Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating 12-year-old Unique Hernandez, who was last seen on Friday at approximately 5:35 p.m. in the area of Inyo Street near Maple Avenue and Huntington Boulevard. Unique is described as being 5 feet tall and weighing approximately 110 pounds. She has long brown...
Madera Community College Unveils New Multicultural and Veterans Center
Madera Community College unveiled its new Multicultural and Veterans Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. The centers, located in the Administration Building at the college's former library, were designed by Darden Architects. The total cost of the project was just under one million dollars, with a significant portion funded by...
Fusion Energy Race Is On. Two Local Lawmakers Want California to Lead the Way
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2022 stunned the world when they showed that, for a fraction of a second at least, the power of the sun could be replicated on earth. Scientists there fused two hydrogen isotopes, creating helium and created more energy than the experiment required. Much...
Saturday’s Spring Fest to Showcase Free, Low-Cost Activities for Fresno Kids
Fresno families looking for engaging activities for their children will have a golden opportunity at Spring Fest, hosted by city councilmember Tyler Maxwell and the PARCS Department. The free community event takes place Saturday starting at 11 a.m. at Einstein Park, 3566 E. Dakota Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Over 40...
LA County Reaches $4 Billion Agreement to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday. The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, would be the largest of its kind and...
Fresno Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Deadly Marijuana DUI Crash
A Fresno man was sentenced Friday to more than 14 years in prison for a 2022 crash that killed a 20-year-old woman and seriously injured four others while he was driving under the influence of marijuana. Antonio de Jesus Orozco Montes Deoca, 30, received a 14-year, 8-month sentence after pleading...
Judge Says US Must Return Maryland Man Who Was Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Prison
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, while a U.S. government attorney was at a loss to explain what happened. The...
These Fresno First-Graders Are Topping Their Peers in Reading
Fresno Unified School District has been on the hunt for ways to help bootstrap its youngest students struggling with reading and phonics, and one program appears to be paying off. The board is scheduled at the April 23 meeting to get a presentation on the Waterford Research Institute's Early Learning...
Fresno Burial Ceremony to Honor Five Abandoned Babies Set for Saturday
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing dignified burials for abandoned and unidentified children will hold a ceremony Saturday morning in Fresno to honor five infants, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said. Garden of Innocence-Fresno County will lay to rest Nathan, Faith, Violet, Amanda, and Christina during a public service at...
Visalia Man Arrested for Soliciting Sex From Minor in Kingsburg
A Kingsburg police investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man last week on suspicion of soliciting a minor for sex and other related crimes, the Kingsburg Police Department said in a statement. Uriel Alcala Rios, who recently moved to Visalia from Selma, was arrested on March 27 after...