The Wonderful Company is teaming with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen to expand a scholarship program supporting first-generation California students. The Wonderful Community Scholarship has broadened the effort, providing aid to students in Allen's hometown of Firebaugh. Only 4.1% of residents age 25 and older in the western Fresno County...
49ers Promote DE Robert Beal Jr. From Practice Squad to Help Replace Nick Bosa
The San Francisco 49ers lost another key player to injury early in the season, as defensive end Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending torn ACL against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. At this point, San Francisco hasn't put Bosa on injured reserve, but 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that...
Chile’s President Urges Netanyahu to Face International Court Over Alleged Gaza Genocide
Chilean President Gabriel Boric called on Tuesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others accused of committing genocide in Gaza to face an international court, framing the conflict as a “crisis of humanity” rather than a political dispute, the Eastern Herald reported. “I do not want to see Netanyahu...
TikTok’s US Algorithm to Be Overseen by Oracle Under Pending Sale
CNN reports that Oracle will oversee TikTok’s U.S. algorithm if a pending deal transferring the app’s American operations to majority U.S. ownership is completed, the White House confirmed Monday. The agreement would give a U.S.-based joint venture control of TikTok’s operations, including a copy of the algorithm, with Oracle and...
Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Yanking $262M in Fresno Funds
The city of Fresno scored another win in federal court over the Trump administration. A San Francisco-based federal judge granted the city's preliminary injunction Tuesday, keeping $262 million in federal funds in place for transportation and housing programs. The Trump administration threatened to pull the funds for what it called...
Tulare Police Arrest Man After Knife Robbery in McDonald’s at Love’s Truck Stop
Police arrested a man Wednesday morning after a robbery at a McDonald’s at Love’s Truck Stop in Tulare. Tulare Police Department officials said dispatch received multiple reports of a possible robbery at 7:27 a.m. While officers were en route, they learned the suspect was still on scene demanding money and...
Israeli PM Rejects Western Recognitions of Palestinian State
The recent recognitions by some Western nations of a Palestinian state will not "bind Israel in any way," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. "A Palestinian state will not arise," the prime minister's office posted on X. Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday...
Trump Will Sign the TikTok Deal on Thursday, Source Says
President Donald Trump will sign the TikTok deal on Thursday, a White House source with knowledge of the matter said. Earlier this week, the White House said Trump will declare that a deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet requirements set out in a...
After Federal Cuts, CA Schools Could Lose Hundreds of Mental Health Clinicians
After Jane Huang graduated from Eureka High School in 2018, she knew she wanted to go to college in a different town. She had struggled with severe depression, and when she could not keep up with her classes, teachers called her “lazy.” She dreaded going to school, where she felt...
Grieving Visalia Mom Turns Tragedy Into Advocacy After Son’s Alcohol Poisoning
A day before he was set to leave for Navy boot camp, 20-year-old Andrew Martinez died of alcohol poisoning, leaving his mother searching for answers and justice. “He unfortunately died of alcohol poisoning of a BAC of 0.65," Megan Halliwell says of her son, who passed away on Sept. 7,...