WASHINGTON — The FBI should have done more to gather intelligence before the Capitol riot, according to a watchdog report Thursday that also said no undercover FBI employees were on the scene on Jan. 6, 2021 that and none of the bureau’s informants was authorized to participate. The report from...
New Jersey, Minnesota Sue Glock Over Switch That Allows Pistols to Fire Like Machine Gun
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison also announced that top...
Former Bulldog D-Coordinator Nick Toth Will Not Return. WR Josiah Freeman Leaves.
Former Bulldog defensive coordinator Nick Toth isn't returning to Fresno State and will remain at Air Force, where he oversees the defense. Toth wrote on X: "Despite what is circulating on social media. I am fired up to be coaching at the United States Air Force Academy and have not...
Rescue Group Saves 11-Year-Old Girl Floating Alone in the Mediterranean for Days After Shipwreck
MILAN — An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa, believed to be the only survivor of a shipwrecked migrant boat that had departed from the port of Sfax in Tunisia, a humanitarian group said Thursday. The girl was...
Raiders Player Charles Snowden Facing Misdemeanor DUI Charge After Las Vegas Arrest
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Raiders football player Charles Snowden was arrested in Las Vegas on a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge and released from police custody with a court date set for April, authorities said Thursday. Snowden, a 26-year-old first-year defensive end, was arrested early Tuesday after Las...
Date Set for Southeast Fresno Council Seat Special Election
With the councilmember for southeast Fresno leaving to join the county Board of Supervisors, a March date has been set for voters to pick a new representative. The Fresno City Council selected March 18, 2025, for the special election to fill Luis Chavez's District 5 seat. Chavez has held that...
Former Clovis Superintendent Says She’s Running for County Schools Chief
Eimear O'Brien, who retired 18 months ago as Clovis Unified's superintendent, says she will seek election as the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools in 2026. O'Brien said Wednesday she had planned to formally announce her candidacy next month. However, word of her decision was already starting to leak out in...
Leann Rimes Transforms Table Mountain Into a ‘Blue’ Christmas Delight
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...