WOODLAND — A Northern California man's 378-year sentence for sexual assault has been overturned by a judge who said there was strong evidence that his adopted daughter made up the accusations to punish him and improve her prospects of remaining in the U.S. Ajay Dev, 58, was released May 23...
Fresno Man Faces Life in Prison for Fentanyl, Gun Charges
A Fresno man was indicted and arraigned Wednesday on federal charges of possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute and possessing firearms in connection with drug trafficking, authorities said. Henry Joseph Garcia, 49, is accused of having more than 400 grams of a substance containing fentanyl and two loaded firearms on...
Tiger’s Son, Charlie Woods, Wins Team TaylorMade Invitational in Claiming 1st AJGA Event
BOWLING GREEN, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods needs to make room on his trophy shelf for son Charlie. The 16-year-old finished with a three-round score of 15-under 201 at the Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday in winning his first American Junior Golf Association event at the Streamsong Resort Black Course....
Wired Wednesday: The Human Side of Law Enforcement
GV Wire reporter and editor Anthony W. Haddad talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Karl Cooke about his ride-a-long experience with the Fresno Police Department. Haddad explains the calmness and professionalism that officers exhibited when dealing with calls for service in southeast Fresno.
CIF Expands Field, Changes Medal Rules for State Track Championships Amid Trump Pushback
The California Interscholastic Federation announced follow-up procedures to its pilot entry process for the 2025 CIF State Track and Field Championships, clarifying how additional entries for biological female student-athletes in select events will be handled and also changing the rules for awarding medals. The update comes amid national attention and...
Get Ready for Several Years of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn
WASHINGTON — Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast. There's an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years, and it's even...
Harvard Agrees to Relinquish Early Photos of Slaves, Ending a Long Legal Battle
BOSTON — Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects' descendants. The photos of the subjects identified by Tamara Lanier as her great-great-great-grandfather...
Fed Minutes: Uncertainty ‘Elevated’ as Risks of Higher Inflation and Unemployment Rise
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials agreed earlier this month to hold off on any interest-rate moves while they evaluated the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on inflation, unemployment, and the broader economy. According to minutes from their May 6-7 meeting, released Wednesday, "almost all" of the 19 officials that...
Is This Weekend’s 100-Plus Degree Heat a Hint on What’s Coming This Summer?
If you bet that Fresno would escape the month of May without seeing triple-digit temperatures, get ready to pay up. After a couple days of 90-degree heat this week in Fresno, Friday’s high is forecast to soar to 102 degrees, and Saturday could see a scorching 105 degrees, National Weather...
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept running to the bathroom and felt too ill to finish a basketball game. Days later, he lay in a hospital bed, fighting for his life. He had eaten tainted salad, according to a lawsuit...