The Fresno Animal Center is operating at about 110% capacity after taking in more than 100 dogs in recent days, prompting urgent calls for help from the community, the center’s director said Wednesday. On Saturday, the shelter received 26 dogs, followed by 19 the next day. On Tuesday the shelter...
Fresno Police Arrest Two SoCal Men in Homicide Investigation
Fresno police have arrested two Southern California men in connection with a July 21 shooting that left a 33-year-old dead. Northwest Policing District officers responded at 6:52 p.m. to a report of a shooting near State and Acacia avenues. Kuvar Kumar died at the scene. Homicide detectives determined the shooting...
Fresno Police Investigating Fatal Stabbing of 31-Year-Old Man
A 31-year-old man died Tuesday after being chased, assaulted and stabbed near Orchard and Grant avenues, Fresno police said. Police identified the victim as Cecil Deloney, who was found unresponsive in the roadway around 3:55 p.m. with a stab wound to his upper body. He was taken to Community Regional...
Tulare County Sheriff Adds Goshen Teen to Most Wanted List
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has added an 18-year-old Goshen man to its list of Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives. Paul Gutierrez is wanted on an active Ramey warrant in connection with a shooting that occurred in Goshen on Aug. 10, officials said. Got a Tip? Authorities are asking anyone...
Lemoore Union Elementary Reaches Settlement Over Disability Discrimination Allegations
The California Civil Rights Department has reached a settlement with the Lemoore Union Elementary School District, resolving allegations that an employee was subjected to disability discrimination. The worker will receive a little over $90,000 for lost wages and other harms, the state agency said. In 2023, a district employee filed...
Wired Wednesday: Why Is Pismo’s Manager in ICE Detention?
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the ICE detention of a local man. Long-time Pismo's Coastal Grill general manager Psalm Behpoor was detained on June 23 in Fresno and sent to a detention facility in Bakersfield. Behpoor said he, like many...
Why COVID Is Spreading Again This Summer
COVID cases are climbing again this summer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s forecasting model estimates that infections are growing, or likely growing, in most states. While the agency is reporting low levels of the virus in wastewater nationally, some states, including Texas, Utah and Nevada, are showing very...
US Budget Deficit Forecast $1 Trillion Higher Over Next Decade, Watchdog Says
WASHINGTON — U.S. federal budget deficits will be nearly $1 trillion higher over the next decade than projected in January by the Congressional Budget Office as a result of tax and spending legislation and tariffs, a budget watchdog said on Wednesday. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's latest forecasts...
Visalia Police to Hold DUI Checkpoint on Friday
The Visalia Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint on Friday. Checkpoint locations are selected using data on past impaired-driving crashes, police said. Authorities said impaired driving can result not only from alcohol but also from prescription or over-the-counter medications. While medical and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the...
What Trump Is Really Up to With the Military Occupation of DC
You do not need the strongest powers of observation to see that crime is a pretext — and not the main reason — for the military occupation of Washington, D.C., by federal agents and soldiers from the National Guard. If the president cared about crime, he would push House Republicans...