Amid a flurry of ongoing new development, downtown Merced's West Main Street is about to change direction – literally. City officials confirmed the long-planned traffic shift will officially start around July 14. The one-way section of Main Street in the heart of downtown will flip from its current eastbound flow...
Trump Can Keep National Guard Deployed to Los Angeles for Now, Appeals Court Rules
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court's ruling blocking the mobilization. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision does not mean that...
Judge Temporarily Bars Trump From Deploying National Guard Troops in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily barred President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles, finding that the Guard was unlawfully mobilized by Trump. Judge Charles Breyer ordered the National Guard to return to the control of California Governor Gavin Newsom, who sued to...
Israel Attacks Iran’s Capital With Explosions Booming Across Tehran
JERUSALEM — Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran as Israel said it targeted nuclear and military sites. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. The Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency for the first...
Fresno County Wildfire Threatens Thousands of Acres. Evacuation Orders, Warnings Issued
Update on June 12, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and CalFire have issued Evacuation Warnings for residents in zones P23 and P24, while Evacuation Orders remain in effect for zones P19 and P20. Update on June 12, 2025 at 5:55 p.m. CalFire reported that the fire...
Fresno Fire’s Helmet Cam Catches Blaze Raging on House, Occupants Escape Safely
A late-night fire heavily damaged a home near Gettysburg Avenue and Fresno Street, but all six people inside escaped without injury, officials said. Fresno Fire Department crews responded to multiple 911 calls just after 11 p.m. Wednesday reporting a house engulfed in flames. View this post on Instagram ...
Derek Carr Says Fresno Is Home, as City Honors Bulldog Great
One of Fresno's most revered athletes returned home on Thursday. Derek Carr, star quarterback at Fresno State and four-time Pro Bowler in the NFL, along with wife, Heather Carr, received a proclamation from Mayor Jerry Dyer at the Fresno City Council meeting Thursday, declaring "Derek and Heather Carr Day." Carr...
Fresno Councilmember Warns of Possible ICE Raid at Popular Outdoor Market
Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias is warning that an immigration raid could take place at a popular gathering spot this weekend. “We have learned that this weekend, ICE is planning to engage in a massive immigration raid at the Cherry (Avenue) Auction in Fresno," Arias said during Thursday's council meeting....
Americans Split on Trump’s Use of Military in Immigration Protests, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
WASHINGTON - Americans are divided over President Donald Trump's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday. Some 48% of respondents in the two-day poll agreed with a...
Clovis Police Still Searching for Missing At-Risk Man
Authorities are still searching for a 50-year-old man last seen walking in the Harlan Ranch neighborhood of Clovis on June 6. Mark Kismet was last spotted around 1:30 p.m. near Locan and Shepherd avenues. He was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. Kismet is described as a white male,...