Bryson Donelson will be Fresno State's top running back at the start of the season, and offensive coordinator Josh Davis is eying a 1,000-yard season from the powerfully built sophomore from Visalia. In fact, Donelson is on the preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Award, awarded to the nation's...
Becoming School Superintendent in an Age of Uncertainty and Anxiety
It is hard to imagine a more “homegrown” school superintendent than Cheryl Cotton, who in June assumed the top post in the West Contra Costa Unified School District on the eastern edge of the San Francisco Bay. Increasingly, school boards have turned to candidates like Cotton, who are familiar with...
UN Rights Office Says Israeli Settlement Plan Breaks International Law
The U.N. human rights office said on Friday an Israeli plan to build to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal under international law, and would put nearby Palestinians at risk of forced eviction, which it described as...
Tulare County Authorities Warn of Jury Duty Phone Scam
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers claim people have warrants for missing jury duty and demand payment to avoid arrest. Officials said they have received about five reports of the scam and urged residents not to send money or share personal...
US Consumer Sentiment Weakens in August, Inflation Expectations Rise
U.S. consumer sentiment softened in August as households anticipated higher goods prices because of import tariffs. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers on Friday said its Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 58.6 this month from a final reading of 61.7 in July. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the...
Far-Right Israeli Minister Pays Surprise Visit to Jailed Palestinian Leader
TEL AVIV — Israel's far-right national security minister visited prominent Palestinian Marwan Barghouti in jail and told him "you will not win", a video showed on Friday, a day after another hardline cabinet member vowed to "bury" the idea of a Palestinian state. Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared the video...
Trump Heads to ‘High Stakes’ Alaska Summit With Putin on Ukraine
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/MOSCOW — Donald Trump headed to Alaska on Friday for what he called a "high stakes" summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss a ceasefire deal for Ukraine to help end the deadliest war in Europe since World War Two. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was not...
Tulare Stolen Vehicle Chase Injures Pedestrian, Two Drivers
Three people were hospitalized after the driver of a stolen vehicle led police on a chase and crashed into a building, the Tulare Police Department said Thursday. A patrol officer received an alert about the possible stolen car. By the time dispatch confirmed the report, the driver had temporarily eluded...
Fresno Council Approves Simple Name for Park, New HQ for Cops
Brandon Vang's bland plan to name a new park Southeast Fresno Sports Complex won approval from his Fresno City Council colleagues Thursday on a 6-1 vote. The park — on Peach Avenue north of Church Avenue — is set to open next year. Miguel Arias voted no. "This is more...
Clovis Unified Tells Staff It Won’t Interfere With Teachers Unionization Bid
On Wednesday, Clovis Unified teachers gathered from across the district to hear a live broadcast from administration saying that they will not interfere with unionization efforts. As part of an order from the quasi-judicial Public Employment Relations Board, the district broadcast to certificated staff assurances that, among other things, they...