The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating the next of kin for a 68-year-old Coarsegold man who died last month. Officials said Michael Varela was found dead at his home on July 23. Despite efforts, investigators have not been able to find any relatives....
Fresno Police Plan DUI Checkpoints, Increased Patrols Throughout August
The Fresno Police Department is urging drivers to keep the final days of summer “fun, not fatal” by avoiding impaired driving and practicing road safety during the upcoming Labor Day period. Extra officers will patrol from Wednesday, Aug. 13, through Sept. 1, focusing on suspected impaired drivers as part of...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Twanisha Madonna Lee
August 12, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Twanisha Madonna Lee Suspects Date of Birth: July 29, 1990 Physical Description: Black Female, 5’ 3, 160 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F23907053 Synopsis of the Case: Twanisha Madonna Lee is...
Military Deployed to LA Protests Despite Little Danger There, General Testifies
Troops were used to protect federal property and personnel in Los Angeles in recent months even though intelligence assessments showed little danger, two military officials testified on Monday at a landmark trial over President Donald Trump's authority to use soldiers to police American streets. The three-day non-jury trial before San...
Trump Administration Says George Washington University Violated Law Over Jewish Students, Faculty
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it had found George Washington University had violated federal civil rights law regarding Jewish, American-Israeli and Israeli students and faculty and will seek "immediate remediation" from the school. In a statement, the U.S. Department of Justice said GWU had acted "deliberately indifferent to the...
US Court Says Trump’s DOGE Team Can Access Sensitive Data
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration government downsizing team known as the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data on Americans. The Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision said the unions...
The Trump Administration Tried to Silence Mahmoud Khalil, So I Asked Him to Talk
Across the 2024 election, Donald Trump and the people behind him said again and again that they were here to restore free speech to this country. Then they got power. And his administration came after speech in a way that the left never dared to do — never wanted to...
Iran Says It Arrested 21,000 ‘Suspects’ During 12-Day War With Israel
Iranian police arrested as many as 21,000 "suspects" during the country's 12-day war with Israel in June, a law enforcement spokesperson said on Tuesday, according to state media. Following Israeli air strikes that began on June 13, Iranian security forces began a campaign of widespread arrests accompanied by an intensified...
Iran Says Direct Nuclear Talks With US Possible Under Suitable Conditions
DUBAI — Iran could hold direct nuclear talks with the United States if conditions are suitable, first Vice President Mohammadreza Aref said on Tuesday, according to state media. But he said U.S. demands for Tehran to drop uranium enrichment entirely were "a joke". A sixth round of talks between Tehran...
How to Watch the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest shower, the Perseids, is a favorite among skywatchers. It is one...