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As Crime Surges on His Watch, Trump Warns of Biden’s America

July 31, 2020

President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden’s America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former vice president win the White House in November. Left unsaid: A recent surge in violent ...

Merced Police Arrest ‘Sleepy (Catalytic Converter) Thieves’ in the Bushes; Released on $0 Bail

Jim Jakobs

June 19, 2020

Merced police caught up with a couple of catalytic converter thieves in the bushes Friday morning. Officers received a call of two subjects in the AT&T yard located at 1860 Wardrobe Ave. Officers surroun...

Father Arrested in Killings of His Valley Born Children

AP News

January 28, 2020

A former Fresno man about to be freed from prison has been taken into custody in connection with the decades-old killings of five of his infant children in a case a sheriff said has haunted his agency for years...

Photo of Joseph James DeAngelo, the "Golden State Killer"

Judge Sets Preliminary Hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ Case

AP News

January 23, 2020

SACRAMENTO — A California judge on Wednesday set a May hearing to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against a man suspected being the notorious "Golden State Killer" who eluded capture for decades. The rapist would break into couples...

Bay Area Woman Takes to the Sky in Search of Her Stolen Dog

AP News

December 19, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco woman is offering a $7,000 reward and has hired a plane to fly over the city to search for her her blue-eyed miniature Australian Shepherd stolen from outside a grocery store las...

Stock photo of money, gavel, and handcuffs

Walters: Another Showdown Over Crime Looms

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

December 5, 2019

No California ballot would be complete without at least one measure about crime and punishment and 2020 will be no exception. A referendum seeking to overturn California’s landmark ban on cash bail in crimin...

Photo of inmates in the recreation yard at Corcoran State Prison

Sacramento’s Latest Reckless Law Will Give Lighter Sentences to 10,000 Repeat Felons

CalMatters

November 11, 2019

Jerry Dewayne Williams, if popular folklore is to be believed, should be coming up for parole soon. This spring marks the silver anniversary since Williams, better known as the “pizza thief,” received 25-years-to-life for shoplifting a slice of pizza at the...

2 Guilty in $1B Fraud as Feds Auction Burt Reynolds Trans Am

AP News

October 23, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Two employees of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in what federal prosecutors say was a massive scheme that defrauded investors of $1 billion. ...

Saudi Crown Prince Takes Responsibility for Khashoggi’s Death

AP News

September 30, 2019

NEW YORK — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes "full responsibility" for the grisly killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he denied allegations that he...

Suspected Serial Killer Arrested After Bodies Unearthed

gvwire

July 31, 2019

A Squaw Valley man described as a serial killer is in custody and faces three counts of murder after remains of his alleged victims were unearthed, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday. Buford King, 33, made an initial court appearance on ...

Clovis PD Brings Great-Great Grandmother to Safety in Auberry Evacuation

Vocal City Hall Rally: ‘We Are Telling You We Are Opening October 1st’

State Schools Chief Announces New Anti-Hate Education Initiative

On 75th Anniversary of UN, Its Chief Appeals for Peace

Analysis: Will California Really Change Policing?

Youth Suicide Attempts Up in Fresno County in Recent Days, Health Expert Warns.

Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors

Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’

Brad Paisley, Wife Fights Hunger With 1 Million Meal Pledge

Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden on Upcoming Season of “Saturday Night Live”

Volunteers Needed to Walk Dogs and Take Care of Cats Evacuated From the Creek Fire

Bryson DeChambeau Blasts Way to U.S. Open Title

Walters: Another Version of ‘Ethnic Studies’

Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?

Walters: Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Bite the Dust Again

Don’t Believe Prop. 15 Backers. It’s a Big Tax Hike for Farmers.

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump Ad Asks People to Support the Troops. But It Uses a Picture of Russian Jets.

Post Office Won’t Forward Ballots. Will Thousands Displaced by Creek Fire Still be Able to Vote?

Trump and Biden Hit Unlikely Battleground State of Minnesota

Takeaways: Trump’s Town Hall Offered Preview of Debates

As Crime Surges on His Watch, Trump Warns of Biden’s America

Merced Police Arrest ‘Sleepy (Catalytic Converter) Thieves’ in the Bushes; Released on $0 Bail

Father Arrested in Killings of His Valley Born Children

Judge Sets Preliminary Hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ Case

Bay Area Woman Takes to the Sky in Search of Her Stolen Dog

Walters: Another Showdown Over Crime Looms

Sacramento’s Latest Reckless Law Will Give Lighter Sentences to 10,000 Repeat Felons

2 Guilty in $1B Fraud as Feds Auction Burt Reynolds Trans Am

Saudi Crown Prince Takes Responsibility for Khashoggi’s Death

Suspected Serial Killer Arrested After Bodies Unearthed

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