Community members took to the streets of Fresno on Monday to protest deportation raids and the looming threat of mass deportations following President Donald J. Trump's inauguration. Waving flags and holding signs, protesters stood at Blackstone and Nees avenues, chanting slogans and calling for solidarity. The demonstrations, which drew a...
Even This Year Is the Best Time Ever to Be Alive
Opinion by Nicholas Kristof on Jan. 18, 2025. Around the beginning of each year, I customarily write a column about how we’ve just had the “best year ever” in the long history of humanity. This annual eruption of exuberance outrages some readers who see it as disrespectful of all the...
Trump Says He’s Withdrawing the US From the Paris Climate Agreement Again
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States, a top carbon polluting nation, from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. The White House announcement, which came...
From Mount Vernon to the Rotunda, Central Valley Watches Trump Inauguration
With the change in venue of President Donald Trump's inauguration, not everybody who went to our nation's capital city from the Central Valley could attend. Anticipated frigid weather moved the activities indoors. The traditional parade was scrapped for an event at Capital One Arena — home of the NBA's Wizards...
Trump Wants to Deport Immigrants Accused of Crimes. CA Sheriffs Could Make It Easy
California sheriffs once again find themselves navigating a difficult political calculus on immigration as President Donald Trump begins his second term. They can enforce a state sanctuary law that some of them personally oppose, or they can roll out the welcome mat to federal immigration enforcement authorities whom Trump has...
Can You Find Them All? Local Politicos Spotted at Trump Inauguration
Even with a capacity halved by freezing weather in the nation's capital, Valley politicos attended President Donald Trump's inauguration, with Kevin McCarthy bookending a trio of Republican former House Speakers. The 24 degrees and 31 mph wind gusts in Washington D.C. encouraged Trump to hold the event in the Capitol...
Costco Workers Prepare for Potential Strike Ahead of Contract Deadline
The Teamsters union has announced that more than 18,000 Costco employees are prepared to strike if a new labor agreement isn't reached by Jan. 31. Members voted by an 85% margin to authorize a strike, CBS News reported. The union is demanding 'the best wages and benefits in the industry'...
Fresno Authorities Seeks Help Finding Suspects in Credit Card Theft
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying two individuals photographed using a stolen credit card from a home burglary. On Jan. 6, a man and a woman were captured on surveillance cameras at retail locations near Crystal and Olive avenues and Shaw and Blackstone...
Tulare Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run. Driver Arrested After Returning to Scene.
A 32-year-old woman from Tulare was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Mooney Boulevard on Sunday, the Tulare Police Department said in a statement. Authorities responded to a 911 call at approximately 8:15 PM reporting an individual on the roadway near Cross Avenue and Mooney Boulevard. Emergency responders...
Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield to Remain in Prison for Now After Judge Denies Bail Ruling
SAN JOSE — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield, whose 2020 rape conviction was vacated late last year, will remain in California state prison for now after a judge declined to make a bail ruling Friday. Santa Clara County's Superior Court Judge Hector Ramon said he couldn't grant bail or...