Gretchen Scotia, 61, of Fresno was killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial truck loaded with pistachios on State Route 180, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 1:20 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of Hayes Avenue and State Route 180, the Fresno...
One Killed, One Wounded in Fresno Shooting on Cherry Ave
Fresno police are investigating a deadly shooting that left one man dead and another wounded Saturday afternoon on Cherry Avenue in southwest Fresno,. Officers from the Southwest Policing District responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday regarding two gunshot victims on the 2200 block of South Cherry Avenue,...
Rap Megastar Kendrick Lamar Will Headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show
LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL's biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the Caesars Superdome...
SEC Grabs Six of the First Seven Spots in Rankings as Notre Dame Tumbles to No. 18
After the first shake-up of the college football season, the Southeastern Conference grabbed six of the top seven spots in the AP Top 25 — a first in the 88-year history of the rankings — and Notre Dame tumbled all the way to No. 18 on Sunday after being stunned...
Trump Threatens to Jail Political and Other Opponents
MOSINEE, Wis. — With just days to go before his first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny....
Merced Juvenile Shot Dead. Police Want Public’s Help to ID Suspect.
Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a juvenile male found early Sunday morning in Merced, according to the Merced Police Department. At approximately 5:50 a.m. on Monday morning, the Merced Police Department received a report of an unresponsive male in the 1800 block of West North Bear Creek Drive....
The Architect of California’s COVID Response Is Stepping Down
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s top health adviser during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic plans to step down. The governor praised Dr. Mark Ghaly as the country’s “most transformative leader in the health space” in recent years after announcing that the secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency is leaving the...
Trump and Harris Neck and Neck After Summer Upheaval, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris enter the homestretch of the campaign in a tight race, and with their only scheduled debate looming Tuesday, Harris faces a sizable share of voters who still say they need to know more about her. Trump Has a Slight Lead Over...
With TV Drug Ads, What You See Is Not Necessarily What You Get
Triumphant music plays as cancer patients go camping, do some gardening, and watch fireworks in ads for Opdivo+Yervoy, a combination of immunotherapies to treat metastatic melanoma and lung cancer. Ads for Skyrizi, a medicine to treat plaque psoriasis and other illnesses, show patients snorkeling and riding bikes — flashing their...
Fresno Man Who Died in Solo Vehicle Crash Following Firearm Incident Identified
Jorge Gutierrez-Vasquez, 23, of Fresno, died early Friday morning after fleeing the scene of a reported disturbance involving a firearm and crashing his vehicle into a tree, authorities said in a news release. The Fresno area California Highway Patrol said it received a call about a single-vehicle collision near Sierra...