August 7, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Jennifer Ayers Thompson Suspects Date of Birth: April 8, 1988 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 5, 130 lbs., Blond Hair, Green Eyes Charges: Residential burglary Warrant Number: F19905993 Synopsis of the Case: Jennifer Ayers Thompson is wanted on a...
Body Recovered from California Aqueduct in Kings County, Authorities Say
A body was recovered Wednesday from the California Aqueduct near the Avenal Cutoff, a day after authorities began searching for a missing fisherman, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies with the Sheriff’s Water Rescue Unit launched a search Tuesday after the Avenal Police Department requested help locating the man....
Fresno County Authorities Say Friends Staged Fake Robbery Shooting
A reported shooting during a robbery attempt in Fowler last month was staged, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Just after 5 p.m. on July 16, Fowler Police and sheriff’s deputies responded to a neighborhood near Temperance and Adams Avenues and found Diego Diaz, 19, suffering from a non-life-threatening...
Democracy Be Damned: Texas and California Plot Dueling Gerrymanders
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Under pressure from President Donald Trump, Texas’ dominant Republicans are attempting to redraw the state’s congressional districts and thus increase the number of GOP-held seats after the midterms. Republicans have a paper-thin majority in the House of Representative. Trump...
Gifford Fire Nears 100,000 Acres in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo Counties; Injuries Reported
The Gifford Fire grew to 96,106 acres with 15% containment as of Thursday morning, CalFire reported. It is the largest wildfire in California so far this year, surpassing the nearby Madre Fire, which burned 80,779 acres. Late Wednesday night, officials confirmed that three civilians and four firefighters have been injured...
Nearly 12,000 Children Under Five in Gaza Have Acute Malnutrition, Says WHO
Around 12,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering from acute malnutrition, and hunger-related deaths are rising, the Director General of the World Health Organization said on Thursday. "In July, nearly 12,000 children under five years were identified as having acute malnutrition in Gaza, the highest monthly figure ever...
Trump to Sign Order Opening Way for Alternative Assets in 401(K)S, Official Says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that aims to allow private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency and other alternative assets in 401(k) retirement accounts, a White House official said. The order smoothes the way for private equity and other fund managers to tap...
Trump Calls on ‘Highly Conflicted’ Intel CEO to Resign Over China Ties
President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of new Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, calling him "highly conflicted" due to his ties to Chinese firms and raising questions about plans to turn around the struggling American chip icon. Reuters reported exclusively in April that Tan - himself or through...
Fresno Man Who Drugged and Sexually Abused Minors Sentenced to 53 Years to Life
A Fresno man was sentenced Wednesday to 53 years to life in state prison for committing lewd acts involving three minors over a six-year span, according to the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office. Salvador Reyna, 44, was convicted June 25 of four counts of committing lewd acts with a child,...
Clovis Police Arrest Four in Narcotics Bust After Five-Month Investigation
Clovis police arrested four men on Tuesday and seized narcotics, a loaded handgun, and cash after serving multiple search warrants in Clovis and Fresno, officials said. The arrests come after a five-month investigation launched from an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip, the Clovis Police Department said Wednesday. Detectives with the department’s...