Update: Madera County officials have said the Evacuation Advisory has been lifted at 5:25 p.m. Original Story An evacuation advisory has been issued in Madera County due to a structure fire near Road 423 and Wortham Road, according to Madera Aware. The advisory affects the area identified as MAD-E0441, near...
Clovis Medical School Celebrates Match Day as One-Third of Grads Stay in Central Valley
California Health Sciences University in Clovis celebrated a milestone Friday as 131 fourth-year medical students learned where they will begin their residencies, marking the school’s third consecutive year with a 100% match rate. CHSU, which received a seven-year accreditation in 2024, said 69% of the 2026 class will enter primary...
League of Legends Down for Thousands, Downdetector Reports
League of Legends is down for thousands of users on Friday, according to Downdetector.com. There were more than 2,000 reports of issues with the platform as of 2:58 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages from a number of sources. Most users reported an issue with login and launching...
Kern County Deputies Arrest Three After Shots Fired Call in Mojave
A shots fired call in Mojave led to the arrest of three people and the recovery of multiple illegal firearms, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies from the Mojave and Rosamond substations responded Tuesday to the 400 block of Silver Queen Road for a report of possible gunfire...
Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might
WASHINGTON — He spoke of “overwhelming force” and the U.S. military’s unmatched ability to rain “death and destruction from above” on its “apocalyptic” Iranian foes. Then, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, standing in the Pentagon, issued a call to the American people for a specific kind of wartime prayer. He asked...
Trump Says US Getting Close to Meeting Objectives in Iran War
President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. was getting very close to meeting its objectives as it considers winding down its military efforts in the Iran war and called on countries that use Strait of Hormuz to guard and police it "as necessary." "The Hormuz Strait will have to...
US Judge Blocks Restrictive Pentagon Press Access Policy
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which threatens journalists with being branded security risks if they seek information not authorized for public release. The lawsuit by the New York Times in the Washington D.C. federal court alleged that policy changes by the Defense...
Limited Tickets Remain for Clovis Rodeo’s High-Demand Events
Tickets for the 112th Clovis Rodeo are becoming scarce, with Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, rodeo performances nearing capacity and now available only at the event’s ticket box office, organizers said Thursday. The Clovis Rodeo Association said the April 25 night concert-only tickets are still available online and...
Georgia Pauses Gas Tax for 60 Days as Iran War Fuels Price Surge
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Friday suspended the state's gas tax amid rising fuel prices as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran enters its third week. The move - the first such relief offered by a U.S. state since the war started on February 28 - suspends Georgia's tax of 33.3...
Kern County Authorities Arrest 7 in Warrant Sweep, Seize 100 Pounds of Stolen Copper Wire
A warrant sweep in western Kern County led to multiple arrests and the seizure of stolen industrial materials, authorities said. On Wednesday, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Taft Substation and detectives with the Rural Crimes Investigation Unit, assisted by the Kern County Probation Department, conducted an operation in...