursday that the city wants to demolish the 220,000-square-foot building at 1626...
Fresno Police Won’t Arrest Federal Agents Under CA Mask Law, City Says
Fresno city officials on Thursday clarified that the city’s police department will not arrest federal agents who violate California’s recently enacted law banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks. City Manager Georgeanne White told the City Council at their Thursday meeting that she had contacted Mayor Jerry Dyer, who is...
Major Airlines Urge Congress to Pay Air Traffic Controllers in Event of Government Shutdown
Major U.S. airlines on Thursday urged Congress to pay air traffic controllers in the event of a partial government shutdown after the industry suffered a major disruption during a 43-day standoff last fall. The U.S. government could again face a partial shutdown as soon as Saturday over an ongoing dispute...
Democrats Block Spending Package as DHS Talks Continue
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats grasped for a deal with President Donald Trump on Thursday that could avert a shutdown and lead to new restrictions on his immigration crackdown, after blocking a spending package needed to keep the government open past a Friday midnight deadline. With time running out and no...
Visalia Man Arrested After Alleged Hammer Assault on Roommate
A 41-year-old man was arrested early Thursday after police say he assaulted his roommate with a hammer inside a Visalia residence, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement. Police officers responded at about 4:40 a.m. to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1700 block...
Trump’s JPMorgan Lawsuit Underscores His Growing Clash With Wall Street
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Jan 25 - U.S. President Donald Trump's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon highlights a growing, and politically fraught, conflict in the administration's policy agenda for Wall Street, with big banks scoring wins but also facing setbacks. In his most confrontational move yet against Wall...
ICE’s Impunity Is a Formula for More Violence
America stared into the void this week, but pulled back. Federal action in the streets of Minneapolis goes well beyond immigration. It is a test of the government’s power to use violence against its own citizens — a dividing-line between liberty and tyranny. And it will not be the last....
US Shale Producers Coterra, Devon in Advanced Talks to Merge, Source Says
Jan 29 - U.S. shale producers Coterra Energy and Devon Energy could announce an agreement to merge as soon as next week, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. A possible combination would rank among the largest between U.S. energy producers in recent years. Both companies have operations...