PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley will become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after his record-setting season helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl. The Eagles are giving Barkley a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million with $36 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The...
BlackRock Strikes Deal to Bring Ports on Both Sides of Panama Canal Under American Control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., effectively putting the ports under American control after President Donald Trump alleged Chinese interference with the operations of the critical shipping lane. In...
Scientists Genetically Engineer Mice With Thick Hair Like the Extinct Woolly Mammoth
WASHINGTON — Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts — genetically engineering living animals with qualities to resemble extinct species like the woolly mammoth. Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of...
Sanger Police Seek Public’s Help in Finding Missing 11-Year-Old
Update on Match 4, 2025 at 4:03 p.m. The Sanger Police Department has reported that the missing child has been located. Original Story The Sanger Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 11-year-old Damien Romero, who was reported missing Tuesday morning. Romero was last seen wearing camouflage...
New Bill Could Reshape Tulare County Groundwater Agency’s Boundaries and Governance
Farmers in the embattled Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency may have the glimmer of a path forward thanks to a bill that would alter its boundaries and governance. Assembly Bill 1044, introduced by Assembly Member Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) Feb. 20, would create a new agency administered through Tulare County covering ...
Tulare County Pursuit Ends in Arrests After Vehicle Stolen, Shots Fired
Two suspects were arrested Monday night following a stolen vehicle pursuit and shots fired that began in Tulare County and ended west of Hanford, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement. Around 8:30 p.m., the Tulare County Regional Auto Theft Task Force was tracking a stolen vehicle when suspects...
Reflecting on 50 Years of Writing About California’s Politics — and Still Counting
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This week is a personal milestone, marking a half-century of writing about California's ever-changing political ambiance. My move into the Sacramento Union's Capitol bureau on March 3, 1975, was part of its effort to become more competitive with...
Police Arrest 16-Year-Old for School Shooting Threat in Merced
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Monday after police investigated a reported shooting threat at Golden Valley High School, the Merced Police Department said in a statement. In addition, police arrested the boy's father after officers found unsecured guns at the family's home. The school staff received a report after dismissal...
Towing Companies Can Sell Your Car and the DMV Gets to Keep the Profit Without Telling You
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After a Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster got towed in 2023, no one claimed it. The iconic sports car sat at a Torrance tow yard for five months, long enough that the towing company had the right to sell it....
‘Too Damn Hard to Build’: A Key California Democrat’s Push for Speedier Construction
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters A California legislator wants to solve the state's housing crisis, juice its economy, fight climate change and save the Democratic Party with one "excruciatingly non-sexy" idea. Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks sees the slow, occasionally redundant, often litigious...