Violent and property crime rates in the United States saw a decline in 2023, according to new FBI data released Monday. However, hate crimes reached record levels in some of the nation's largest cities, painting a complex picture of crime trends across the country. The FBI report, which covered over...
Table Mountain Concert Series Returns to the Big Fresno Fair with Star-Studded Lineup
The Table Mountain Concert Series returns in October to the Paul Paul Theater during the 2024 Big Fresno Fair. The 13-night event will feature concerts throughout the fair. Tickets are on sale now and available online or at the box office. Here's a list of the concert lineup and performer...
Pac-12 Eyes Gonzaga, Utah State, and UNLV as Mountain West Fights to Retain Schools
The Pac-12 is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, three people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press on Monday, and is also targeting more Mountain West schools after raiding that league two weeks ago. Utah State and UNLV were the...
California Becomes Latest State to Restrict Student Smartphone Use at School
SACRAMENTO — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest state to try to curb student phone access in an effort to minimize distractions in the classroom and address...
Rapid Spread of Bird Flu in California Dairy Herds Raises Pandemic Concerns
California's dairy industry is facing a rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu, with infected cow herds doubling over the weekend. According to a recent report from Ars Technica, the number of confirmed cases jumped from 17 to 34 between Thursday and Monday. This surge places California second among affected states,...
Clovis Police Arrest Man After Short Pursuit, Recover Stolen Gun and Illegal Drugs
A brief police pursuit in a residential neighborhood Monday morning resulted in the arrest of a man found with a stolen handgun, drugs, and drug paraphernalia, the Clovis Police Department reported in a Monday afternoon social media release. The chase began just before 9 a.m. when an officer on patrol...
US Is Sending More Troops to the Middle East as Violence Rises Between Israel and Hezbollah
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon said Monday. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon...
Teachers Union PAC Bankrolling Two Fresno Trustee Candidates’ Campaigns
The Fresno Teachers Association's political action committee is putting big bucks into the campaigns of two challenger candidates looking to upset incumbents who are running for re-election on the Fresno Unified School Board this November. James Martinez, who is running in the Fresno High Region, and Dan Bordona, who is...
Fresno’s Anti-Camping Ordinance Goes into Effect. City Says It Will Prioritize ‘Treatment First’
As the city of Fresno's controversial anti-camping ordinance takes effect Monday, elected leaders introduced a program clarifying that the priority would be "treatment first." Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said in a news conference Monday that the new Treatment First Program would clear up vagueness about how Fresno police would approach...
Trump Listens During a Farming Event in Rural Pennsylvania, Then Threatens John Deere With Tariffs
SMITHTON, Pa. — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes, but in a rarity for his campaign events, mostly listening. The bombastic former president was unusually restrained at an event about China's influence on the U.S. economy, a...