Officers were investigating a collision involving a train Wednesday in the area of Yosemite Avenue and Gateway Drive, the Madera Police Department said. Police said the intersections at Olive Avenue, 9th Street, Yosemite Avenue and Central Avenue at the railroad tracks just east of Gateway Drive were blocked by the...
Democrats Can’t Let This Antisemitic Sex Therapist Win Her Runoff
In a Facebook video from last fall, Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist and housing activist running for Congress as a Democrat in Texas, warned about the Jews working with Christian Zionists trying to bring about the Rapture. Speaking of the movie version of the Christian End Times thriller “Left Behind,”...
Saudi Warplanes Struck Militias in Iraq During War, Sources Say
Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources familiar with the matter said. The strikes are part of a broader pattern of military responses around the Gulf that remained...
Visalia Police Arrest Three in Bicycle Theft Sting Operation
Three people were arrested Tuesday during a Visalia Police Department operation targeting bicycle thefts after officers used a bait bicycle to catch suspects attempting to steal it, authorities said. Police said the department has seen an increase in bicycle thefts throughout the city in recent months. In response, the Property...
Russia Launches Huge Drone Attack on Western Ukraine by NATO’s Border, Killing Six
Russia unleashed a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting critical infrastructure in the west, killing at least six people and prompting NATO-member Poland to scramble fighter jets, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that since midnight Moscow had launched waves of at least 800 drones, with the...
California Public Schools Need Better Oversight and Guidance From the State
Shortly after beginning his second stint as governor of California in 2011, Jerry Brown began promoting a two-pronged overhaul of how the state finances public schools. Brown proposed to eliminate, or at least reduce, “categorical aids,” which were earmarks for specific purposes and instead provide additional funds to schools with...
Classic Cars, Live Music Return to Clovis for 6th Annual Old Town Motorama
More than 600 classic cars, hot rods, motorcycles, and big rigs are expected to roll into Old Town Clovis this weekend for the 6th Annual Old Town Motorama, a three-day event celebrating the Central Valley’s car culture. The event, hosted by the Hot Rod Coalition, runs May 15-17 and will...
Fresno County Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead on Highway 41
An adult male pedestrian was killed early Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 41 south of Jensen Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded to the crash at about 1 a.m. Wednesday in Fresno County. Investigators said an 83-year-old man was driving a 2017 Hyundai...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Hunter Lee Mitchell
May 13, 2026 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Hunter Lee Mitchell Suspects Date of Birth: March 5, 1990 Physical Description: American Indian, 5’ 11, 220 lbs., Brown eyes, Brown hair. Charges: Prohibited person own/possess Ammo/Firearms Warrant Number: 26-0004904 Synopsis of the Case: Hunter Lee Mitchell is wanted...
Watch California Gas Prices Soar Even Higher in Six Weeks
Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon this week. The pain at the pump is colliding with California’s ambitious push away from fossil fuels, as refinery closures, supply disruptions...