Six candidates for three different offices delivered their final pitches in a public setting on Wednesday. The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation hosted candidates for state Assembly District 8, Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2, and Fresno City Council District 6. Each candidate had six minutes to deliver their message...
Seahawks Aim to Reignite Ground Game Against Rams After Recent Struggles
SEATTLE - Coach Mike Macdonald has faith the Seattle Seahawks are going to get their ground game going. The Seahawks have lost four of five after a 3-0 start and hope to shift the season back in their favor on Sunday at home against their NFC West rival, the Los...
Where Have the Top Transfers in College Basketball Landed?
CHICAGO - After Dusty May left Florida Atlantic to take over Michigan's program, plenty of the top remaining players from the Owls' 2023 Final Four team departed as well. But they didn't all follow their former coach to Ann Arbor. They scattered to various programs. Florida Atlantic's top four scorers...
California’s Transition Off Carbon Fuels Could Be a Monumental Disaster
California motorists buy and consume a billion gallons of gasoline each month and are very sensitive about pump prices, which are markedly higher than those in other states. Naturally, they are a political football. Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly characterized refiners as price gougers, even though most of the differences...
Stock Market Today: Amazon’s Surge Leads a Rally on Wall Street
NEW YORK — A surge for Amazon is leading a rally for U.S. stock indexes on Friday, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences is cementing bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next week. Amazon and Oil Companies Boost Market The S&P...
49ers Seek to Shake off the Super Bowl Hangover in the Second Half of the Season
SANTA CLARA — As much as the San Francisco 49ers tried to downplay the curse of the Super Bowl loser leading up to this season, the first half of 2024 has looked just like that. A summer dominated by contract disputes. A string of injuries that put many of last...
Dodgers Celebrate World Series Win, Look to Repeat With Ohtani’s Return to Pitching in 2025
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers' first game of the season in South Korea was overshadowed afterward by Shohei Ohtani's interpreter hinting at his stealing from the Japanese superstar. Their last postgame was a beer and champagne-fueled celebration of the franchise's eighth World Series title. In between came a...
Fresno County Man Indicted for Possessing Stolen Guns
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Daniel Joseph Valencia, 26, of Selma, on charges of illegal firearm possession after he was found with three stolen guns. Valencia, who has previous felony convictions, including aggravated assault and domestic violence, is legally prohibited from possessing firearms, the U.S. Attorney's Office said....
Nearly a Quarter of Lebanese Border Villages Destroyed in Israel’s Military Campaign
Nearly a quarter of buildings in 25 municipalities near Lebanon’s border with Israel have been damaged or destroyed as of Saturday, according to The Washington Post’s satellite data analysis. The report highlights the extensive impact of Israel’s military operations targeting Hezbollah. Since Israel’s ground invasion began on Oct. 2, at...
MAGA Hats OK at Polls, but Electioneering Is Strictly Prohibited
Fresno election officials say a MAGA hat while voting is OK, but anything with a candidate's name, likeness, or logo violates the law. At a Thursday news conference, Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Jams Kus, District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp, and Sheriff John Zanoni reminded voters not to electioneer within 100...