Authorities are searching for a stolen piece of heavy equipment valued at $300,000 that was taken from a work site near Road 16 and Avenue 14 around midnight Sunday, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office said. The stolen item is a Caterpillar motor grader marked with a “D55” logo. It was...
UN Meets to Urge Support for Two-State Solution but US, Israel Boycott
UNITED NATIONS — Dozens of ministers gathered at a United Nations conference on Monday to urge that the world work toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, but the U.S. and Israel boycotted the event. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly decided in September last year that such a...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Barbie Nicole Hall
July 28, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Barbie Nicole Hall Suspects Date of Birth: January 15, 1987 Physical Description: White Female, 5’ 4, 120 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Stolen vehicle Warrant Number: F21904834 Synopsis of the Case: Barbie Nicole Hall is wanted on a...
California Governor Candidate Stirs Outrage With Auschwitz ‘Unemployment Plan’ Post
Kyle Langford, a Republican candidate for governor of California, is facing widespread condemnation after posting a photo of himself in front of the Auschwitz concentration camp with the caption: “My 0% Unemployment Plan.” Langford, a San Jose native, has worked as a construction manager and served as executive director of...
California May Soon Ban Selling New Glocks Like Kamala Harris Owns
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Democrats who control California’s Legislature are poised to ban the sale of one of the most popular types of handguns, like the one owned by arguably the state’s most recognizable Democrat, Kamala Harris. Assembly Bill 1127 aims...
Tulare County Authorities Searching for Two Armed Suspects After Terra Bella Carjacking
Authorities are investigating an early Monday morning armed carjacking in Terra Bella, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Deputies responded around 4:15 a.m. to a report of a carjacking in the 23700 block of Avenue 96. The victim told deputies that two armed men approached him in...
State Zeroes In on the Sinking San Joaquin Valley
Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking, were received with mixed reactions after they were released by the Department of Water Resources last week. The guidelines provide some basic, but pointed, advice on how San Joaquin Valley groundwater managers can best stop, slow...
Trump Asks for Swift Deposition of Murdoch in Epstein Defamation Case
NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. judge to order a swift deposition for billionaire Rupert Murdoch in the U.S. president's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its July 17 article about Trump's relationship with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican...
Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Launches US Senate Bid
WASHINGTON - North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate on Monday, offering his Democratic Party one of its best opportunities nationwide to win back a Republican-held seat in next year's midterm elections. Cooper, 68, moved after two-term Republican Senator Thom Tillis said he would retire...
3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in Mississippi River Are Found Dead
The bodies of three men who were believed to have disappeared on Tuesday evening while fishing and swimming in the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, were found Wednesday, local authorities said. Three men were reported missing about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and were last seen on a sandbar south of a...