Tens of thousands of electronic music fans are expected to descend on the Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach this weekend as Insomniac's Day Trip Festival Southern California kicks off its 2026 edition Saturday. The two-day event runs June 27 and 28 across the waterfront grounds and features a lineup...
Clovis Unified Plans Two New Elementary Schools, Eyes 2028 Bond
Clovis Unified is planning to open two new elementary schools utilizing current funds and a proposed 2028 bond that promises to keep school taxes the same. Bucking a trend of disenrollment plaguing California’s largest school districts, Clovis Unified's growth is continuing to push the district to expand. The district gained...
US Strikes Iran Following Attack on Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, throwing the fate of the interim peace deal recently agreed between the two countries into question. U.S. Central Command said aircraft struck missile and drone storage locations...
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Kingsburg Housing Development
A small plane made an emergency landing Friday in a housing development in Kingsburg after experiencing a mechanical issue, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. The plane landed in Kings Estates Homes, a home building development. The sheriff's office said the pilot was walking around after the landing. Emergency...
The Netherlands Records Its First Assisted Death of a Child Between 1 and 12
A doctor in the Netherlands assisted in the death of a terminally ill child aged between 1 and 12 for the first time, a Dutch minister told lawmakers. Sophie Hermans, the minister of health, welfare and sport, disclosed the death in a letter this week to the Dutch House of...
Yale Seeks Trump Administration Deal as It Faces Sprawling Investigation
The Trump administration is conducting a far-reaching investigation into whether Yale University’s admissions practices violate antidiscrimination laws, prompting one of the country’s most elite schools to pursue settlement talks with the government, according to three people briefed on the matter. The Justice Department last month accused Yale’s medical school of...
Trump Says Iran Attack on Cargo Ship Violated the Ceasefire
BEIRUT — President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran’s attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier was a “foolish violation” of the fragile ceasefire between the two countries, though he did not say how or whether he would respond. In a post on social...
Madera Police Plan DUI Checkpoint Saturday Night
The Madera Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint on Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location. Police said checkpoint locations are selected based on data showing impaired driving-related crashes. The department said the primary purpose of the operation is to improve public...
Prosecutors in Kirk Case Found in Contempt for Media Statement
DENVER — A Utah judge overseeing the murder trial in Charlie Kirk’s killing held the prosecution in contempt of court Friday for telling online news outlet TMZ that prosecutors had “ample evidence” to win a conviction. Judge Tony Graf said the statement by one of the prosecutors had violated an...
Trump Says He Will Repair National Mall Reflecting Pool After July 4
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would repair the National Mall reflecting pool after July 4, as the landmark remains under heightened security and surveillance amid ongoing controversy over its renovation and emerging maintenance problems. The reflecting pool, located between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, was the...
