A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday after crashing into a home in the near Tulare Avenue and Fairway Street in Visalia, the Visalia Police Department reported. Just before 2:20 p.m., police responded to reports of a vehicle striking the residence. The driver and a passenger fled the scene before officers...
Fresno Drunk Driver Gets Probation for Crash That Killed Two, Including Pregnant Woman
A Fresno man who caused a fatal DUI crash that killed two young victims, including a pregnant woman, was sentenced to probation Friday by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Charles J. Lee, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office announced in a news release. Eugene Roebuck III, 24, avoided a maximum...
OpenAI’s Operator Can Now Control Your Computer by Watching Your Screen
OpenAI just launched Operator, a clever AI tool that can handle computer tasks by itself by watching and interacting with what's on your screen. AI expert Simon Willison pointed out that it looks a lot like Anthropic's similar tool from last fall, showing how competitive this space is getting. If...
Magsig Says ‘Range of Light’ Prospects Are as Dark as Night
Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig wrote on Facebook Friday that with President Donald Trump's election, a plan to designate 1.4 million acres of the Sierra National Forest as a national monument "has been prevented." Similarly, two U.S. Congressmembers introduced a bill to make it so only lawmakers can set large...
Loaded Gun Found in Carry-on Bag at Fresno-Yosemite International Airport
Transportation Security Administration officers at Fresno-Yosemite International Airport discovered the first firearm of the year during a routine screening at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, officials said in a news release. The firearm, a loaded 9 mm Smith & Wesson M&P Shield with nine rounds of ammunition, was found in a male...
People Are Hawking TikTok-Loaded Phones for Thousands on eBay, Facebook
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts — though it is not clear if there are many buyers at those prices. TikTok was briefly unavailable to U.S. users over the weekend, but as of Sunday anyone...
An Independent California Runs Through Fresno
Coming to a supermarket near you: A petition to make California an independent country. And the movement's origins are in Fresno. Marcus Ruiz Evans, born and raised in Fresno and leader of the CalExit movement, submitted a proposal — approved by the California Secretary of State this week to gather...
Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Tossing 3 Pounds of Meth Over Prison Fence
A Fresno man admitted to hurling methamphetamine into a federal prison yard, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced Friday. Garrett Scott Wheelen, 33, pleaded guilty to possessing over 500 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine. Court documents revealed that on May 1, 2024, Wheelen approached the Federal Correctional Institution Mendota...
Reps. Valadao and Costa Praise Passage of Fix Our Forests Act
With wildfires ravaging Southern California, the Fix Our Forests Act, a bipartisan bill supported by the Central Valley's congressional delegation, passed the House of Representatives on Thursday. Sixty-four Democrats joined 215 Republicans to pass the bill, 279-141. View the roll call vote at this link. The legislation aims to restore...
Jury Acquits New England Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers in Assault and Battery Trial
BOSTON — A jury acquitted New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday in his assault and battery trial. Peppers finished testifying earlier Friday by denying he choked or shoved his accuser. Peppers, who first took the witness stand on Thursday, had been on trial this week on charges of...