A Tulare County man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the 2016 murder of Cecilia Bravo Cabrera, whose body has never been found, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Francisco Javier Valdivia, 45, received the life term after a jury in July convicted him...
Fresno Fire Crews Douse Church Roof Blaze, Man Seen Fleeing Scene
Fresno firefighters responded around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday to a debris fire burning on the roof of a church at 1284 E. Bullard Ave., the address of MY DEEN, the Fresno Fire Department said. Crews quickly put out the flames, limiting damage to the building, the department said. Witnesses reported seeing...
Judge Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Toss CA High-Speed Rail Suit
A federal judge rejected on Wednesday a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to throw out a lawsuit filed by a California agency to challenge the cancellation of more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state's high-speed rail project linking Los Angeles and San Francisco. Sacramento-based U.S. District...
Measure C Plot Thickens With a Rival Plan, Eyes on 180 West Completion
The next fight over Fresno County's multi-billion dollar transportation tax renewal has brought the Board of Supervisors into the ring. At their Tuesday meeting, the supervisors — with Nathan Magsig leading the charge — said the Measure C spending proposal doesn't allocate enough money for regional projects such as the...
Reddit Down for Thousands of Users, According to Downdetector
Reddit experienced a possible outage Wednesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 3,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:59 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to Downdetector said...
Trump Administration Seizes Oil Tanker off Venezuela Coast, US Officials Say
President Donald Trump's administration has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The move comes amid a massive U.S. military build-up in the region, including an aircraft carrier, fighter jets and tens of thousands of troops. The officials, who were speaking...
Wired Wednesday: How Much Time Will TJ Cox Serve for Fraud?
On Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the legal battles of former Fresno congressman, TJ Cox, who has agreed to plead guilty to multiple counts of fraud. Cox is asking for probation with one year of home...
If You Haven’t Driven Kings Canyon Scenic Byway, This Is What You’re Missing
Visit California is generating social media love with its recent posting of a video depicting the awe-inspiring scenes in Kings Canyon National Park. The nonprofit, whose goal is boosting tourism, describes Highway 180 through the park as a road with "a thousand reasons to pull over." In addition, californiathroughmylens.com describes...
X Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
X, formerly Twitter, experienced a possible outage Wednesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 8,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 11:34 a.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting problems to...
Reddit Begins Testing Verified Profiles to Boost Transparency
Reddit said on Wednesday it had started testing verified profiles, a new feature aimed at increasing transparency on the social media platform. The company said that the introduction of a grey checkmark next to usernames is designed to help users identify individuals and businesses in scenarios where verification is crucial,...