A man was stabbed Thursday morning in Visalia and police quickly arrested a suspect at the scene, authorities said. Officers responded around 8:19 a.m. to the 2100 block of South Garden Street after receiving a report of an assault, the Visalia Police Department said. They found a man who had...
Trump Moves to Permanently Cancel Funding in Rare Move Around Congress
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally cancel $4.9 billion in federal funding authorized by Congress, escalating the fight over who controls the nation's spending. In a letter posted online late Thursday, Trump told House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson that he plans to withhold funding for 15 international...
US Denies Visas to Palestinian Officials Ahead of UN General Assembly
The U.S. is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September, the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Friday. The restrictions mean that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would likely not...
Trump Ends Security Protection for Former Vice President Harris, Senior White House Official Says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has canceled Secret Service protection for former vice president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris, a senior White House official said on Friday. Former vice presidents typically receive six months of Secret Service protection after they leave office. Harris' protection was extended to one year, until...
Donald Trump’s Assault on Capitalism Is Only Going to Get Worse
Ask an American conservative what makes America great, and at least until about a week ago, he might have said that, among other virtues, it’s a country in which the government stays out of the business of getting in business. Yes, there are exceptions — Fannie Mae and Amtrak come...
Trump Signs Order to End Collective Bargaining With Some Federal Unions
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to end collective bargaining with federal unions in some agencies that have "national security missions," the White House said. The order would apply to unions in agencies such as NASA, the Patent and Trademark Office, the National Weather Service and others,...
Feds Add Third Charge for Bobby Salazar. Restaurant Owner Denies Them All in Court.
Accused arsonist Bobby Salazar denied the federal charges against him in a Fresno court appearance on Thursday. In addition to the two felony arson counts previously filed against the Fresno restaurateur, Salazar now faces a third charge of having a firearm with an obliterated serial number, which is a felony....
Fresno County Garnet Fire Triggers New Evacuation Warnings as Blaze Grows
Read the Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 Garnet Fire Update at this link. Original Story The Garnet Fire burning in the Sierra National Forest has grown to 13,934 acres with no containment as of a Thursday morning report, prompting new evacuation warnings, officials said. The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said evacuation...
Fresno Police Detain Suspect After Report of Possible Gun at Elementary School
Police detained a sixth-grade student Thursday afternoon after responding to a report of a possible gun at Wilson Elementary School near Ashlan and Hughes avenues. Officers were called to the campus around 1:24 p.m., and the school went on lockdown while authorities worked to ensure the safety of students and...
Fresno Police Arrest Man Accused in $30,000 Courier Scam
Fresno police say they arrested a man accused of posing as a law enforcement officer in a scheme that demanded $30,000 in cash from a resident. The Fresno Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit, working with the FBI’s Financial Crimes Task Force in Fresno, said Dehua Zou, 32, was taken into...