n 2022, the Santa Monica Tennis Center in Southern California had a lone tennis court. Today, that court is gone. In its place are four pickleball courts, attached to what is now called the Santa Monica Pickleball Center. In 2019, Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point Park had eight worn-down tennis courts. Today,...
US Appeals Court Says Trump Cannot Continue Foreign Aid Cuts
A U.S. appeals court on Friday declined to block a lower court ruling that said President Donald Trump's administration could not unilaterally cut billions of dollars of foreign aid, requiring the administration to quickly move to spend funds on projects authorized by Congress. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Madera County K9 Canelo Helps Deputies Find Suspected Meth in Arrest
A Madera County sheriff’s deputy and her K9 partner helped uncover suspected narcotics during an arrest Friday morning. Deputy Eliza Hernandez responded to a suspicious vehicle parked on the 28000 block of Cholla Avenue, where she encountered John Bartollome, 38, authorities said. Bartollome appeared to be under the influence and...
Christian Gonzalez Ruled out for Week 1 Matchup With Las Vegas Raiders Due to Injury
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez will have to wait one more week to make his 2025 debut, as he's been ruled out for their season-opener against the Las Vegas Raiders with a hamstring injury. Gonzalez began his collegiate career with the Colorado Buffaloes before transferring to the Oregon Ducks...
Why I Am Not a Liberal
Last May, a study came out suggesting that merely giving people money doesn’t do much to lift them out of poverty. Families with at least one child received $333 a month. They had more money to spend, which is a good thing, but the children fared no better than similar...
US Will Enforce Foreign Worker Laws, White House Says After Hyundai Raid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will enforce laws that require foreign workers have proper authorization to be in the United States, the White House said on Friday after immigration authorities raided a Hyundai facility in Georgia. "Any foreign workers brought in for specific projects must enter the United States legally...
Tulare County High School Athlete of the Week: Mission Oak’s Ruben Llamas
Readers voted Mission Oak kicker Ruben Llamas as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County high school athlete of the week. In an online poll that closed on Sept. 5 Llamas received 208 votes, or a 25.58% majority, of the 813 responses. Llamas kicked a game-winning 37-yard field goal as time expired to lift...
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey Plans to Play vs. Seahawks, Says He ‘Feels Great’
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey missed most of the 2024 season due to Achilles and knee injuries, limiting him to just 202 yards on 4.0 yards per attempt in four games. While McCaffrey was healthy throughout training camp and was a healthy scratch from the team's three preseason...
Trump Says US in ‘Very Deep’ Negotiations With Hamas, Urges Release of Hostages
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington was in "very deep" negotiations with Palestinian militant group Hamas and urged them to release all hostages held in Gaza. "We are in very deep negotiation with Hamas," Trump told reporters, saying the situation will be "tough" and "nasty" if...
Visalia Police Arrest 9 in Narcotics Operation at Sequoia Lodge
Nine people were arrested Friday morning during a narcotics operation at the Sequoia Lodge in Visalia, police said. At about 7:30 a.m., the Visalia Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, Special Enforcement Unit and HOPE teams carried out two narcotics-related search warrants and a probation search at the complex, located at 1400...