Authorities have closed a section of Road 23 just north of Avenue 13 following a two-vehicle crash, the California Highway Patrol said Wednesday. CHP officers are on the scene and have urged drivers to avoid the area while emergency personnel respond to the incident. No further details about injuries or...
Madera County Authorities Ask for Public Help in Attempted Murder Case
Authorities are asking the public for assistance in an ongoing attempted murder investigation linked to domestic violence. Noah Challberg was arrested on Dec. 18 and booked into the Madera County Jail on charges including inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, torture, and a felony enhancement for great bodily...
Fresno County Aims to Improve Road Safety, Offers Free Car Seats
In California, motor vehicle injuries is one of the top five causes of death and hospitalization among children under age 16 — an issue Fresno County is looking to tackle. The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded the Fresno County Department of Public Health a grant of $187,317 to...
Wired Wednesday: Court-Ordered Affordable Housing Plan in Clovis
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about a court-ordered plan from the city of Clovis to provide more affordable housing. Builders say it will add to the cost of homes, which are already expensive in Clovis compared to other nearby cities. However,...
Trump’s Israel Policy Risks US Involvement in Iran Conflict, Warns Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi, Ph.D., executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, warns that former President Trump’s pledge to “allow” Israel to strike Iran’s ballistic missiles could draw the U.S. into war, undermine his anti-war promises, and set off a cycle of repeated military conflicts with high costs for...
US Threatens to Pull $160 Million from California Over CDL Violations
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday he will revoke $160 million in federal funds from California, accusing the state of improperly issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens, the Los Angeles Times reported. Federal investigators found 25% of reviewed licenses were issued incorrectly, potentially allowing 60,000 noncitizens to operate fuel...
Nvidia in Advanced Talks to Buy Israel’s AI21 Labs for up to $3 Billion, Report Says
Nvidia is in advanced talks to buy Israel-based AI startup AI21 Labs for as much as $3 billion, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Tuesday. Nvidia declined to comment, while AI21 was not immediately available to comment. A 2023 funding round valued AI21 at $1.4 billion. Nvidia and Alphabet's Google participated in that funding. AI21, founded in 2017 by Amnon Shashua and two others, is among a clutch of...
Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr., a character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as a smooth-talking, corrupt politician in the widely acclaimed HBO show “The Wire,” died Tuesday in New York City. He was 71. His manager, Brian Liebman, announced his death, in a hospital, in a post on Instagram. He...
US Held Talks With Ukraine, European Countries on Next Steps in Ending Ukraine War, Witkoff Says
President Donald Trump's advisers held talks on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and national security advisers from the UK, France and Germany to discuss the next steps in ending Russia's war in Ukraine, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said. "We focused on how to move the discussions forward in...
World Begins to Bid Goodbye to 2025 With Fireworks and Icy Plunges
10...nine...eight... As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come. Midnight arrived first on the islands closest to the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean, including Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Tonga and New Zealand....