At least 19 people died as a result from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, the country's information minister told Reuters, bringing the total confirmed death toll from the storm to at least 44. Haitian authorities had earlier reported 25 deaths, including many children, when a river near the town of Petit-Goave burst...
Appellate Court Tanks Injunction That Held Off State Intervention in Kings County Groundwater
Dual appellate court opinions issued Wednesday in a closely watched groundwater case out of Kings County will likely mean three things: Farmers there could have to start reporting extractions and paying fees; the state will reopen communications with local water managers; and the lawsuit will continue. The Kings County Farm...
Fresno City Clerk Stermer Leaving for Sacramento County Post
Fresno's city clerk for the past four years is leaving for a new job. Todd Stermer tells Politics 101 he is leaving to become the clerk of Sacramento County. His last day is Nov. 30. "Fresno's really all I've ever known, so I'm excited to experience something different. I can...
Fresno Police Arrest Man in UEI Student Shooting at Manchester Center
A man was arrested after police said he shot a student in a parking lot at Manchester Center, the Fresno Police Department said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, officers from the Central Policing District responded to a Shot Spotter alert of four rounds fired near Blackstone and Shields avenues....
US Treasury’s Bessent Says China Has Approved TikTok Transfer Deal
WASHINGTON — China has approved the transfer agreement for the short video app TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, adding that he expects it to move forward in coming weeks and months but giving no other details. "In Kuala Lumpur, we finalized the TikTok agreement in terms...
FBI Searched California Real Estate Firm Linked to Bad Bank Loans
The FBI last month searched the offices of a California real estate investment firm Continuum Analytics, which is linked to bad loans recently disclosed by Zions and Western Alliance, according to legal correspondence seen by Reuters. Continuum Analytics is an affiliate of the little-known Cantor Group funds which Zions and...
Trump Sets Refugee Ceiling at Record-Low 7,500 With Focus on White South Africans
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record, a White House document published on Thursday said, part of a broader effort to reshape refugee policies in the U.S. and worldwide. Trump said in an annual refugee determination...
Beloved Tower District Brew Pub Sequoia Brewing to Make Halloween Comeback
Sequoia Brewing Company, a popular Tower District brewpub, will resurrect on Halloween after months of closure. The new ownership group of Sequoia Brewing Company announced it will reopen Oct. 31. The iconic brew pub has been closed since mid-February. “Under prior ownership, it was mismanaged, and they had a cash...
Fresno Police Investigate Fatal Shooting That Killed 24-Year-Old Man
A 24-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday evening during a gathering in southwest Fresno, police said. Officers responded around 6:45 p.m. to the area of Poppy and California avenues, where they found Faustino Mancilla suffering from a gunshot wound, according to the Fresno Police Department. Paramedics pronounced him dead...
Fresno Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Fellow Marine
A Fresno man was sentenced Thursday to 35 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his friend after a night of drinking, prosecutors said. The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said Christian Lavin, 33, was sentenced by Judge Leanne Le Mon after being convicted in May of first-degree murder...