A Delano man was sentenced Monday to six years and eight months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, federal prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Omar Vayas Duran, 45, worked with Jesus Manuel Morfin Villa, 31, and others to acquire and sell fentanyl between September 2020...
Orange Cove Woman Identified as Fresno County Homicide Victim
Authorities have identified Carolina Godinez, 43, of Orange Cove as the woman fatally shot on Thanksgiving, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Police responded around 1:45 p.m. to reports of gunfire near 9th Street and South Avenue, where officers found Godinez with a gunshot wound. Officers and EMS attempted...
Fresno’s Mariposa Plaza Reopens With New Stages, Seating, and Ice Rink
After $4.3 million and two years of renovations, Mariposa Plaza in downtown Fresno has reopened. City officials held a ribbon cutting Monday morning and expect big things. "I anticipate and expect that this plaza will be the busiest outdoor plaza in the city of Fresno," Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias...
Tulare County Adds Two New Fugitives to Sheriff’s Top 10 List
Tulare County detectives have added two men to the Sheriff’s Top 10 fugitives list and are asking for the public’s help in locating them. The County Apprehension Team Tracking Criminals in Hiding, known as CATTCH, identified the fugitives as Jaime Arcadio Navarro, 34, of Lindsay, and Raymond Garay, 28, of...
Canada Agrees To Join EU Initiative To Surge Defense Spending
OTTAWA, Dec 1 — Canada has reached an agreement to join the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which will give Canadian defense companies expanded access to the European market, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said on Monday. "Canada’s participation in SAFE will fill key capability gaps, expand...
Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?
Thousands of young men and women, hair uncovered and dressed in jeans and short-sleeve tops, jumped up and down, dancing and singing at a packed outdoor pop concert. In another part of town, young people bobbed to the beat of a hard rock street band. And scores of people traversed...
Hanford Man Arrested on Multiple Charges After Kings County DUI Stop
A 25-year-old Hanford man was arrested Tuesday morning after deputies discovered him driving under the influence while in possession of a loaded firearm, authorities said on Monday. According to the Kings County Sheriff’s Office, deputies spotted Gabriel Nicholas Bell at around 2:12 a.m., parked in the center of the road...
Son of ‘El Chapo’ Set To Change Plea in US Drug Prosecution
A son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was set on Monday to change his not guilty plea in a U.S. drug trafficking case, months after his brother pleaded guilty to similar charges. Joaquin Guzman Lopez had been scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago for...
White House Says Trump MRI Was Preventative, President in Excellent Health
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that a recent MRI conducted on President Donald Trump was preventative in nature and revealed that he was in good cardiovascular health. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing at the White House, Leavitt said men of...
Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The crowd milling around the sleek multimillion-dollar barn full of gleaming vintage cars was already a snapshot of the Republican elite in Tennessee. There were donors, state representatives, five members of Congress, the governor and the candidate for the state’s House special election Tuesday, Matt Van Epps....