Ray Appleton is returning to the KMJ airwaves on Monday. He posted an update on Facebook, and his boss — program director and fill-in host Blake Taylor — also made the announcement on the air. Appleton had been off the air since April 29 with a rare immune condition known...
Fresno Unified Communications Boss on Leave After AI-Generated FTA Dossier Debacle
The Fresno Unified communications chief who produced a dossier containing alleged attacks by the teachers union against Superintendent Misty Her is now on leave, according to her automatic email reply. An email request to Chief Communications Officer Nikki Henry on Friday from GV Wire elicited an automatic response stating that...
Visalia Teen Takes Second Place in Dramatic Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals
Sarvadnya Kadam, a 14-year-old Visalia eighth grader, came only a few letters short of claiming the championship in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals on Thursday night. Sarvadnya was knocked out in the 20th round of the competition when he misspelled Uaupes, a river in the Colombia-Brazil region. The winner,...
Newsom Tussles With Local Officials Over Homelessness
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Throughout Gavin Newsom's governorship, he and local government officials have been squabbling over financial support and accountability for programs to reduce California's largest-in-the-nation homelessness crisis. Simply put, Newsom has blamed local officials for not clearing their streets of...
Fresno Police Arrest Two Women Suspected in Targeted Shootings
Fresno police have arrested two women in connection to two separate shootings that targeted the same female victim over a span of four days, authorities said. The first incident occurred on May 10, when officers responded to a one-round ShotSpotter activation near Marks and Alamos avenues. Officers contacted the residents...
Taylor Swift Has Regained Control of Her Music, Buys Back First 6 Albums
NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work. In a lengthy note posted to her official website on Friday, Swift announced: "All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me." According to the note, the pop star has purchased her catalog of...
How Trump’s Vow to Revoke Chinese Student Visas Could Hurt California
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Trump administration's latest vow to "aggressively revoke" Chinese student visas could affect as many 50,000 students in California, a population larger than Palm Springs. Sending those students home would have far-ranging financial impacts. Foreign students not only...
Speaker Johnson Raises Campaign Money in Fresno
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited Fresno on Wednesday for a fundraiser at Harris Construction. Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig attended the event, appreciating what he heard. "He talked about water issues and how the president is keenly aware of the challenges we have here," Magsig told Politics 101....
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Panthers-Oilers Final Rematch, Who Is Favored and What to Watch For
The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are playing for the Stanley Cup once again. The Cup final is a rematch from last year. The Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference to reach their third consecutive final, while the Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars to win the West....
Fire Contained After Visalia House Blaze Prompts Evacuations and Road Closures
Update on Friday at 10:50 a.m. The Visalia Fire Department reported at 9:26 a.m. that the fire has been contained and two houses sustained damage. Two individuals were also transported for medical attention, one being someone who was injured while assisting a neighbor. The other was due to unrelated health...