April 17, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Gregory Gutierrez Rufino Fannon Suspects Date of Birth: May 30, 2001 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 10, 200 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes Charges: Stolen vehicle Warrant Number: F25903085 Synopsis of the Case: Gregory Gutierrez Rufino Fannon is wanted...
What to Know About the Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect Friday, potentially removing a major stumbling block in the ongoing peace talks between the United States and Iran. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group Israel has been targeting in Lebanon, did not directly address whether it would accept the truce, though...
Madera County Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Kidnapping-Murder Case
A Madera County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in a case involving a kidnapping, and he has now been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, authorities said. According to the Madera County District Attorney's Office, a jury found Vicente Jasso guilty of first-degree...
Trump Says Israel Barred From Bombing Lebanon: ‘Enough Is Enough’
President Donald Trump said the United States has barred Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, striking an unusually harsh tone with the longtime U.S. ally while stressing that any U.S. deal with Iran is not linked to the Lebanon conflict. "Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are...
US to Recover Uranium From Iran, Trump Tells Reuters
President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States. "We're going to get it together. We're going to go in with Iran, at a nice leisurely pace, and go down and start...
Oil Falls by 13% After Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open
Oil prices plunged by about 13% on Friday after Iran's foreign minister said passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open for the remaining ceasefire period and U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to never close the strait again. Brent crude futures fell $12.87,...
Pope Urges Cameroon to Reject Violence at Mass That Draws 120,000 People
Large crowds gathered outside a stadium in Douala, Cameroon's biggest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo on Friday that was billed as the biggest event of the pontiff's four-nation Africa tour. The Vatican, citing local authorities, estimated that 120,000 people had headed towards Japoma Stadium to...
Poll Shows Crowded California Governor’s Race as Hilton Leads and Undecided Voters Dominate
A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey finds a crowded and unsettled field ahead of California’s June 2 gubernatorial primary, with a significant share of voters still undecided. The poll, conducted April 14–15 among 1,000 likely primary voters, shows Republican Steve Hilton leading with 17% support, followed by Republican...
Fresno County Supervisor District 1 Candidates Forum Is April 27
GV Wire, in partnership with the Community Media Access Collaborative and the Maddy Institute, will host a candidate forum for the open Fresno County Supervisor District 1 seat. The forum is set for Monday, April 27, at 6 p.m. Candidates confirmed to attend include nonprofit executive Eric Payne, Mendota Unified...
Bernie Sanders Urges End to US Military Aid to Israel in Guardian Opinion Piece
Sen. Bernie Sanders called for an end to U.S. military aid to Israel in a recent opinion piece published by The Guardian, arguing that Congress should respond to shifting public opinion and halt support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Sanders, who identified himself as a Jewish American, wrote that...