Democratic victories this week have caught investors' attention, signaling a potential comeback after the party's bruising defeat during last year's election. A strong showing for congressional Democrats at the midterm elections in 2026 could push and revive policies favoring sectors sidelined by the GOP. While Trump would still have to...
Protesters Oppose Fresno’s SE Plan. ‘Folks Don’t Need $500,000 Homes on Outskirts’
Environmental groups and labor unions, together with residents of an area of Fresno between Clovis and Sanger came out in opposition to a plan to develop southeast Fresno as Mayor Jerry Dyer's administration presented its workshop on the decades-old plan. The Fresno City Council heard Thursday the plan to build...
CHP Officer Ends Stolen Vehicle Pursuit in Atwater, Suspect Arrested
A California Highway Patrol officer safely ended a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle near Atwater, authorities said Friday. According to the CHP Merced Area office, Officer Mason was patrolling near Santa Fe Avenue and Beachwood Drive when he received information from dispatch about an occupied stolen vehicle in the area....
The Day the Opinion Pages Died in Fresno
Much of my 48-year career in the newspaper business was spent at the helm of the opinion pages of The Fresno Bee. Before and after my tenure, those pages didn’t just inform. They sparked conversation, challenged assumptions, and reflected the heartbeat of the San Joaquin Valley. The section became the...
SLO County DA Defends Sharing Posts Linking NYC’s Muslim Mayor to 9/11
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow shared two posts on X that linked the election of New York City’s first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, to the 9/11 terror attacks, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune. The posts featured images of planes striking the World Trade Center and...
US Snubs UN Meeting on Its Human Rights Record
GENEVA — A U.N. meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a worrying sign of Washington's retreat from global engagement on such issues. The universal periodic review process is a chance for governments and rights groups...
Fresno DUI Patrols Set for Saturday
The Fresno Police Department will conduct DUI patrols on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., targeting drivers suspected of being under the influence. Police reminded the public that impairment isn’t limited to alcohol — certain prescription and over-the-counter medications can also affect a driver’s ability to operate a vehicle...
US Intel Found Israeli Military Lawyers Warned There Was Evidence of Gaza War Crimes, Former US Officials Say
WASHINGTON — The U.S. gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza – operations reliant on American-supplied weapons, five former U.S. officials said. The previously unreported intelligence, described by the former officials...
Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Halt to Court Order to Pay Food Stamps
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration moved Friday to deny swift and full food stamp payments to millions of low-income Americans, as it asked a federal appeals court to halt a judge’s recent order that would preserve those benefits during the shutdown. The legal salvo once again plunged the Supplemental Nutrition...
US Army to Buy 1 Million Drones, in Major Acquisition Ramp-Up
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Driscoll detailed the major ramp-up...