President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects. The interior secretary will review wind leasing and permitting practices for federal waters and lands. The assessment...
Fresno Man Who Dealt Deadly Fentanyl Pill Gets 80-Month Prison Term
In the summer of 2020, Christian Gonzalez dealt 10 fentanyl pills to someone who then passed one of the pills to another person, resulting in a fatal overdose. On Tuesday, the 25-year-old Fresno resident received a sentence of six years and eight months in prison for distributing fentanyl, Acting U.S....
What’s Next for EVs as Trump Moves to Revoke Biden-Era Incentives?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden. His order on Monday is consistent with pledges Trump made on the campaign trail to end what he calls a “preposterous” focus on EVs by...
US Throws out Policies Limiting Arrests of Migrants at Sensitive Locations like Schools, Churches
WASHINGTON — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen. The move reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies —...
Visalia Police Find Man Shot Near Shopping Center. Tips Sought.
Authorities are investigating after a man was found shot near a shopping center in Visalia on Tuesday afternoon, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement. Police responded shortly after 1:15 p.m. to reports of a man down in the parking lot east of the WinCo shopping center. The victim...
Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter Benjamin Martin Still Going to Prison
A Madera County man convicted of Jan. 6 Capitol riot crimes and gun-related offenses in a second trial, is headed to prison. Benjamin Martin, 46, is scheduled to self-surrender in Fresno on Wednesday to federal prison officials, the Department of Justice tells GV Wire. The federal Bureau of Prisons will...
Is Lawsuit on Planned Reedley Job Center a ‘Shakedown’?
A nonprofit with a history of environmental lawsuits in the Central Valley sued the city of Reedley and the landowner for a plan to develop ag land into industrial use. Just outside Reedley city limits, farmer Keven Lai wants to develop 42.5 acres of land, said Rodney Horton, community development...
Much of the Damage from the LA Fires Could Have Been Averted
The flames are still roaring, the fire crews are still battling and the people of Los Angeles have barely begun to grieve. As of January 16th, the wildfires that struck the city had killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings. Whole neighborhoods look as if they...
CA Sued the Tar Out of Trump the First Time Around. How Did It Do?
That revving you hear from Sacramento is the sound of California’s Democratic leaders preparing to sue the tar out of the Trump administration. We’ve seen this all before. California sued the Trump administration 123 times between 2017 and 2021, according to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office. It spent about $10 million a...
Israel’s Top General Resigns over Oct. 7 Failures, Adding to Pressure on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israel's top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has delayed any public inquiry that could potentially implicate his leadership. While a fragile new ceasefire in...