The Sierra from Yosemite to Kings Canyon is expected to be dressed in fresh snow this weekend as the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning on Friday. Six to 12 inches of snowfall are expected above 8,000 feet, and totals up to 3 feet are possible at the...
Busy Highway 41 Intersection in Madera Will Get Upgrades
Drivers frustrated by the backup of vehicles during peak commute times at one of Madera County's busiest intersections should soon get relief. Significant changes are coming to the Highway 41 and Avenue 12 intersection, said Madera County Supervisor Jordan Wamhoff in a news release Friday morning. The modifications include a...
Man Agrees to Plead Guilty for Flying Drone That Damaged Firefighting Aircraft in LA Wildfire
LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities said Friday a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Peter Tripp Akemann reached a plea agreement and will avoid prison, pay full restitution for the damage...
Car Owners Are Deeper Underwater on Loans Than Ever Before: Edmunds
The sudden jump in car prices after the pandemic is having its effect as payments on overpriced cars aren't keeping up with what they're worth. And that's compounding the growing debt problem Americans face. A new report from Edmunds shows a sharp year-over-year increase in the percentage of cars traded...
Thousands of Costco Workers Prepare to Strike With Midnight Contract Deadline Looming
Thousands of Costco workers prepared to strike with a midnight deadline drawing closer Friday while the worker's union and the company negotiated. The Teamsters union represents 18,000 Costco workers in six states: California, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York. It's unclear if the strikes would close stores. Costco...
Visalia Man Sentenced to Life for Child Molestation
A Visalia man was sentenced Friday to 145 years to life in prison for multiple counts of child molestation, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Joshua Hernandez, 35, was convicted in October 2024 on charges including sodomy, oral copulation, sexual penetration, and lewd acts with a...
Tulare County Crash With Semi-Truck Leaves One Pinned. Rescue Efforts Ongoing.
A traffic collision involving three vehicles, including two single-passenger cars and a semi-truck, occurred at Avenue 328 and Road 100 near Visalia on Friday morning, the Tulare County Fire Department said in a statement. Two individuals sustained minor injuries, while a third was pinned and suffered moderate injuries. Emergency responders,...
White House Says Trump Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Will Come Saturday
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, the White House said, but it provided no word on whether there would be any exemptions to the measures that could result in...
RFK Jr. Accuses Sanders of Taking Pharma Money in Heated Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Sen. Bernie Sanders of being in the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry during a tense exchange at his Health and Human Services confirmation hearing Thursday, Sky News Australia reported. Kennedy claimed Sanders received $1.5 million in pharmaceutical donations during his 2020 presidential campaign, making him...
Marianne Faithfull, Singer and Pop Icon, Dies at 78
NEW YORK — Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones' greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. She was 78. Faithfull passed away Thursday in...