The Fresno Monsters hockey team resumes play for the second half of the season of 2025 on Thursday as they travel to take on the Long Beach Bombers. The Monsters are returning to the ice after a holiday hiatus with a 17-8 record. The only hockey ticket in Fresno, they're...
Herbert Looks to Add Chargers’ Playoff Win to Accomplishments
EL SEGUNDO — Justin Herbert has accomplished several personal milestones during his first five years in the league. However, it hasn't resulted in playoff success for the Los Angeles Chargers. Herbert can change that Saturday when the Chargers travel to Houston for an AFC wild-card round game. It will be...
Fresno Man Faces Murder Charges in Double-Fatal DUI Crash
A Fresno man with a history of impaired driving offenses is facing murder charges after a double-fatal DUI crash earlier this week, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Joal Lee Campbell, 36, of Fresno, is accused of running a red light at high speed on...
Fresno and Other Local Firefighters Join the Fight in LA as Fires Grow
Fire crews from Fresno, Visalia, Clovis, Sanger, Tulare, and other local agencies are deployed to Los Angeles to help battle multiple wildfires that have consumed thousands of acres and destroyed hundreds of structures. Tulare County Fire has also announced Wednesday that they are sending even more additional resources to support...
Even With a Recent Slowdown, CA’s 25-Year Economic Growth Leads World
Despite a recent slowdown, in a quarter-century's time, California's economic growth has outpaced that of the U.S. And, if compared to the citizens of any other country, the economic production averaged across each Californian surpasses them all. The Public Policy Institute of California released a study looking at California's gross...
Brock Purdy’s Contract Is the 49ers’ Biggest Issue for 2025
SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers' brass have a similar mindset regarding one of the biggest offseason questions around the organization. Both sides would like to get a long-term extension done with Purdy as soon as possible and not have the contract talks still hanging over...
NFL Picks: Texans, Ravens, Bills, Eagles, Bucs and Vikings Will Get to Next Round
The NFL's wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day. Jim Harbaugh leads the Chargers against the Texans in the season's first playoff game on Saturday afternoon. Then it's John Harbaugh's Ravens against Mike Tomlin's Steelers...
Independent Streak Helped Build Notre Dame Into Football’s Historic and Now Modern Behemoth
DANIA BEACH — It was some combination of religion, a grudge involving Knute Rockne and maybe the simple notion that some people just don't like Notre Dame. Back in the 1920s, the Fighting Irish made what might have been their biggest push to join what would become the Big Ten...
Kings County Supervisors Opt To Keep Current Chair In Light Of Water Troubles
It was Kings County Supervisor Rusty Robinson's turn to preside over board meetings as chair this year, but he declined, leaving the job to Supervisor Doug Verboon. This would be Verboon's second consecutive year as chair – the first time in 17 years a supervisor was chosen to lead twice...
LA Area Animal Shelters Are Stretched Thin With Displaced Pets
Nicole Montanez called four hotels Tuesday before finding a room where she could safely evacuate with her son and her 4-year-old Havanese, Diego. The dog coughed throughout the 75-minute car ride from Pacific Palisades to Marina del Rey, where the family was taking shelter from the wildfires searing through Los...