NEW YORK — Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54. Def Jam Recordings, which was the parent company of Murder Inc., announced Gotti's death in a statement late Wednesday night. It did...
ABC30 Has a New News Director. She’s a Familiar TV Face.
Sara Sandrik is now the news leader at the Central Valley's TV news leader. ABC30 promoted Sandrik to vice president/news director last week. She takes over for Martin Ortiz, who was promoted to general manager last October. Sandrik, a former on-air reporter and weekend anchor, left for a spokesperson job...
California’s EV Sales Stall. So What Happens to Landmark Mandate?
California's push to electrify its cars is facing a potentially serious problem: People aren't buying electric cars fast enough. After three straight years of strong growth, sales have stabilized in California, raising questions about whether the state will fail to meet its groundbreaking mandate banning sales of gas-powered vehicles. About...
31 Arrested in Fresno Human Trafficking Operation
A weeklong human trafficking operation in Fresno led to 31 arrests, 22 impounded vehicles, and the recovery of a firearm, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement Thursday. The Fresno Police Department told GV Wire that the operation took place in the Madison Avenue and Sixth Street area in...
Find Your Next Career Opportunity Today at FUSD Expo
Looking for a career in education? Bring your resume and discover the opportunities this afternoon and evening at the Fresno Unified Career Expo. The event has historically focused on teachers but expanded this year to cover all career options in the district. Fresno Unified hopes to connect community members with...
Madera County Crash: a Car, a Big Rig, a Train, and not a Scratch on the Driver
What are the chances of sideswiping a big rig, having your car rear-ended by a train, and surviving? Well, a driver in Madera County found out and should be on the way to buying a lottery ticket. CHP Madera officers responded this morning to a non-injury crash on Highway 99,...
20 Workers Join Wonderful Co. Lawsuit Alleging ‘Fraudulent’ UFW Vote
A lawsuit from the Wonderful Company says the United Farm Workers conducted a "fraudulent" union authorization vote at one of the ag giant's nurseries. The company sued the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board for authorizing the UFW. Now, 20 workers from Wonderful Nurseries have joined the lawsuit, saying the union...
Trump Meets With Congressional Republicans as GOP Lawmakers Argue Over Tax and Spending Cuts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is meeting privately with congressional Republicans at the White House on Thursday as his allies on Capitol Hill are arguing with themselves over the size, scope and details of his “big, beautiful bill” to cut taxes, regulations and government spending. The House and Senate GOP...
Trump Targets Troubled CA Bullet Train Project. Will He Kill It, Too?
Talk about timing. President Donald Trump denounced California’s bullet train for the project’s delays and rising costs on Tuesday and said his administration would investigate how billions of federal and state dollars were spent. “The train that’s being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the worst-managed project I think I’ve ever...
2nd Federal Judge in 2 Days Blocks President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
SEATTLE — A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle on Thursday decried what he described as the administration’s treatment of the Constitution...