SAN DIEGO — A Southern California woman who spent 29 years behind bars after being convicted of killing her three children by setting their home on fire was released from state prison on parole Tuesday. JoAnn Parks, 54, was granted clemency last year by Gov. Gavin Newsom, nearly a decade...
Jury Finds That Fresno Man Killed Two by Providing Fentanyl
A federal jury has convicted a Fresno man for causing the deaths of two people, including the mother of his children, by providing them with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. In a case attracting nationwide attention, the jury on Friday convicted Darnell Pearson, 41, on two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting...
Ex Fresno Sunday School Teacher Gets 10 Years for Child Porn
You'd think that at some point the men (and sometimes women) involved in child pornography would realize the FBI will catch them. The latest Valley resident to believe he could get away with exploiting children is headed to federal prison for 10 years. Listen to this article: Forrest Awbrey, 29,...
Justices Reject Call for New Trial in ‘Serial’ Podcast Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man’s bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast “Serial.” The justices did not comment in leaving in place a 4-3 ruling by Maryland’s highest court that denied a new trial to Adnan Syed, who...
Roger Stone Guilty of Witness Tampering, Lying to Congress
WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was found guilty Friday of witness tampering and lying to Congress about his pursuit of Russian-hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 election bid. Stone was convicted of all seven counts in an indictment that accused him of...
Five Convicted of Aiding Accused Killer of Police Cpl. Ronil Singh
A federal jury in Fresno convicted two illegal immigrants Monday of attempting to help the accused killer of Newman Police Cpl. Ronil Singh flee to Mexico, according to U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott. Paulo Virgen Mendoza, a Mexican national living illegally in Newman, allegedly killed Singh during a traffic stop on...
Last Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty of Genocide, Get Life Terms
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The last surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime that ruled Cambodia in the 1970s, when their reign of terror was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people, were convicted Friday by an international tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes....
Bangladeshi Immigrant Convicted in NYC Subway Bombing
NEW YORK — A Bangladeshi immigrant convicted Tuesday of terrorism charges after setting off a pipe bomb in New York City's busiest subway station at rush hour told the trial judge he was angry at President Donald Trump and didn't carry out the attack for the Islamic State group. The...