Kyle Kirkland is making another attempt at Congress. The Clovis Republican, best known for operating Fresno's Club One Casino, announced he is challenging incumbent Jim Costa in Congressional District 21. “In my career, I’ve had to compete, make products and payrolls, work with others and succeed, not with government help,...
US House Vote on Senate January 6 Provision Bares Fresh Republican Rift
The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote on Wednesday to repeal a controversial provision allowing senators to sue federal investigators for $500,000 over unannounced phone record searches, in the latest sign of fraying Republican unity 10 months into President Donald Trump's second term. The widely criticized Senate provision,...
Longtime KSEE Anchor Bud Elliott Dies at 76
Bud Elliott, the longtime news anchor on KSEE 24, died Monday, the station reported. He was 76. Elliott worked at the NBC affiliate for two stints, from 1987 to 2007, and again from 2012 until his retirement in 2014, after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In between, Elliott delivered...
Fresno Home Suffers Second Fire in Less Than 24 Hours
Fresno firefighters responded to a house fire Tuesday evening on the 1800 block of West Harvard Avenue, marking the second blaze at the same home in less than 24 hours, the department said in a statement. Crews were dispatched shortly after 6 p.m. after multiple 911 callers reported the residence...
New ICE Leadership Brings More Violence, Little Accountability, and Zero Oversight
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In late October, rumblings about a major reorganization within the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agencies pointed to the U.S. Border Patrol usurping top command posts in the leadership of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Anonymous sources told...
Ford To Recall Nearly 230,000 US Vehicles Over Instrument Panel Display Failure, NHTSA Says
Ford is recalling 229,609 Bronco vehicles in the U.S. due to a failure in the instrument panel display, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday. The regulator said the instrument panel's software will be updated by a dealer or through an...
Judge Questions Validity of Indictment Against FBI Ex-Chief Comey
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A U.S. judge on Wednesday repeatedly questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment of former FBI Director James Comey secured by a prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump in the latest signal that the charges may be dismissed before trial. After repeated questioning by U.S....
Border Patrol Expands North Carolina Operations to More Liberal Cities
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal Border Patrol agents expanded their operations in North Carolina on Tuesday to include Raleigh, the state capital, and nearby Democratic cities in the latest escalation of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Since Saturday, the Border Patrol had been focusing its efforts in North Carolina...
A Touchdown, Then Tragedy for Marshawn Kneeland. He ‘Gave All He Could Give’
WYOMING, Mich. — A cadre of Dallas Cowboys players chased after the football as it tumbled into the end zone under the bright lights of “Monday Night Football.” In a flash, one player emerged in front of the pack — a 268-pound defensive end who smothered the ball for a...
US Canceling October’s Employment Report After Shutdown Prevented Data Collection
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday it would not be publishing the closely watched employment report for October, but will combine nonfarm payrolls for that month with November's report after the recently ended government shutdown prevented the collection of data for the household survey. That...