This article was republished from The Center Square. See their article here. The California Legislature this week passed a bill to give at least 2% of interest on insurance payments to owners of homes that need rebuilding or repair from natural disasters. Legislators said they felt compelled to pass Assembly...
Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Shining Laser at Sheriff’s Helicopter
A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty Monday to aiming a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, federal prosecutors said. Alejandro Galvan-Silvestre, 26, admitted knowingly shining the laser at Air One while it conducted a routine patrol on Sept. 5, 2021. Court documents say Galvan-Silvestre was drinking with family...
Former Mexican Drug Kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Pleads Guilty to US Charges
NEW YORK — Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. charges related to his decades-long leadership of the violent Sinaloa cartel and its role in flooding the U.S. with drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. Zambada, the alleged co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel,...
Fresno Police Arrest Two Convicted Felons After Traffic Stop
A man and woman were arrested after Fresno police discovered firearms, ammunition and drugs during a traffic stop, authorities said Monday. Southwest District Special Team officers stopped a vehicle near Hughes and Brown avenues for a traffic violation, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. The female passenger, identified...
Trump To Sign Executive Order Directing AG To Prosecute Flag Desecration
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that directs the U.S. attorney general to prosecute those who desecrate the American flag, including by burning, according to a fact sheet from the White House. "The American flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the...
Trump Signs Orders Aimed At Ending Cashless Bail Policies
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that seeks to end cashless bail by threatening to revoke federal funding for jurisdictions that use it, part of a White House effort to push crime fighting to the top of the national agenda. Trump signed a separate order that...
Alleged Killer of Caleb Quick Returns to Court. What Is the Current Status?
The 16-year-old accused of killing Caleb Quick in what prosecutors have described as an "execution-style" murder appeared in court Monday morning. The teen’s last previous court appearance was June 8, when the court confirmed that the transfer memo, which could determine whether he will be tried as an adult, had...
Former CSU Chancellor, Fresno State President Joseph Castro, 58, Passes of Cancer
Joseph I. Castro, the first Mexican American and first California native to lead the California State University system and Fresno State, died Sunday at age 58 after battling cancer. Mr. Castro was being treated at the UC Irvine Medical Center, and his family expressed gratitude to the team there for...
Joe Castro: A Life Cut Far Too Short, but His Legacy Marches On
Joseph Castro's greatest gift, among many, was inspiring dreams in young people raised in poverty and using his own life as proof of what was possible. He did it time and again, day after day, night after night, as the first Latino president of Fresno State and the first Latino...
Deportations Reach New High After Summer Surge in Immigration Arrests
President Donald Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations may be coming closer to reality. Until June, deportations had lagged behind immigration arrests and detentions. By the first week of August, deportations reached nearly 1,500 people per day, according to the latest data, a pace not seen since the Obama administration....