A Marina man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years to life in state prison for the fatal shooting of a Huron woman in 2023, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Andrew James Leon, 21, received 25 years to life for first-degree murder, plus an additional 25...
Dyer Touts Fresno Progress, Backs Transportation Tax at Hispanic Breakfast
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer highlighted what's good in the city and previewed a potential future transportation tax during remarks to a packed room at the monthly Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation breakfast Wednesday morning. Dyer has made it an annual tradition to deliver the first FAHF speech of the year. The...
Prop. 50 Opponents Appeal to Supreme Court for Expedited Ruling on Voter Map
The California Republican Party on Tuesday filed an emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking justices to block the state's gerrymandered voter maps by February. The appeal comes as the state's June 2 primary election fast approaches. The filing asks for the court to act by Feb. 9, saying...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Felon in Mojave Firearms Burglary
Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a convicted felon in connection with a burglary involving stolen firearms and ammunition earlier this month, authorities said. Deputies assigned to the Mojave substation responded to a burglary investigation on Jan. 11 in the 14000 block of United Street in Mojave. Investigators determined that...
Wired Wednesday: Medicare Advantage Challenges Are Widespread
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about health care issues that Fresno Unified retirees and others around the country are having with Medicare Advantage plans. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expect Medicare Advantage enrollment to decrease by 1 million beneficiaries...
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World
What happens in Greenland doesn’t stay in Greenland. Turns out, the fate of the world’s largest island has significant importance for billions of people on the planet. That’s because of the one thing that Greenland is quickly losing: ice. Most of Greenland’s landmass, which takes up about 2 million square...
Fresno County Recorder’s Unique Read of State Law Brings Big Dollars for Affordable Housing
A unique interpretation of a 2017 California law by assessor-recorder Paul Dictos has meant big money for affordable housing projects in Fresno County. Dictos, however, stands nearly alone among state recorders in how he taxes property transactions. Nearly 10 years after Senate Bill 2 passed, the state's recorders still disagree...
The Right Wants ICE to Crush the Wine Mom Insurgency
If you read conservative media, you might have heard about a new danger stalking our besieged country. This week, Fox News warned about “organized gangs of wine moms” using “antifa tactics” against ICE. According to a column in the right-wing PJ Media, the “greatest threat to our nation” is a...
Wall Street Jumps on Greenland Framework Deal
All three Wall Street benchmarks vaulted higher on Wednesday afternoon, in the wake of news that a framework for an agreement on Greenland had been reached, averting the possibility of new U.S. tariffs on European allies. "We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in...
Fresno Police Plan DUI Patrols for Saturday Night
The Fresno Police Department will conduct DUI patrols Saturday from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., looking for drivers suspected of impaired driving. Officials remind the public that impairment isn’t limited to alcohol. Some prescription and over-the-counter medications can affect driving, and while medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal in California,...