Teacher Appreciation Week arrives each May with good intentions, and the appreciation is genuine. However, we sometimes choose words that don’t capture the essence of what impactful teachers do for children. In appreciation, we call teachers dedicated, influential, transformative. They are certainly all of those things. What we talk about less is the deliberate craft...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Marc Lee Maxwell
May 1, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Marc Lee Maxwell Suspects Date of Birth: June 30, 1963 Physical Description: White male, 6 ‘ 3, 225 lbs., Brown hair, Blue eye Charges: Possession of a Controlled Substance Warrant Number: 26F00632 Synopsis of the Case: Marc Lee Maxwell...
Spirit Airlines Prepares to Cease Operations After Rescue Deal Stalls, WSJ Reports
Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations, after failing to align certain bondholders and the U.S. government on a bailout plan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Spirit Airlines and the White House did not immediately respond to Reuters requests...
Wittrup Urges Focus on Results, Not Rhetoric, in Fresno County Superintendent Race
Fresno Unified Trustee Susan Wittrup used her closing remarks on GV Wire’s "Unfiltered" show on Tuesday night to warn voters against candidates who “wreck the system with words” but lack concrete plans when it comes to the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools election. Representing the Bullard High School area, Wittrup...
US to Close Its Flagship Gaza Mission as Trump Plan Stalls, Sources Say
A U.S. military-run center near Gaza that critics say failed in its mission to monitor the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boost aid flows to besieged Palestinians is set to be shut by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The closing of the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in...
Pentagon Makes Deals With AI Companies to Expand Classified Work
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Friday that it had reached deals with some of the technology industry’s biggest companies in an effort to expand the military’s artificial intelligence capabilities and increase the number of firms authorized to be on classified networks. The companies, according to the Defense Department, agreed to...
Fresno Area Hoax School Threats Disrupt Campuses. The Protocols Behind the Panic
A series of hoax threats targeting schools across California’s Central Valley this week triggered law enforcement responses, disrupted campuses, and raised renewed concerns about the strain such incidents place on public safety resources. Multiple districts — including Fresno Unified, Clovis Unified, and Kings Canyon Unified in Reedley — received threatening...
Visalia Woman Accused of Performing Illegal Animal Procedures, Leaving Pets to Suffer
A 24-year-old Visalia woman has been arrested on suspicion of felony animal cruelty after allegedly performing unauthorized medical procedures on animals that led to severe suffering and the death of a dog, police said. The Visalia Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit began investigating after receiving reports that the woman was...
Kern County Crews Stop Havilah Fire at 31 Acres Within Hours, Officials Say
A fast-moving wildfire near Havilah in Kern County was stopped within hours of ignition as multiple agencies mounted a coordinated response, officials said Thursday evening. The Kern County Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management are managing the blaze under a unified command, with assistance from the U.S. Forest...
Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension of Expiring Surveillance Law
WASHINGTON — Congress voted on Thursday to extend a high-profile warrantless surveillance law by six weeks, moving hours before its midnight expiration to punt the deadline as lawmakers continued to clash over proposals to add new privacy limits. It was the second time this month that Congress had provided a...