A search warrant served by Visalia police led to the seizure of large quantities of drugs and multiple firearms, including a fully automatic weapon, authorities said. Just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, the Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, assisted by the Homeless Outreach and Proactive Enforcement team, Special Enforcement Unit...
Visalia Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint Friday
The Visalia Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Friday as part of efforts to improve public safety by removing suspected impaired drivers from the road, the department announced. Police said checkpoint locations are selected based on areas with a higher frequency of impaired driving-related incidents. Officers also reminded...
Putin Sticks to Russian Demands on Ukraine, Says EU ‘Robbery’ Failed
President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on Friday on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine and accused the European Union of attempting "daylight robbery" of Russian assets. As U.S. President Donald Trump seeks an end to Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two, Putin said the onus was...
Trump Administration to Appeal Harvard Funding Case
The Trump administration said late Thursday that it would appeal a ruling that sided with Harvard University in its fight with the government over free speech and billions of dollars in research funding. The government began blocking grant payments to Harvard on research projects in the spring, but restarted them...
A Reddit Post Led to a Breakthrough in the Brown Shooting Investigation
Three days after the deadly shooting at Brown University, officers received an anonymous tip that stuck out from a flood of information. It directed authorities to a post on Reddit. “I’m being dead serious. The police need to look into a grey Nissan with Florida plates, possibly a rental,” the...
Pentagon Says It Fails Eighth Audit, Targets 2028 to Pass
For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday, continuing a pattern of financial accountability problems that have drawn bipartisan criticism and emerged as a campaign issue. The Pentagon's first audit was conducted in 2018 and it consistently...
Visa, Mastercard to Pay $167.5 Million in ATM User Fee Settlement
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high. The proposed settlement was filed on Thursday in the federal district court in Washington and requires a judge’s approval. The accord would...
Fresno Unified Approves Retirement Incentive. It Saves $56 Million as 573 Leave Early
The Fresno Unified School Board unanimously approved a supplemental retirement plan Wednesday for more than 550 employees, shaving over $56 million over the next five years for the district's strained budget. “We will miss the employees who have chosen to take advantage of the supplementary retirement,” said Superintendent Misty Her....
Dyer, Frazier Trade Heated Words Over Granite Park
Lingering hard feelings over the Granite Park Sports Complex between Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer and a nonprofit operator recently bubbled to the surface. Both Dyer and Terance Frazier told Politics 101 the two got into a heated verbal confrontation on Dec. 13 at Sequoia Brewing Company during a fundraiser for...
TikTok Signs Deal to Sell US Unit to American Investor-Led Venture
TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed binding agreements with three major investors to sell just over 80% of the company's U.S. assets to American and global investors to avoid a U.S. government ban, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told employees on Thursday. The deal is a major step toward resolving years...