A search for a convicted murderer in a California town has put residents on edge, with schools closing and Christmas events being postponed. Cesar Hernandez, who was sentenced in 2019 to 80 years to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder, escaped Monday morning shortly after arriving at...
Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Has Surgery on Right Ankle, Should Be Ready for Spring Training
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman had surgery Thursday on his right ankle. The team said the procedure involved debridement and removal of loose bodies by Dr. Kenneth Jung in Los Angeles. Freeman is expected to be ready by spring training. Injury Occurred Late in...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Law Requiring Sale or Ban of TikTok in the US
A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
Tulare Stabbing Leaves Man Hospitalized, Police Suspect Gang Involvement
A man was hospitalized with a stab wound Thursday night after a large fight erupted near K Street and San Joaquin Avenue in Tulare, the Tulare Police Department said in a statement. Officers initially responded to reports of gunfire in the area but determined no shots had been fired. Instead,...
The Year in Review: Influential People Who Died in 2024
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...