Thousands of M30 counterfeit fentanyl pills, a large cannabis grow, an illegal gun, and a fingerprint are sending a 29-year-old Tulare County man to state prison for nearly six years. Angel Ramiro Pando received a sentence of five years and eight months on Wednesday, April 22. The sentencing followed his...
Fresno Woman Gets 3 Years in Prison in Abduction of Son
U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour sentenced a Fresno woman Monday to three years in prison for violating a protection order and causing her estranged teenage son to be abducted. A federal jury previously found Shana Gaviola, 39, guilty during a five-day trial in December. According to court documents and...
Sawe’s Marathon Record Boosts Adidas in ‘Supershoe’ Race With Nike
German sportswear maker Adidas' shares rose on Monday after Kenya's Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours in an official race, accomplishing his feat wearing the brand's Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 trainers. Sawe shattered one of athletics' most elusive barriers on Sunday...
CA Candidates for Governor Must Prioritize Schools’ Education Deficits
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For years, polls about California voter attitudes have found public schools a consistent concern. In a very recent Public Policy Institute of California poll, responses were mixed about whether the public school system is moving in the right...
‘Do You Think He Was Referring to You?’ Trump Responds to Shooter’s Pedophile Accusations
President Donald Trump called news program "60 Minutes" a "disgrace" following a line of questions about accusations of rape and pedophilia from the suspected White House Correspondent's Dinner shooter's manifesto. On Sunday, CBS News Correspondent Norah O'Donnell sat down with Trump for a one-on-one interview following the Saturday shooting. In...
Former Israeli Premiers Join in Bid to Oust Netanyahu in Elections
The centrist leader of Israel’s opposition, Yair Lapid, and a right-wing former prime minister, Naftali Bennett, announced Sunday that they would combine forces in elections later this year. The merger is an apparent bid to reconstitute a partnership that temporarily unseated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu five years ago. Bennett and...
ICE Quietly Opens Another Detention Center in the Central Valley
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California’s Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group. Advocates say the agency began transferring immigrant detainees to the McFarland facility in...
Fresno County Eyes Crackdown on Stolen Produce Sales at Swap Meets
Fresno County may soon go after fruit and vegetable vendors selling stolen produce. On Tuesday, Supervisor Buddy Mendes directed the County Administrative Office to research what it would take to go to swap meets and roadside stands to ensure produce being sold didn't come from farmers without their permission. Mendes...
Melania Trump Says ABC Should ‘Take a Stand’ on Late-Night Host Kimmel
First lady Melania Trump said on Monday it was time for ABC to "take a stand" on Jimmy Kimmel after a monologue the late-night talk show host delivered prior to a shooting near a gathering of journalists and politicians over the weekend. "Enough is enough. It is time for ABC...
Iran War Has Drained US Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons
WASHINGTON — Since the Iran war began in late February, the United States has burned through around 1,100 of its long-range stealth cruise missiles built for a war with China, close to the total number remaining in the U.S. stockpile. The military has fired off more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise...