SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California's local governments to clear homeless encampments, escalating the state's efforts to ban the growing number of makeshift camps on sidewalks and in parks that are the most visible signs of the crisis of people living on the streets. The announcement...
Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl Rematch, Allen-Mahomes Matchup Are Among Biggest 2025 NFL Games
Get ready to make those viewing plans. The NFL schedule is coming out. The league’s broadcast partners will begin to announce select games Monday and the full slate of games will be revealed Wednesday night. The thirst for football is so great the schedule release is a three-hour, prime-time broadcast on the...
Warriors, Knicks Will Try to Bounce Back From Home Playoff Losses
SAN FRANCISCO — Without Steph: Those words keep coming up for the Golden State Warriors. They will have to try again to find a way to win without Stephen Curry, who has missed the past two playoff games against Minnesota with a strained left hamstring. “Our margin for error without Steph is...
Twins Win 8th Straight, Beating Giants on Keirsey’s RBI Single in 10th
MINNEAPOLIS — DaShawn Keirsey Jr. singled home the winning run in the 10th inning on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6, extending their winning streak to eight games. The Giants scored a run off Jhoan Duran (1-0) in the top of the 10th, but in...
Tony Gonsolin, Freddie Freeman Lead Dodgers Past Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Tony Gonsolin pitched five scoreless innings and Freddie Freeman homered on a 4-for-4 day to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Mookie Betts also went deep for the Dodgers, who had 18 hits and salvaged a four-game split with their...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Derick JC Miller
May 12, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Derick JC Miller Suspects Date of Birth: February 4, 2004 Physical Description: Black Male, 5’ 9, 150 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Vandalism Warrant Number: F24901848 Synopsis of the Case: Derick JC Miller is wanted on a felony...
Iran Warns Europeans That Reimposing Sanctions Could Have Irreversible Consequences
PARIS (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister warned Britain, France and Germany on Monday that a decision to trigger a U.N. mechanism reimposing sanctions on Tehran could lead to an irreversible escalation of tensions. Under the terms of a U.N. resolution ratifying a 2015 nuclear pact, the three European powers could...
US House Budget Bill Seeks More Than $1.5 Billion for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House committee released a budget proposal that includes more than $1.5 billion to replenish and maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and cancels a congressionally mandated sale, following huge sales from the facility in 2022. The measure from the House Energy and Commerce Committee released late...
Madera County SWAT Team Ends 7-Hour Standoff With Felony Arrest
A domestic violence report late Saturday night escalated into a seven-hour standoff with law enforcement that ended in the felony arrest of a Coarsegold man, authorities said. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., the Madera County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting gunfire in the 31000 block of Road...
Visalia Police Chase Ends in Crash at CalFire Station, Two Teens in Custody
Two teenagers were arrested early Monday after leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle that ended in a crash at a CalFire station in Visalia, police said. Just after 2:30 a.m., a Visalia police officer attempted to stop a car driving without headlights near Tulare Avenue and Watson...