A DUI wrong-way driver, nearly four times the legal limit, who caused a crash on Freeway 41 that left two people injured was arrested, the California Highway Patrol said in a statement Friday morning. The driver entered the freeway heading directly into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle, according to...
$165 Billion Revenue Error Continues to Haunt California’s Budget
History will — or at least should — see a $165 billion error in revenue estimates as one of California's most boneheaded political acts. It happened in 2022, as the state was emerging from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom's Department of Finance, based on one short-term...
California’s Water Crisis Deepens as San Joaquin Valley Sinks
California's San Joaquin Valley is sinking at an alarming rate, according to a new study published in Nature Communication Earth and Environment. Researchers from Stanford University found that the average rate of sinking, or subsidence, reached nearly an inch per year between 2006 and 2022. Quantifying the Valley's Subsidence The...
What to Know About Pam Bondi, Trump’s New Pick for Attorney General
NEW YORK — Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, was chosen Thursday by Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general hours after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration after a federal sex trafficking investigation and ethics probe made his ability to be confirmed dubious. The 59-year-old...
North Korean Leader Says Past Diplomacy Only Confirmed US Hostility
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington's "unchangeable" hostility toward Pyongyang and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats, state media said Friday. Kim spoke Thursday at a defense exhibition where...
Democrats Strike Deal to Get More Biden Judges Confirmed Before Congress Adjourns
WASHINGTON — The Senate won't hold votes on four of President Joe Biden's appellate court nominees as part of a deal with Republicans to allow for speedier consideration of other judicial nominations and bring Biden within striking distance of the 234 total judicial confirmations that occurred during President-elect Donald Trump's...
Newsom Gaslights on Potential Gas Price Hikes in Fresno Visit
Gov. Gavin Newsom in a stop Thursday in Fresno defended the recent actions of his air board, saying he takes "pride" in new climate policies that experts say will increase gas prices. Asked by GV Wire about the possibility of gas prices increasing because of the California Air Resources Board's...
Automakers to Trump: Please Require Us to Sell Electric Vehicles
Three of the nation’s largest automakers, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, are strategizing with other car manufacturers on how to make a delicate request of President-elect Donald Trump: Don’t scrap the federal regulations that compel the industry to sell electric vehicles. Trump has railed against the EV rules, which strictly...
President Biden Welcomes 2024 NBA Champion Boston Celtics to White House
WASHINGTON — The White House was tinted green on Thursday, when President Joe Biden — secret service code name: Celtic — welcomed "Coach Joe" Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics to the South Lawn to celebrate the franchise's unprecedented 18th NBA championship. In a tradition believed to have begun when Bill...
Ohtani Makes History With 3rd MVP, Judge Claims 2nd AL Honor
NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honor on Thursday. Ohtani's Unanimous Victory Ohtani was a unanimous MVP for the third time, receiving all 30 first-place votes and 420 points in...