Country star LeAnn Rimes brought good tidings to Table Mountain Casino on Wednesday night for her Christmas concert. It was an endearing gift to an intimate country crowd: her only holiday show and her last performance this year. Rimes performed centerstage in a glowing red dress beside her guitarist and...
Madera DUI Driver Who Slammed Into Two Houses With Stolen Car Identified
On Wednesday at about 1:05 p.m., officers responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a car that crashed into two homes near the intersection of Pomegranate and Hacienda streets, the Madera Police Department said in a statement. Officers located the car, which had jumped the curb and struck...
Clovis Promotes a Familiar Face to City Manager
After longtime Clovis employee John Holt announced he would retire as city manager, the city has found his replacement. Deputy City Manager Andy Haussler will take over after Holt steps down at the end of the year. Haussler has been with the city for more than 18 years. "Being asked...
Police Investigate Shooting Death in Southwest Fresno
Markazsa Perry, 31, was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in Fresno, the Fresno Police Department said in a news release. Officers were dispatched near the intersection of Samson and Lee avenues around 4:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting victim, the authorities said. Officers found Perry suffering from a gunshot...
Officials Kick Off $3.5 Million Restoration of Historic Merced Courthouse Museum
When the Merced County Courthouse was built and opened in 1875, things looked pretty different in Merced. There wasn't much near the courthouse at that time, but it bustled with activity since it was home to the courthouse, a jail, and county administration offices. Residents got around in horse-drawn carriages,...
Fresno Sheriff’s Office Hunts for Two Sex Offenders. Can You Help?
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office wants residents to help find two registered sex offenders residing at unknown addresses. The last known address of Vincent Michael Garcia, 31, was in Fresno's Mayfair District. Garcia is 5-foot-7, 155 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He has a "93" tattoo under his...
American Who Says He Crossed Into Syria on Foot Is Free After 7 Months in Detention
DAMASCUS, Syria — An American who turned up in Syria on Thursday says he was detained after crossing into the country on foot seven months ago on a Christian pilgrimage. Travis Timmerman appears to have been among thousands of people released from the country's notorious prisons after rebels reached Damascus...
Wired Wednesday: Holding up a Fresno Council Meeting to Host a Fundraiser
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the 45-minute delay following lunch at last week's Fresno City Council meeting. With the chamber packed with residents interested in two important items, 5 of the 7 councilmembers returned late from the lunch...
Only About 2 in 10 Americans Approve of Biden’s Pardon of Son Hunter: AP-NORC Poll
WASHINGTON — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington...
Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to Resign, Allowing Trump to Pick His Successor
WASHINGTON - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jetliner in January, said Thursday that he will step down next month, clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump to name his choice to lead the...