Fresno police will be out in force on Wednesday looking for drivers and passengers who are not buckled up, as well as those who fail to properly secure children in car seats, the department announced. The operation aims to raise awareness about seat belt safety and ensure compliance with California’s...
NFL Tush Push Ban Proposal Is Back on the Table at the Spring Owners Meetings
EAGAN, Minn. — Can the tush push cross the goal line for good? Or will the NFL's touchy and trendy short-yardage strategy ultimately get stuffed? League owners will answer that question in Minnesota, where they're holding their spring meetings next to Vikings headquarters on Tuesday and Wednesday. After tabling the...
New Affordable Downtown Fresno Housing Project Cuts Typical Costs in Half
Housing developers broke ground on a new $4.7 million motel rehabilitation in downtown Fresno for workforce housing. What sets this project apart though is cost per unit, said Michael Duarte, CEO of Better Opportunities Builder and chief real estate officer of Fresno Housing. Better Opportunities will turn the long vacant...
Bubic’s 7 Shutout Innings and Pasquantino’s Homer Lift the Royals Over the Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night. Bubic, a left-hander who...
Fresno Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery at Cricket Wireless
Police are searching for a man who robbed a Cricket Wireless store at gunpoint in central Fresno on April, 19, authorities said on Monday. The robbery occurred around 6:45 p.m. at the store located at 3071 East Shields Avenue, according to the Fresno Police Department. Officers said the suspect entered...
Pfaadt Earns MLB-Best 7th Win as the Diamondbacks Beat the Scuffling Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Brandon Pfaadt became the first seven-game winner in the majors, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Geraldo Perdomo each hit a two-run homer, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-5 on Monday night. Coming off a three-game sweep by the last-place Los Angeles Angels,...
Visalia Shooting Leaves Two Dogs Dead, Two Injured
A 42-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly shooting four dogs belonging to his neighbor in Visalia, leaving two dead and two injured. At approximately 1:31 p.m., officers with the Visalia Police Department responded to a report of a suspect actively shooting at dogs in the 1600 block of...
Poland to Try Suspect in Alleged Russian Plot to Assassinate Zelenskiy
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish authorities have indicted a man charged with planning to help Russian foreign intelligence services prepare a possible attempt to assassinate Ukraine's president, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The man, identified as Pawel K., was arrested in April 2024 after cooperation between Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors, and faces...
Trump to Make Golden Dome Announcement on Tuesday, US Official Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to announce he has selected the path forward for his ambitious Golden Dome missile defense shield, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. Trump plans to make a 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) announcement in the Oval Office with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,...
Musk Says He Is Still Committed to Being Tesla CEO in 5 Years’ Time
DOHA (Reuters) - Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday at an economic forum in Qatar that he was still committed to being Tesla CEO in five years' time "unless I die". Having reasonable control of Tesla was the most important factor in staying on as head of the company,...