Hurricane Erin, churning north in the Atlantic hundreds of miles offshore, is expected to trigger a dangerous storm surge and tropical storm conditions on Wednesday along North Carolina’s Outer Banks and other stretches of the U.S. East Coast. The National Hurricane Center warned that roads in the low-lying barrier islands...
Fresno Police Arrest 12 Drivers at DUI Checkpoint
Twelve people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during a Fresno police checkpoint on Saturday, Aug. 16, authorities said. The checkpoint was held at Wishon and Hedges avenues from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., according to the Fresno Police Department. Officers cited 15 drivers for operating a...
Israel Approves Settlement Plan to ‘Erase’ Idea of Palestinian State
A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday, according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The approval of the E1 project, which would bisect the occupied West Bank and cut it off...
Considering TK for Your Child? Take a Peek Inside One Ideal Classroom Scenario
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Break out the crayons and finger paint: Every 4-year-old in California is now eligible for transitional kindergarten. Fifteen years after a handful of school districts opened the first TK classrooms, California now has the largest — and fastest...
Trump Calls on Fed Governor Cook to Resign
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, citing a call by the head of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency urging the Department of Justice to probe Cook over alleged mortgage fraud. Spokespersons for the Fed and for Cook were not...
Tulare County Authorities Arrest 17-Year-Old Gang Member in Terra Bella Stabbings
A 17-year-old gang member has been arrested in connection with multiple stabbings in Terra Bella, authorities said. Tulare County sheriff’s deputies responded just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday to the 24700 block of Avenue 88 for a report of a stabbing. Several people had been stabbed, deputies said, but the suspects...
Tech Stocks Pressure Wall Street as Caution Sets in Ahead of Fed Meet
Wall Street's main indexes declined on Wednesday and the Nasdaq hit a two-week low as a rally in technology stocks cooled and caution prevailed ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated Jackson Hole symposium later this week After driving much of the market's recovery from the April selloff, tech stocks...
Most Americans Believe Countries Should Recognize Palestinian State, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
A 58% majority of Americans believe that every country in the United Nations should recognize Palestine as a nation, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, as Israel and Hamas considered a possible truce in the nearly two-year-long war. Some 33% of respondents did not agree that U.N. members should recognize a Palestinian state and 9% did not answer. The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, was...
Fresno Supervisors End Lease for Free Needle Exchange Clinic
Fresno County Supervisors on Tuesday all agreed that the San Joaquin Valley Free Medical Clinic in downtown Fresno helps many of those hardest to reach. Where they differed was on the free needles and drug pipes given to patients, and thus the clinic's lease was ended on a 3-2 vote....
Porterville Police Make DUI Arrest, Issue 13 Citations in Weekend Checkpoint
A Porterville police checkpoint resulted in one arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and 13 citations for unlicensed or suspended drivers, officials said. The checkpoint happened Friday on Plano Street south of Chase Avenue between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., police said Tuesday. Officers contacted 278 vehicles during...