X (formerly Twitter) experienced a possible outage Friday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 150,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 8:03 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say...
Fresno Man Dies at Nursing Facility, Officials Seek Family
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating relatives of a 65-year-old man who died earlier this month. The Coroner’s Office said Timothy Weitkamp died Jan. 7 at a nursing facility in Fresno. Officials said he may have originally been from Pennsylvania. Got a Tip? Staff...
CMAC Opens Applications for Free Women’s Documentary Filmmaking Program
Community Media Access Collaborative has opened applications for the second edition of EmpowHERd Voices, a free 10-week documentary filmmaking program for women in the Central Valley. Applications will be accepted from now through Jan. 31. The program is open to women 18 and older who live in the Central Valley....
Life, Liberty, and America’s Pursuit of Unhappiness
We Americans like to boast, “We’re No. 1,” and we certainly are in our military capacity to invade other countries and abduct odious foreign leaders. But in the well-being of ordinary citizens? A careful study released Wednesday and based on a measure called the Social Progress Index suggests that in...
Clovis Police to Hold DUI Checkpoint Friday Night
Clovis police will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint Friday night from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location, the department announced. Checkpoint locations are selected based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Police said the primary goal is to promote public safety by removing...
Son of Iran’s Last Shah Appeals for More Pressure to Help Protesters
Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged the international community to ramp up pressure on the Iranian government to help protesters overthrow clerical rule, even as a deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled demonstrations. Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's toppled shah, held a news conference in Washington...
Trump Tells Hassett He May Want to Keep Him at White House
President Donald Trump on Friday praised economic adviser Kevin Hassett at a White House event and said he may want to keep him in his current role, as the president considers his nominee for the next Federal Reserve chair. "I see Kevin's in the audience, and I just want to...
Trump Housing Plan to Allow 401k Money for Down Payments, Adviser Says
The Trump administration plans to allow investors to use some of their retirement funds to make a down payment on a house, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Friday, adding that more details will be released next week. "We're going to allow people to take money out of...
Fresno Unified Retirees Gain Health Insurance Options After Long Fight
Fresno Unified’s Joint Health Management Board approved an additional health care plan Thursday, expanding options for retirees. Soon, Medicare eligible retirees will have the option to enroll in traditional Medicare with the district providing a secondary plan. “We are very excited, grateful and relieved for the offer to return to...
Fresno Honors ‘The Voice’ of Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards is the "voice" of Fresno. The Fresno native appeared as a contestant on the NBC talent show "The Voice." A protege of Snoop Dogg, Edwards finished as the Season 28 runner-up last year. The city honored its latest hometown superstar with a proclamation at Thursday's Fresno City Council...