A new survey of California voters shows that most blame utility company spending and profit-taking for skyrocketing electricity costs. Californians pay the second-highest residential rates and the highest business rates in the nation. This has led to a flurry of bills being introduced in the Legislature to address high costs....
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Jonathan Scott Riester
April 24, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Jonathan Scott Riester Suspects Date of Birth: May 11, 1970 Physical Description: White Male, 5’ 11, 180 lbs., Brown Hair, Blue Eyes. Charges: Domestic violence Warrant Number: F23900087 Synopsis of the Case: Jonathan Scott Riester is wanted on a...
Chicago Bears Great Steve McMichael Dies at 67 After Battle With ALS
CHICAGO — With his massive frame and larger-than-life persona, Steve McMichael was natural for the gridiron and the squared circle. The man known as "Mongo" and "Ming The Merciless" left a trail of battered and beaten opponents during a Hall of Fame career with the Chicago Bears. Then he did...
Long Wait Is Over for Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Other Draft Prospects Joining the NFL
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Cam Ward, Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter and 12 other prospects will walk the red carpet at Lambeau Field before going backstage at the NFL draft theater to wait for their name to be called Thursday night. All their hard work paid off. It's time to enjoy...
Golden State’s Jimmy Butler Injured in Game 2 Loss, His Status for Game 3 Unknown
HOUSTON — Golden State's Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors' 109-94 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Coach Steve Kerr said he wasn't sure if...
Crow-Armstrong Goes Deep Again as Cubs Edge Dodgers
CHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 for another wild victory Wednesday night. Dansby Swanson had two hits and two RBIs as NL Central-leading Chicago improved to 4-1 on an eight-game homestand. The Cubs beat the Dodgers 11-10 on...
Jalen Green Makes Eight 3s to Help Rockets Even Series With Warriors
HOUSTON — In his playoff debut this weekend Jalen Green admitted that playoff jitters got the best of him. "The lights were bright, the crowd was here, the court looked huge," said Green, who starred at Fresno's San Joaquin Memorial High School. "So I couldn't really get a chance to...
Webb, Flores Come Up Big as Giants Clip Brewers
SAN FRANCISCO — Wilmer Flores hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to back another strong start by Giants ace Logan Webb, and San Francisco beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Wednesday night. Jung Hoo Lee added three hits to help the Giants improve to 14-2 against right-handed starters...
Israeli Fire Kills at Least 44 People in Gaza, Hits a Police Station
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike hit a police station in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, local health authorities said, and Israel's military said it had struck a command center of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad groups. Medics said two Israeli missiles...
18-Year-Old Dies After Shooting Outside Clovis Restaurant
Update on April 24, 2025 The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office reported that Caleb Quick, 18, was the young man who died. Quick was a Clovis Online School student. Original Story An 18-year-old died in a shooting Wednesday night outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Clovis, prompting an ongoing investigation by police....