A confrontation outside the Curry House Restaurant and Bar in Fresno on Tuesday night left one man dead and another in custody, the Fresno Police Department said in a news release. Just before 8 p.m., Lovepreet Singh, 28, called 911, saying he had been involved in a fight at the...
Want a Voice in Fresno Unified’s Budget? Community Meetings Scheduled
Fresno Unified has scheduled LCAP Community meetings at seven middle school locations, starting Thursday at Tioga Middle School. LCAP is the Local Control and Accountability Plan, a process by which the community weighs in on how funding for schools should be allocated. Parents and community members can share their input...
Fresno Humane Teams With San Francisco SPCA and SNIP Bus on Spay/Neuter Initiative
The San Francisco SPCA, SNIP Bus, and Fresno Humane Animal Services are partnering to provide spay/neuter services to local pets, addressing overcrowding conditions at the animal shelter. The SNIP Bus will offer these services at Fresno Humane, funded through California for All Animals, a program aimed at ending euthanasia for...
Former Valley School Security Boss Gets Two Year Sentence in Explosives Case
Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 27, of Bakersfield, a former campus security supervisor at Arvin High School, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for conspiring to make and mail explosive devices and lying to FBI agents. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Mendiver's sentence in a news release. According to...
Inside the Battle for America’s Most Consequential Battleground State
ERIE, Pa. — When Vice President Kamala Harris rolled out her economic agenda, she went to Pittsburgh. When she unveiled her running mate, she went to Philadelphia. And when she had to pick a place for former President Barack Obama’s first fall rally this Thursday, it was back to Pittsburgh....
Turkish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies
A Turkish Airlines flight traveling from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing at Kennedy International Airport in New York early Wednesday morning after the pilot died, the airline and federal aviation authorities said. The plane, an Airbus 350, took off at 7:02 p.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, according to...
Meeting of Western Leaders on Ukraine Is Postponed in Setback for Kyiv
A meeting of Western leaders who support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia has been postponed after President Joe Biden canceled his participation to deal with the impact of Hurricane Milton. The delay is a setback for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had hoped to use the gathering to rally Western...
After Weeks of Silence, Netanyahu and Biden Speak by Phone
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke Wednesday for the first time since August, their offices said. The weekslong silence between the two leaders highlighted their souring relationship as Israel intensified its war in the Gaza Strip despite Biden’s calls for de-escalation. Details of the call...
Fresno’s CMAC Wins National Award for Excellence in Community Media
CMAC, the Community Media Access Collaborative, which is headquartered in downtown Fresno, has received the Hometown Media Award for Overall Excellence in Public, Education, and Government Access from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation. The ACM Foundation’s Hometown Media Awards aim to highlight the importance of local media in fostering...
A Tale of Two Districts: Why I’m Backing Clovis School Bond Measure, but Not Fresno’s
Fresno Unified School District's proposed 2024 bond measure H for $500 million is a misguided and poorly timed initiative that I cannot support. This 40-year bond would impose the highest tax increase among any school district in Fresno County, raising the rate to $238.86 per $100,000 of assessed property value....