Perry Paul Espinosa, 38, was fatally shot Thursday evening in Fresno’s Southwest Policing District, authorities said. Officers responded around 10:02 p.m. to the area of Samson Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard, where they found Espinosa suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts by officers, he died at the...
Fresno State Swiftly Removes César Chávez Statue Following Sexual Abuse Allegations
Fresno State has moved swiftly to remove a statue of the late union leader César Chávez after bombshell reports accusing him of sexual abuse. “The monument has now been removed from our Peace Garden,” university president Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval said in a statement. “This action reflects the gravity of the information...
Merced County Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Pornography Charges
A Merced County man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Joel Damian Ortega, 36, of Merced, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, Ortega used a...
Fresno Man Sentenced to More Than 6 Years for Ammunition in Ghost Gun
A Fresno man was sentenced Thursday to more than six years in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition loaded in a “ghost gun,” federal prosecutors said. Felipe Macias, 28, was sentenced to six years and five months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff for being a felon...
Club Darc Announces Final Shows of Inaugural Season at San Francisco’s Pier 48
Club Darc has announced the final slate of performances for its inaugural season, adding five weekend shows to its schedule at San Francisco's Shed A at Pier 48 from April 17 through May 16. The seasonal club experience, presented by Goldenvoice, will feature electronic music artists including Kaskade, Chris Lake,...
Costa Rican Ex-Supreme Court Judge Sent to US in First-Ever National Extradition
Costa Rica on Friday extradited former top judge and security minister Celso Gamboa to the United States, where he is wanted on charges of international drug trafficking, marking the Central American nation's first-ever extradition of its own nationals. "Costa Rica is sending a strong message: no one can use our...
TSA Absences at Airports Remain Steady Thursday as Shutdown Continues
Absences among Transportation Security Administration airport security officers fell slightly on Thursday to 9.8% nationwide but was much higher at some major airports, the government said on Friday. The absenteeism rate among the 50,000 TSA officers fell from 10.2% on Wednesday but was significantly higher at major airports on Thursday...
Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child
Last June, the man credited with introducing President Donald Trump to his wife asked the administration for a favor. Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had...
Easter Egg Prices to Stay High Despite Cocoa Price Crash, Report Says
Prices for chocolate eggs and bunnies will remain high this Easter in the United States despite the fact that prices for the main raw material used to make them - cocoa beans - have gone sharply down over the last year, a report said on Friday. "Even though cocoa futures...
New Jersey Sues Trump Administration Over Proposed ICE Facility
New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Friday over a proposed federal immigration detention center in its state. The move follows Maryland, which sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last month to stop construction of a similar facility in the state. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General...