CHICAGO — The Trump administration said on Monday that it had launched an immigration enforcement action in Chicago and other parts of Illinois dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz," but the scope of the operation was unclear and the state's Democratic governor said he was in the dark. In a press release,...
Reedley Man Killed In Tulare County Shootout After Wife’s Murder
A 43-year-old Fresno County man wanted in the shooting death of his wife was killed Sunday in Tulare County after a car chase with sheriff's deputies ended in an exchange of gunfire. Michael Rocha, of Reedley, was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday near Road 222 and Avenue 340, just...
Visalia Police Arrest Two In Deadly Sebby’s Shooting
Two 20-year-old men were arrested after a fatal shooting early Saturday in downtown Visalia, police said. Officers responded around 1:43 a.m. to reports of gunfire at Sebby’s, near Main and Garden streets, where a fight inside the establishment escalated to a shooting, the Visalia Police Department said in a statement....
Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Wave of Charges Under Trump’s Crackdown
In the three weeks since President Donald Trump flooded the streets of Washington with hundreds of troops and federal agents, there have been only a few scattered protests and scarcely a word from Congress, which has quietly gone along with the deployment. But one show of resistance has come from...
Geno Smith Excels vs Patriots, Pete Carroll Wins in Raiders Debut
One of the ongoing storylines fans of the Seattle Seahawks are going to be keeping an eye on this season will be related to the Las Vegas Raiders. Specifically, their quarterback and head coach... considering both men used to be in Seattle. Leading the charge for Vegas this year are...
California Man Convicted of Sex Abuse, Torture of His Children Gets Multiple Life Sentences
A Redding man found guilty of repeatedly abusing his two children for years at their northwest Redding home was sentenced to 830 years to life in prison, plus 4 years, plus two life prison sentences. In late July, a Shasta County jury found Timothy Thomas Taylor, 58, guilty on all...
California Sues LA County Sheriff Over ‘Unconstitutional and Inhumane’ Jail Conditions
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department alleging persistent "unconstitutional and inhumane conditions" at the county's jails. The lawsuit was filed Monday, Sept. 8, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. It stems from a civil rights investigation into the law enforcement agency...
Congress Obtains Drawing for Epstein Apparently Signed by Trump
WASHINGTON — A key congressional committee Monday obtained a note and sexually suggestive drawing apparently signed by Donald Trump and included in a book for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003 — a drawing that Trump has insisted is fake. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said they...
California Faces a Nursing Shortage. Community Colleges Can Help
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The road to becoming a nurse in California has been paved with roadblocks, sharp turns and bottlenecks. Where that education is offered has a lot to do with it. As someone who has lived every long mile and...
Preliminary Hearing for Bobby Salazar’s Fresno Arson Case Delayed
A preliminary hearing for a popular Fresno restaurant owner accused of arson will wait four weeks. Bobby Salazar will return to federal court Oct. 9 on arson, insurance fraud and illegal gun charges. Federal authorities arrested the owner of the Bobby Salazar's restaurant and salsa brand on Aug. 26. Prosecutors...