Keshia Thomas filed to run for Fresno City Council, District 3, which could make for an interesting election in 2026. Thomas is a two-term Fresno Unified school board trustee, winning elections in 2018 and 2022, representing the Edison High area. "Why am I running for city council? I have broad...
Tulare County Man Found Guilty in Violent 2020 Sexual Assault
A Tulare County jury on Thursday found a Visalia man guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2020, prosecutors said on Monday. Elijah Silva, 24, was convicted of four felony counts, with special allegations that he inflicted great bodily harm, that the victim was vulnerable, and that his conduct...
Clovis Sales Tax Hike Begins April 1. It Will Pay for 12 New Cops, 6 Firefighters
On Tuesday, April 1, Clovis sales tax goes up a full percentage point, making the city among the highest taxed in Fresno County, trailing only Mendota and Reedley. The hike means an additional $10 on a $1,000 washer. Or 5 cents on a $5 coffee. Clovis voters in November 2024...
How Israel Divides the Right
Opinion by Ross Douthat on March 21, 2025. For the first year after the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, the most profound effect in America of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip was to destabilize the Democratic Party’s coalition. The reaction to the conflict widened an existing divide between pro-Israel...
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts
WASHINGTON — Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon could move military cargo rapidly around the world. In the Commerce Department, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal government’s $42 billion...
Law in Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Was Once Struck Down — by Trump’s Sister
WASHINGTON — The 1952 law under which the Trump administration seeks to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident who helped organize protests at Columbia University, is largely untested. Largely, but not entirely. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1996 — by President Donald Trump’s sister. Trump does not have much...
Topgolf Coming to the Central Valley? Chukchansi Gold to Open First Swing Suite
Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will open the Central Valley’s first Topgolf Swing Suite this April, adding a new entertainment option to the area, the resort announced. Topgolf is a sports entertainment company offering interactive golf games with microchipped balls and targets, along with food, drinks, and a social atmosphere....
Tiger Woods Confirms Romance With Vanessa Trump in Social Media Post
Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, publishing two images to social media in a post that said, “Love is in the air.” Woods and Vanessa Trump, who was married to Donald Trump Jr., had been seen at Torrey Pines in San Diego along with...
US Could Run Out of Cash by July, Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON — The United States could run out of cash to continue paying its bills by mid-July if Congress does not take action to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, according to an analysis Monday by the Bipartisan Policy Center. That deadline, known as the “X-date” — the moment...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Adam Joseph Hahner
March 24, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Adam Joseph Hahner Suspects Date of Birth: November 6, 1998 Physical Description: White Male, 5’ 11, 170 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Identity theft Warrant Number: F24904474 Synopsis of the Case: Adam Joseph Hahner is wanted on a...