Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson began the second stage of LPGA qualifying Tuesday with a 78 as reports surfaced of 275 female players signing a letter asking top golf organizations to repeal policies that allow people assigned male at birth to compete in women's events. Outkick reported that the Independent Women's...
Chiefs Acquire All-Pro WR DeAndre Hopkins from Titans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are acquiring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Tennessee Titans, replenishing a position group that has been ravaged by injuries, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke...
Fresno County Coroner Seeks Relatives of Deceased Man Whose Name Is a Mystery
The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s help to locate relatives of a man known as Andrea Andre Nikolich, 83, according to a news release. It is unclear to authorities if this was his legal name or an alias. Nikolich recently passed away from natural causes while in...
Ohtani Fever Grips Japan as Dodgers Head to World Series
TOKYO — Jiro Nishi wore a New York Mets cap as he browsed a Tokyo sporting goods store this week that boasts the largest array of MLB gear in Japan. Now that Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the World Series, the hairdresser plans to cheer them...
Dodgers Legend and ‘Fernandomania’ Icon Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63
LOS ANGELES — Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63. The team said he died Tuesday night at a Los Angeles hospital, but did not...
Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon’s Tyre Amid Escalation, Hezbollah Confirms Death of Key Leader
TYRE, Lebanon — Israeli jets struck multiple buildings in Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday, sending up large clouds of black smoke, while Hezbollah confirmed that a top official widely expected to be the militant group's next leader had been killed in an Israeli strike. The state-run National News...
Nature’s Classroom: Why Preschoolers Need More Time Outdoors
At a forest school, the roof is the bright blue sky, a cluster of ladybugs flying through the air can turn into a science lesson and the fog lingering on your face becomes an example of the water cycle. Learning amid the leaves is the core of the curriculum in...
Candidate Shortage Means Many Californians Won’t Vote for School Boards
Millions of California residents will not have the opportunity to vote for the people representing them on their school boards on Nov. 5 because many of the board races will not appear on the ballot. EdSource analyzed data from 1,510 school board races in 49 California counties and found that...
These Fresno State Students Are Using Virtual Reality to Poke Around Inside Brains
Fresno State senior Dustin Geringer put on a virtual reality headset for the first time this year to get a three-dimensional and immersive educational experience learning about the nervous system and human brain. It’s a bit disorienting at first, and when the goggles come off, but after a while, the...
California Assembly District 8 Candidate Debate: David Tangipa vs George Radanovich
GV Wire and Fresno’s Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC) hosted a debate on Monday featuring candidates David Tangipa and George Radanovich for California Assembly District 8. Candidates are vying for an open seat in Assembly District 8, as Assemblyman Jim Patterson is terming out. This district encompasses Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa,...