NORFOLK, Va. — Snowy roads led to hundreds of crashes throughout Virginia and North Carolina, including a series of crashes on an interstate highway involving more than 50 vehicles, as officials continued to ask people Thursday to avoid travel to allow crews to work on the roads. Two separate collisions...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Keith Jubarey Walker
Feb 20, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Keith Jubarey Walker Suspects Date of Birth: June 25, 1994 Physical Description: Black Male, 6’ 1, 190 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Possession of firearm by a felon Warrant Number: F23906448 Synopsis of the Case: Keith Jubarey Walker...
Senate Pushes Toward Confirmation of Kash Patel as Trump’s FBI Director
WASHINGTON — The Senate was set to vote Thursday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect that he would do President Donald Trump's bidding....
The Latest: Sen. Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Reelection Next Year
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose...
EU Official Meets With Trump Counterparts to Resolve Tariff Threats
WASHINGTON — Hoping to head off a potential trade conflict, a top European Union official stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials. “The top objective as it was presented to us yesterday by our American partners is reciprocity,” Maroš...
White House Will Celebrate Black History Month, Some Government Agencies Skip
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on Thursday, preserving a tradition at the same time that President Donald Trump's executive order ending the federal government's diversity, equity and inclusion programs has disrupted its observance elsewhere. Executive Order Creates Agency Confusion The ceremony...
Zelenskyy-Trump Tensions Spike as Press Event Cancelled
KYIV, Ukraine — A planned news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia. The format of the press event, which was...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Retreats From Its Record as Walmart Slides
NEW YORK — Wall Street is retreating from its record as a slide for Walmart weighs on U.S. stock indexes Thursday. The S&P 500 was down 0.6% in morning trading after setting all-time highs in each of the last two days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 439 points,...
Fresno Police to Conduct Weekend DUI Checkpoint
The Fresno Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Feb. 22 from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. at an undisclosed location, they said in a statement. Checkpoint locations are determined based on data highlighting areas with high rates of impaired driving crashes. The department said the primary goal is...
‘A Step Backwards’: How Federal Threats to DEI Impact CA Schools
A letter to U.S. schools from Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights at the federal Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., has schools nationwide trying to figure out what to do about their diversity programs. Tough decisions lie ahead for schools across California as the federal government cracks...