It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson 's “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard...
California Shorted Prisoners on Money for Their Release. It’s Ending the Practice
California prisons are no longer withholding money they are supposed to give people at the time of their release, according to a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation memo obtained by CalMatters. The policy change is meant to ensure that thousands of people leaving California prisons will receive their full...
Fresno Council Throws Out Plan for South Central, Says It Was Too Strict
The Fresno City Council on Thursday rejected a $1 million plan five years in the making that would have determined land use in south central Fresno. Councilmembers Mike Karbassi, Annalisa Perea, Tyler Maxwell, Luis Chavez, Nelson Esparza, and Garry Bredefeld all said they didn't want the city rules for industrial...
How Democrat Adam Gray Won His Race, the Last to Be Called in the US House
Just days after unseating Republican incumbent Congressman John Duarte, Merced Democrat Adam Gray says he's ready for the big leagues of politics in Washington, D.C. Gray, 47 and a former state Assembly member, says he'll be working on his fastball, curveball, and aiming to "see if I can help the...
New Coach Matt Entz Promises to Make Bulldog Football ‘Something Special’
A new era of Fresno State football is here and it's riding on the broad shoulder of Matt Entz. "I'm truly blessed to be here. I look forward to being a part of this community, the Central Valley, and more importantly this great football tradition and program," said Entz at...
San Francisco Man Escaped a Merced County Prison 8 Years Ago. He’s Back With New Charges.
After nearly eight years on the run, a San Francisco man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Fresno for escaping custody, the DOJ announced Thursday afternoon. Eric Pree, 55, vanished from U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in Merced County on Jan. 29, 2017, where he was serving a 101-month sentence...
Fresno Hit-and-Run Big-Rig Driver Sought After Crash
Authorities are searching for a big-rig driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run collision Wednesday night in southeast Fresno, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of North and Temperance avenues. Investigators say a red big-rig tractor-trailer failed to stop at...
She Buys a Ticket to Support a Good Cause, Then Wins the 2024 Granville Home of Hope
For Kim Beck, a single phone call transformed an ordinary Wednesday night into an unforgettable moment of disbelief and joy. Beck, who won the grand prize of a 2,133 sq. ft. home in the 18th annual Granville Home of Hope drawing, admitted she never expected to win anything. As Beck explained,...
CA Needs More Water Storage to Handle Boom-or-Bust Cycles
Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead. Federal and state water agencies post initial, and usually very low, estimates based on the current condition of reservoirs, soil conditions that affect...
Dodgers’ Deferred Payments Top $1 Billion to 7 Players, Including Snell and Edman
NEW YORK — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Snell's $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money payable to the pitcher through July 1, 2046,...