When Slate Auto, a startup, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote to today’s overstuffed and increasingly unaffordable cars. How unaffordable? Average monthly...
California Released 15,000 Prisoners Early During COVID. New Data Reveals What Happened to Many of Them
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation data. The records, obtained and analyzed by CalMatters, offer the...
Fresno Unified Substitute Teacher Arrested in Online Child Exploitation Case
A 43-year-old Fresno man identified as a certified substitute teacher with the Fresno Unified School District has been arrested for allegedly sending harmful material to a minor and attempting to meet with a child for sex, authorities said Tuesday. Carlos Gonzalez was taken into custody by detectives with the Central...
Investors Buy Fig Garden Village. How Much Did It Sell For?
Two investment companies purchased the "premier" Fig Garden Village Shopping Center, saying they want to add new tenants and upgrade the Fresno property. "Fig Garden Village is an exciting acquisition, and we're thrilled to partner with CenterCal to enhance and revitalize this iconic property," said Dan Goldman, head of West...
Fresno County DA Wants Teens Tried as Adults in Caleb Quick Murder
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it will seek to have two 16-year-olds charged in the killing of Caleb Quick prosecuted as adults. The male minor, who police say was the shooter, is charged with murder, along with enhancements for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm causing death...
State Farm Wins First-Ever Emergency Rate Hike in California
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. State Farm can raise homeowner and other rates starting next month, becoming the first insurance company to win approval to do so on an emergency interim basis in California. The state's largest insurer made the unprecedented request for...
Work Permits Reinstated for UC Merced International Students, Anxiety Persists
After a chaotic few weeks with the revocations of visas and work permits of hundreds of students across the country, most international students at the UC Merced whose permits were terminated have now been reactivated. But international students at the university say they're feeling widespread panic about continuing their education...
Tatum to Miss Remainder of Playoffs After Achilles Tendon Surgery
BOSTON — When Jayson Tatum toppled to the court, writhing in pain and grabbing at his right foot late in the Celtics' Eastern Conference semifinals Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks, it looked like a potentially season-altering injury. Boston's worst fears are now confirmed. Tatum had surgery Tuesday...
Fresno Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Shooting Suspect
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect caught on video in connection with a shooting that left one person injured in central Fresno. Officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim near First Street and Belmont Avenue at 7:18 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Fresno...
MLB Reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, Making Them Hall of Fame Eligible
NEW YORK — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals. Rose’s permanent ban was lifted eight months after his death and came a day before the...