A 15-year-old Porterville boy was arrested on Monday after the Tulare County Sheriff's Office said he carjacked and assaulted a 71-year-old man in Farmersville. Deputies responded at approximately 10:30 a.m. to a call on the 28900 Block of Road 168, where the elderly victim reported that he had been approached...
Southern California Man Pleads Not Guilty to Setting Fire That Exploded Into Massive Wildfire
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — A California man has pleaded not guilty to starting a fire that authorities said ballooned into a massive wildfire and forced the evacuation of thousands of homes. Online court records show Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, entered the plea from jail in a video arraignment Tuesday in the...
California Governor Signs Laws to Protect Actors Against Unauthorized Use of AI
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off Tuesday on legislation aiming at protecting Hollywood actors and performers against unauthorized artificial intelligence that could be used to create digital clones of themselves without their consent. The new laws come as California legislators ramped up efforts this year to regulate the...
Fresno Woman Wanted for 7-Eleven Stabbing Incident
Authorities are searching for a woman suspected of stabbing a man in the chest during a confrontation in a 7-Eleven parking lot on July 17, the Fresno Police Department said in a Tuesday social media post. Officers responded to the scene near Blackstone and Ashlan avenues, where they found the...
School Nurses to Reject FUSD Board Settlement Offers in Age Discrimination Suit
The Fresno Unified School Board last month approved settlement offers with three veteran nurses who filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the district earlier this year in Fresno County Superior Court. Check out earlier School Zone columns and other education news stories at Nancy Price's School Zone Facebook page. [/su_pullquote]...
Secret Service Told Trump It Needs to Bolster Security if He Keeps Golfing
The acting director of the Secret Service told former President Donald Trump that significant additional security arrangements and planning would be needed if he wanted to continue safely playing golf, according to three people with knowledge of their conversation. The agency’s acting director, Ronald L. Rowe Jr., made the recommendation...
Harris Campaign Says She Will Meet the Press (on Her Terms)
She has hosted a convention, weathered a debate, held her first sit-down interview with a major television network. Now the question for Vice President Kamala Harris’ media strategists is: What should she do next? With no more mass-audience events remaining before Election Day, and former President Donald Trump declaring, for...
Boeing Restarts Labor Negotiations as It Seeks End to Strike
Boeing and its largest union restarted contract negotiations Tuesday with the help of federal mediators, days after thousands of workers rejected a previous offer and went on strike. The walkout, which began Friday, has already drastically slowed the company’s production of commercial airplanes because most of the union’s more than...
Harris Leads Trump by 6 Points Nationally Following Debate, New Poll Finds
Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump by 6 percentage points in a national poll released a week after their first debate, The Hill reported. NEW: Harris leads Trump by a record-high 6 percentage points among likely voters, 51% to 45%, up from a 3-point advantage before...
Battle for District 2: Key Highlights from the Bredefeld vs. Brandau Town Hall Debate
The Rotary Club of Fresno held a town hall debate on Tuesday between Fresno Councilmember Garry Bredefeld and incumbent Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau at the club’s downtown location. The candidates, positioned on opposite sides of the room, addressed audience questions and engaged in several exchanges. Both Bredefeld and Brandau...