As California water law forces more farmland out of production, a new bill would make it easier to convert it to solar fields. Assembly Bill 1156 from Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) allows farmland under the Williamson Act to be converted to solar fields. Land can be converted back to ag...
Supreme Court Rules Catholic Charity Exempt From State Unemployment Taxes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided Thursday that a Catholic charity doesn't have to pay Wisconsin unemployment taxes, one of a set of religious-rights cases the justices are considering this term. The unanimous ruling comes in a case filed by the Catholic Charities Bureau, which says the state violated the...
Alonso Muscles Up With 2 HRs, 5 RBIs as Mets Belt Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Griffin Canning held baseball’s best offense scoreless for six innings and the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday night. After the teams split a pair of 10-inning games to begin the series, the...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Fermin Solorzano
June 5, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Fermin Solorzano Suspects Date of Birth: December 21, 1987 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 6’ 1, 170 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F23902573 Synopsis of the Case: Fermin Solorzano is wanted on a felony,...
Supreme Court Rejects Mexico’s $10B Gun Lawsuit Against American Gun Manufacturers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies' business practices have fueled tremendous cartel violence and bloodshed. The unanimous ruling tossed out the case under U.S. laws that largely shield gunmakers from liability when...
Trump Says After Xi Call That US and China Will Resume Trade Talks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a "very positive conclusion" on Thursday, announcing that the two countries will hold trade talks in hopes of breaking an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals. It was the first call between...
Kings River Conservancy Names New Leader, Plans to Expand Public Access
A new executive director has taken the helm of the Kings River Conservancy with a focus on community engagement and conservation. The conservancy elevated Molly Schnur-Salimbene to executive director on April 1 after previous executive director Vernon Crowder announced his retirement in January. She first joined the conservancy as an...
Procter & Gamble Slashes Workforce as Tariffs Drive Up Costs
Procter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs over the next two years as the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers implements a restructuring program at a time when tariffs are raising costs for American companies and consumers are growing anxious about the economy. The job cuts, announced...
Giants Score 6 Runs! Ramos Delivers Key Double in Win Over Padres
SAN FRANCISCO — Heliot Ramos hit a tying two-run double in the seventh then Jung Hoo Lee followed with a sacrifice fly that put San Francisco ahead, and the Giants rallied to beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Wednesday night. San Francisco ended a stretch of 16 straight games...
Israel Says It Has Recovered the Bodies of 2 Israeli-American Hostages From the Gaza Strip
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people, including three local journalists who were in the courtyard of...