The Visalia Police Department made 26 DUI arrests in two separate operations over the weekend, the department said in a statement. A joint DUI enforcement operation led by the Visalia Police Department and the California Highway Patrol resulted in 22 arrests for driving under the influence and two arrests for...
Madera Mother Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash, Infant Taken to Hospital
A 29-year-old woman from Madera was killed Monday in a solo vehicle crash on Road 28½, near Avenue 17, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at about 12:24 p.m. when the woman, driving a blue 2024 Acura Integra with her 10-month-old son in the back seat, veered...
CA’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion With ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The hole in California's Medi-Cal budget appears bigger than what state officials reported just last week. California health care officials told the Legislature on Monday that the state will need another $2.8 billion to be able to pay...
Fresno Police Will Hold DUI Checkpoint on Saturday
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday at an undisclosed location, the department announced. The checkpoint locations are determined based on data identifying areas with a higher incidence of impaired driving-related crashes. Police said the operation aims to promote...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Anthony David King
March 18, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Anthony David King Suspects Date of Birth: November 10, 1978 Physical Description: White Male, 6’ 1, 170 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Second degree burglary Warrant Number: F21900477 Synopsis of the Case: Anthony David King is wanted on...
Residents Pick Up the Pieces After Devastating Storms Scour the US South and Midwest
PLANTERSVILLE, Ala. — Kim Atchison was hunkered down in her grandmother's storm shelter with her 5-year-old grandson Saturday night in their tiny Alabama hometown of Plantersville when her husband and son raced in. "Get down; get all the way down to the bottom of the cellar," they told her, saying...
Stock Market Today: Back Down Goes Wall Street as Big Tech Resumes Its Slide
NEW YORK — Back down goes Wall Street, and its former superstars are once again leading the way on Tuesday. The S&P 500 is down 1.3% in midday trading. It's the latest swerve in a scary ride where it tumbled by 10% from its record and then rallied for two...
Yamamoto, Ohtani Deliver in Japan as Dodgers Beat Cubs in MLB Opener
TOKYO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in Major League Baseball's season opener at the Tokyo Dome. Playing in front of their home country, Yamamoto and...
Why Did Netanyahu End the Gaza Ceasefire?
The wave of Israeli strikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday was the culmination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to get out of the ceasefire with Hamas that he agreed to in January. Since the start of the war, Netanyahu has faced dueling, possibly...
Trump Calls for Impeaching Federal Judge Who Ruled Against His Deportations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal judge who tried to stop his deportation plans should be impeached, escalating his conflict with a judiciary that's been one of the few restraints on his administration's aggressive plans. Trump has routinely criticized judges, especially as they limit his efforts...