A tragic accident at Palm and Bullard avenues in December that resulted from street racing and claimed the lives of four people was a pivotal event that heightened law enforcement agencies' resolve to battle street racing in Fresno. Now, for the first time in recent memory, the California Highway Patrol...
Harley-Davidson Announces New Bike Lineup, Local Sales Rebound
Harley-Davidson hosted the company's first virtual launch event Tuesday to show off some of its 2021 motorcycles. This comes after Forbes magazine reported a few days ago that the company's stock had gained more than 151% since March. But much of the social media reaction to Tuesday's event was less than stellar....
Creek Fire Evacuees Tell Their Tales of Escape and Wait
White flecks fell from the sky as if heaven were shedding dry skin. Instead, it was ashes from the 78,000-plus acre Creek Fire — burning in the mountains in Fresno and Madera counties and forcing evacuations of the residents there. Emergency officials are encouraging evacuees to stay with family or...
He’s Waved at Oakhurst Motorists Since 2004, Now He’s Moving to Clovis
You may not know his name or the reason he waves, but if you've driven through Oakhurst anytime since 2004 you've probably seen him. Bill Howie sits in his walker just outside the Oakhurst CHP office and inspires honks from cars going by as he waves at them. "He’s been...
CHP: Driver Rammed Into Car, Killing 3 Teens
TEMESCAL VALLEY — A Southern California driver intentionally rammed a Toyota Prius with six teenage boys inside, killing three and injuring three others before fleeing, authorities said Monday. The Prius went off the road and slammed into a tree at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Temescal Valley in Riverside County,...
Baby Killed, Woman Critical After Crash with Sheriff Vehicle
STOCKTON — An infant riding in a car driven by his mother died after their sedan was rear-ended by a San Joaquin County sheriff’s patrol vehicle near Stockton, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said in a statement the woman's car was being followed by a marked sheriff’s patrol car...
State Senate Disrupted By Woman Throwing Red Liquid on Legislators
SACRAMENTO — A woman threw a feminine hygiene device containing "what appeared to be blood" onto the floor of the state Senate Friday, splashing onto lawmakers and forcing them to finish their work in a committee room on the final day of the legislative session. Senators had just finished taking...
Shootout Kills California Officer, Suspect
RIVERSIDE — A man whose pickup truck was being impounded grabbed a rifle and opened fire, killing a California Highway Patrol officer and wounding two others Monday before he was shot to death in a hail of gunfire, authorities said. "We don't know his motive for this crime," Riverside Police...
Shootout Kills California Officer, Suspect
RIVERSIDE — A man whose pickup truck was being impounded grabbed a rifle and opened fire, killing a California Highway Patrol officer and wounding two others Monday before he was shot to death in a hail of gunfire, authorities said. "We don't know his motive for this crime," Riverside Police...
Good News: Families 'Sleep with the Fishes' at Aquarium
Why would anyone who remembers classic lines from "The Godfather" want to "sleep with the fishes"? Here's why: Thanks to the folks at Monterey Bay Aquarium, you can do so without suffering the same outcome as the late, lamented, fictional Luca Brasi. Several times a year, the popular Cannery Row...