Click on this link to see the official Paris Olympics medals standings as they're updated after every event. On Tuesday, July 30, the United States reached a milestone of 3,000 all-time medals at the Paris Games — the first country ever to do so. Headed into this year's summer games,...
Fresno Man Caught in Undercover Snare Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking
Dario Mata-Manzo, 32, of Fresno, pleaded guilty Monday to distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert said in a news release. According to court documents, in June 2022, Mata-Manzo negotiated the sale of crystal meth for $1,200 a pound and later delivered 8 pounds of the drug to undercover officers...
Chukchansi Changes Casino Chips. What’s the Deadline to Cash in the Old Ones?
Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold announced it had changed the design of its gambling chips on Monday. Going forward, patrons must use the new chips to play table games. The old ones, however, retain their value and can be exchanged at the casino's cash cage. The casino said...
Two High-Speed Rail Overcrossings Open for Traffic in Fresno County
The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced the completion of two high-speed rail overcrossings in Fresno County on Monday. The Mountain View Avenue and the Floral Avenue grade separations are open to traffic. Construction began in 2023 on the structures built by contractor Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture. The Mountain View Avenue grade...
Clovis Will Unveil ‘First of Its Kind’ Park on Saturday in Loma Vista
Clovis officials will cut the ribbon on a new park in the Loma Vista neighborhood on Saturday and they're celebrating with a morning of free activities and barbecue. The 7-acre park is named Village Green and it's at 2610 Encino Avenue in southeast Clovis near DeWolf and Gettysburg avenues. Festivities...
TNT Sports Teams With Mountain West. Three Bulldog Games on the Schedule.
Fresno State will be featured in three football games airing nationally on truTV and live-streaming on Max this coming season. The games are part of a 14-game package with TNT Sports announced by Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez on Monday morning. The games are in addition to the conference's 49-game...
Fresno Sheriff’s Detectives Hunt for ’90s Lexus Linked to Shooting Death
A vehicle believed to be linked to the 2022 shooting death of 19-year-old Angel Zuniga has been identified as a late 1990s light-colored Lexus LS400 with a partial license plate of 8YKX***. Anyone with information on this vehicle or the case is asked to contact Fresno County Sheriff’s detective Jose...
Trump Vows ‘Largest Deportation in History’ if He Returns to White House
Donald Trump pledged over the weekend to begin the “largest deportation operation in history” if he again is elected president. “We have probably close to 20 million people that came in from all parts of the world. They’re gonna have to be gone,” the Republican presidential candidate told the crowd...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Curses AIPAC in Profanity-Laced Campaign Remarks
Trailing badly in one poll and ostracized by some fellow Democrats, incumbent U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman doubled down on his criticism of AIPAC and America's close ties to Israel in profanity-laced remarks at a Bronx campaign rally on Saturday. Bowman called out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which recently...
Long Prison Stint for Fresno Man Busted in Child Solicitation Sting
Christopher Contreras, 30, of Fresno is headed to federal prison for more than 15 years after his sentencing on child solicitation charges on Monday. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston sentenced Contreras to 15 years and nine months for attempted coercion of a minor and enticement of a minor, U.S....