DETROIT — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen's Association, is to resume working immediately. The union and the...
Eminem Is Going to Be a Grandfather, He Reveals in ‘Temporary’ Music Video
Eminem killed off his alter ego Slim Shady with his latest album, but he's making way for a new nickname: Grandpa. The rapper announced his daughter Hailie Jade is pregnant through a touching music video that is a tribute to their relationship. Home videos dating back to 1999 and photos...
Money Race for Fresno and Clovis Candidates Tight in the Home Stretch
Candidates in several local election races are close in campaign financial contributions. In fact, in the two Fresno County supervisor races, the candidates are at a near dead-heat for total money raised. Through Sept. 21, incumbent Sal Quintero showed a total lead of less than $9,000 against challenger Luis Chavez...
Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Is Put on Hold Again After Day of Legal Whiplash
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Just as it briefly appeared the Biden administration would have a...
FUSD Student Artists Now Have Their Own Downtown Gallery
Fresno Unified's new art gallery in downtown Fresno opens today with an exhibit by Roosevelt region students, "Reflections of Us." The grand opening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. will include a variety of student performances. The Art Education Center Gallery is at 1350 M St., the former location of...
Fresno Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting on East Floradora Avenue
Fresno Police have arrested Ronald Zavala Ebanez, 41, in connection with the fatal shooting of Ricardo Martinez Olguin, 40, early Sunday morning, the Fresno Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 4 a.m. in the 4400 block of East Floradora Avenue, where they...
Los Angeles Prosecutors to Review New Evidence in Menendez Brothers’ 1996 Murder Conviction
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city's district attorney said Thursday. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said during...
After a Decade, Downtown’s Hotel Fresno Open and Already Full
While it took a decade to open, it only took nine months to fill up the 81 mixed-income units at the Hotel Fresno, said Lefeba Gougis, general counsel with APEC International, developer of the historic downtown Fresno building. Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias, Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), and Fresno Mayor...
State Probes Bird Flu Infections in 2 Central Valley Dairy Workers
The California Department of Public Health is reporting the state's first human cases of H5N1 bird flu in two dairy workers who had contact with infected dairy cattle in the Central Valley. The department is investigating in conjunction with local health agencies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
California Has Enough Debt. It Doesn’t Need $10 Billion More for a Climate Bond.
Imagine using your credit card to buy something, knowing that by the time you finish paying off the debt, you'll have spent nearly double the original price due to interest. It's a poor financial decision most of us would avoid. Yet this is precisely what Democrats in the state legislature...