A former aide to Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld has filed a claim alleging she was subjected to sexual harassment and workplace violence. Jennifer Ortega, through her attorney, Peter Bradley, filed the claim with the county on Nov. 12, public records show. Ortega also received a “right-to-sue” letter from the...
Tulare County Authorities Seek Public’s Help After Man Found Dead in Roadway
A 37-year-old Tulare man was found dead after deputies responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian report south of Avenue 184, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies arrived around 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 27 and found Arnoldo Renteria lying unresponsive in the middle of Road 80 with major head and back injuries....
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Israel Efrain Delacruz
November 18, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Israel Efrain Delacruz Suspects Date of Birth: October 31, 2003 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 8, 130 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault Warrant Number: F259009295 Synopsis of the Case: Israel Efrain Delacruz is wanted on a felony...
Covered California Enrollment Opens. Will Thousands in the Valley Be Unable to Pay?
Fresno barber Juan Gonzalez expects to pay more than three times more for health insurance coverage through Covered California than he did in 2025 because federal tax credits that help subsidize the cost of his monthly premiums are set to expire at the end of December. “It was $44 per month before,...
Bakersfield Tax Preparer Sentenced in $25 Million Fraud Scheme
A Bakersfield tax return preparer was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for helping orchestrate a scheme that sought $25 million in fraudulent federal income tax refunds, federal prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Victor Cruz, 41, prepared and filed more than 500 false tax returns between...
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress
WASHINGTON — Facing intense political pressure, President Donald Trump has reversed his position on whether he supports a congressional measure that would compel the Justice Department to release more materials from the investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday, Trump said he would sign the bill if...
House Democrats Press for Vote to Bar Military Action in Venezuela
WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a measure that would bar President Donald Trump from continuing his military offensive against drug cartels without express approval from Congress. The measure faces steep odds in the Republican-controlled House, where Republican leaders are likely to throw up procedural obstacles,...
US Factory Orders Rebound as Expected in August
WASHINGTON — New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods rebounded in August, though business spending on equipment was not as strong as initially thought. Factory orders increased 1.4% after an unrevised 1.3% decline in July, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday. The increase was in line with economists' expectations. Orders...
UN Support Bolsters Trump’s Gaza Plan, but Road Ahead Is Still Rough
TEL AVIV, Israel — The U.N. Security Council has enacted hundreds of resolutions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Many have accomplished nothing. Unlike those, the council’s vote Monday to adopt President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip is tethered to a specific — if enormously ambitious — project in...
Trump Says America Is in ‘Golden Age,’ Straining to Address Affordability
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump seeks to reframe his message on affordability, he is increasingly denying there is a problem at all. Speaking at a gathering of McDonald’s franchise owners and operators in Washington, Trump boasted that he had “normalized” inflation, slashed regulations like water restrictions that helped small...