A traffic stop in Merced County on Monday led to the seizure of more than $3.5 million worth of suspected narcotics and the arrest of a driver, according to the California Highway Patrol. A Central Division K-9 officer conducted the stop and observed indicators of criminal activity during the contact....
Merced County Man Arrested After Alleged Hate Crime, Firearm Assault
A 45-year-old man was arrested after deputies say he threatened a 68-year-old man with a handgun and used racial slurs during a property dispute in South Dos Palos. Deputies with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office responded Friday morning to the intersection of Cypress Road and Reynolds Avenue regarding a dispute...
Republicans Offer to Fund Homeland Security Without ICE Enforcement
WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump threw cold water on their efforts to cut a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, Senate Republicans intensified their bid Tuesday to find an off-ramp to the impasse amid staggeringly long lines at airports across the country. Under...
Stephen Miller Asks Why Texas Pays to Teach Children in Country Illegally
HOUSTON — Stephen Miller raised the idea of ending public education funding for children lacking legal status in a closed-door meeting with Texas lawmakers in Washington last week, a move that would challenge a decades-old U.S. Supreme Court precedent, according to two people who were in the meeting. Miller, President...
Feds Bump Water Allocation Up Modestly for West Fresno County. Westlands Says Not Enough
An update from the Bureau of Reclamation means a modest increase in water sent to south-of-Delta contractors, including Westlands Water District. On Tuesday, the bureau announced the yearly allocation would increase to 20% from 15%. This comes as a recent heat wave has experts worried about accelerated melting of the...
San Luis Obispo Authorities Recover Body of 25-Year-Old After Lopez Lake Drowning
A 25-year-old Santa Maria man who went missing while swimming at Lopez Lake was found dead after a multi-agency search, authorities said. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday to a 911 call reporting a man drowning at the lake. Deputies assisted...
Trump Cites Progress With Iran, US Reported to Propose Plan to End War
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to war with Iran, including winning an important concession from Tehran, while media outlets reported Washington had sent a 15-point settlement proposal. Trump told reporters at the White House the U.S. was...
US Expected to Send Thousands More Soldiers to Middle East, Sources Say
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup even as President Donald Trump talks about a possible deal with Tehran to...
California Asks Court to Halt Riverside Sheriff’s Recount of 2025 Election Ballots
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a California court to halt the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s effort to recount ballots from the November 2025 special election to redraw congressional maps. In an unprecedented move, Riverside County Sheriff Chad...
Medi-Cal Cuts Could Stagger Fresno County Budget. Hiring Freezes Loom
Fresno County supervisors received grim budget news as the county prepares to potentially pay hundreds of millions of dollars more in medical costs for those losing out on state-funded insurance. Joe Prado, Fresno County Public Health Director, told supervisors at the March 17 meeting that federal cuts to Medi-Cal could...