Cutting regulations and increasing water supply were the consensus themes at a forum Wednesday in Fresno among six candidates for California governor. The gubernatorial hopefuls met on stage at the Resnick Student Union on the Fresno State campus to discuss affordability and agriculture. All presented messages that overregulation is hurting...
NASA Launches First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half a Century
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade before China's first crewed landing. NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped with...
Amazon in Talks to Buy $9 Billion Satellite Group Globalstar, FT Reports
Amazon is in talks to acquire satellite telecommunications group Globalstar, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Globalstar's shares rose 24% to $85 in extended trading. The company's market cap was $8.81 billion, as of last close. Both sides were still negotiating some of the complexities...
Highway 180 Reopening to Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park Set for April 24
The California Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that Highway 180 will reopen access to the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park later this month. The reopening, set for 8 a.m. Friday, April 24, covers the section from the junction with Hume Lake Road down to Roads End in...
FBI Team Arrives in Cuba to Investigate Deadly Speedboat Shootout
A technical team from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived in Cuba this week to launch an "independent investigation," the U.S. Embassy in Havana said on Wednesday, following an incursion by 10 Cuban exiles accused of provoking a deadly shootout at sea with the island's border patrol. On Feb. 25,...
Trump to Tell Wary Public That Iran War Goals Have Been Accomplished in Prime-Time Address
President Donald Trump will address the nation in a televised speech at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday as his administration signals it is moving toward a possible exit from the month-long war with Iran. Trump, facing a war-wary American public and sliding approval ratings, is expected to say the U.S....
Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Want Quick End to Iran War Even if Goals Unachieved
Two-thirds of Americans believe that the U.S. should work to end its involvement in the Iran war quickly, even if that means not achieving the goals set out by the Trump administration, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Some 66% of respondents to the poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, voiced that view,...
Visalia Police Arrest School District Employee in Camera Theft
A Visalia Unified School District employee was arrested Tuesday in connection with the theft of a $5,600 camera, authorities said. Visalia police identified Damien Rutledge, 29, as the suspect after the district reported the missing equipment on December 8, 2025. The camera had been sold and shipped out of state...
Artemis Astronauts Await Liftoff of NASA Moon Mission
For the first time since 1972, NASA is sending astronauts to the moon. (But not to land there.) The mission, Artemis II, was scheduled to launch Wednesday at 6:24 p.m. Eastern time. A giant rocket will lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the crew of four astronauts...
CMAC Youth Voices Seeks Applicants for Documentary Filmmaking Program. No Prior Experience Required
Community Media Access Collaborative is now accepting applications for the annual Youth Voices program, a hands-on documentary filmmaking program. The 10-week program is open to junior high and high school students in the Central Valley and requires no prior experience. CMAC will provide training throughout every step of the filmmaking...