The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate the next of kin of a 77-year-old man who died earlier this month. Carlos Arevalo, of Madera, died on Jan. 4, according to the sheriff’s office. Authorities said they have been unable to locate his family despite...
Philippine Mayor Survives Rocket Attack, TMZ Reports
The mayor of a town in the southern Philippines survived an apparent assassination attempt after a rocket-propelled grenade struck his armored vehicle, TMZ reports. Video footage from Shariff Aguak municipality shows a white van stopping along a roadway in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Two men exit the...
Fresno Drivers Face Highway 180 on-Ramp Closure Wednesday
Caltrans plans to close a westbound Highway 180 on-ramp at Cedar Avenue in Fresno on Wednesday for pavement striping operations. The closure is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Transportation. During that time, the existing carpool lane along the on-ramp will be converted...
Fresno Police Seek Help Locating Stolen French Bulldog
Fresno police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect or locate a stolen French bulldog taken earlier this month. Police said Lennie, a French bulldog valued at more than $3,000, was taken from his residence on Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the area of Cambridge and Warren avenues....
Swearengin Backing Measure C Successor. Bredefeld Has Other Plans.
A social justice group — backed by the nonprofit led by former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin — has started the official process to place a Fresno County half-cent sales tax for transportation projects on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot. Moving Forward Together filed a notice of intention with the Fresno...
Judge Cuts Sentence of Ultra-Orthodox Therapist Convicted of Molestation
NEW YORK — An unlicensed religious therapist whose child molestation conviction pierced a veil of silence in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in New York City may now be released in a few years, after Brooklyn prosecutors supported a lighter sentence. The new sentence of 18 years, ordered Tuesday by Judge...
How Many People Has Trump Deported So Far?
Over the past year, President Donald Trump’s administration has deported about 230,000 people who were arrested inside the country and another 270,000 at the border, a New York Times analysis of federal data shows. The number of deportations from interior arrests since Trump took office is already higher than the...
Trump Says Value of the Dollar Is ‘Great’, Currency Hits 4-Year Low
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the value of the dollar was "great", when asked whether he thought it had declined too much, adding to pressure on the greenback which hit a four-year low. The dollar's recent weakness stems from multiple factors: expectations of continued Federal Reserve rate cuts, tariff uncertainty,...
Steam Down for Thousands of Users, According to Downdetector
Steam experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 3,600 users had reported problems with the platform as of 3:15 p.m. PST, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing...
Trump Says Alex Pretti Should Not Have Carried Gun That Was Allowed Under Minnesota Law
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis, should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines, comments that put him at odds with gun rights groups and some Republicans. Asked whether he agreed with...