Updated Story: Clovis Unified Says Students Released After Clovis North Shelter-in-Place Original Story A Clovis school is on a shelter-in-place as officials investigate a questionable phone call, the Clovis Unified School District said Thursday. The district said the school is following standard safety protocols while authorities look into the situation....
Murder Charge Dropped Against Man in Killing of Merced’s Sophia Mason
The man accused of the 2022 killing of 8-year-old Sophia Mason has walked free after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in Merced Superior Court on Monday. Dhante Jackson, 37, had been charged with murder and child abuse in Sophia’s death. Also charged is the child’s mother, Samantha Johnson, 33....
New York AG Letitia James, a Trump Foe, Indicted for Bank Fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, was indicted for bank fraud on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration seeks to use government power against those who have pursued investigations into him or publicly resisted his agenda. Trump, a Republican who...
Madera County Authorities Arrest Two in Tesoro Viejo in Firearms, Identity Theft Investigation
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, executed a search warrant Thursday at a residence on Phillip Way in Tesoro Viejo, resulting in two arrests. Shortly before 8 a.m., deputies targeted a wanted individual and potential firearms at the home. A male juvenile was taken...
Trump Says He Will Head to the Middle East on Sunday After Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to leave for the Middle East sometime on Sunday, after Israel and Hamas reached a deal to release hostages held in Gaza. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages...
Megyn Kelly Knows Which Way the MAGA Winds Are Blowing
Megyn Kelly, it seems safe to say, understands her audience. Since she was pushed out of TV news in 2019, the biting conservative commentator has built herself an enormous audience online. She has over 4 million subscribers on YouTube and one of the most popular right-wing podcasts in the country....
‘Pretty Robust’ Storm Heading Our Way. How Much Rain in Fresno and Snow in Sierra?
Get out your galoshes and snow chains because next week could see the arrival of the Fresno area's first winter-type storm. A weather system heading out of the Gulf of Alaska promises to bring as much of an inch of rain between Monday and Wednesday, with a possibility of thunderstorms...
Microsoft 365 Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Microsoft's suite of productivity software was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were nearly 17,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Microsoft 365 as of 2:39 p.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of...
Where Do Fresno Leaders Stand on Prop. 50 Congressional Redistricting?
Where do Fresno leaders stand on Proposition 50, the Nov. 4 special election to change California’s congressional maps? The issue is divided mostly along party lines. Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading the effort to support Prop. 50, motivated by Texas — which at the suggestion of President Donald Trump —...
Fresno County Authorities Seek Suspect in Kerman Wedding Homicide
Fresno County Sheriff’s homicide detectives have obtained a murder arrest warrant for Salvador Rizo Pacheco, 53, of Kerman, following a fatal shooting. Pacheco, described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 265 pounds, is actively being sought by law enforcement, and officials are asking the public for help locating...