The trustee for Fresno Unified's Roosevelt region said Wednesday she will run for Fresno City Council District 5 — a seat that is opening up with her husband's election to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas told GV Wire that she wants to be the council representative...
Raw Milk Recall in Fresno Expands After Tests Detect More Bird Flu Virus
A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples. Raw Farm, of Fresno, voluntarily recalled all whole milk and cream products from stores late Tuesday after tests found bird flu...
Trump Team Signs Agreement to Allow Justice to Conduct Background Checks on Nominees, Staff
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information...
A Major Power Plant Fails in Cuba, Plunging the Island Into Darkness — Again
HAVANA — A new, widespread power outage plunged Cuba into darkness on Wednesday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without electricity and forcing authorities to suspend classes and work activities indefinitely. The Electric Union, the state-run power company, attributed the incident to the shutdown of...
Fresno State Hires USC’s Matt Entz as Head Coach. Will It End the Player Exodus?
The reeling Fresno State football program is hiring USC assistant Matt Entz as its head coach, the university said early Wednesday evening. Entz is a former North Dakota State head coach. From 2019 through 2023, he led the Bisons to a 60-10 record that included two FCS national championships. ESPN...
San Diego State Is in Town Tonight. It’s the Program Fresno State Wants to Be.
"Just run the court, follow the gameplan, and play together. We haven't reached our best game yet. It's a long season and we're working stuff out, but we just got to play together," said sophomore guard Zaon Collins about Fresno State's chances to beat San Diego State at the Save...
Israel’s Military Says Hostages Were Likely Killed by Hamas as Airstrike Hit
JERUSALEM — Six Israeli hostages whose bodies were found in the Gaza Strip over the summer were probably shot dead by their Hamas captors in February, around the same time that an Israeli airstrike hit near the underground tunnel where they were being held, the Israeli military said Wednesday. The...
Peter Navarro Served Prison Time Related to Jan. 6. Now Trump Is Bringing Him Back as an Adviser
WASHINGTON — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro, who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will return to serve in Donald Trump’s second administration, the president-elect announced Wednesday. Navarro, a trade adviser during Trump’s first term, will be a senior counselor for trade...
Trump Nominates Cryptocurrency Advocate Paul Atkins as SEC Chair
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner, was a “proven leader for common sense regulations.” “He believes in the promise of...
Nearly 30% of US Drugstores Closed in One Decade, Study Shows
Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows. Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options in those communities, researchers said in a study published...