PORTERVILLE — A Strathmore woman has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in the drowning her 12-year-old son and attempting drowning of her 7-year-old boy. A judge denied bail Wednesday for Sherri Renee Telnas at her arraignment. She was prosecuted a decade ago in Montana for trying...
Baby Critical After Being Shot in Head in Fresno
A 10-month-old baby girl is in critical condition after she was shot in the head in Fresno early Sunday morning, police said. The baby, Fayth Percy, underwent surgery to remove bullet fragments from her head, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news conference Sunday. She is in critical...
Video Records Brazen Theft of Laptops from Office Depot
Fresno police released video they hope will help track down a thief who took several laptops from a downtown Office Depot. The bold theft happened about 11 a.m. June 1 at the store, located at 2736 E. Divisadero St. The suspect can be seen on the video yanking on the...
Cameras Track Burglary Suspects in Northwest Fresno
Police are asking for information about burglary suspects seen prowling northwest Fresno neighborhoods Thursday night. One of the suspects appeared to be armed with a knife. Several vehicles were burglarized, and the suspects attempted to enter several occupied homes, Fresno police said. The suspects' movements were captured on residential security...
Janz Will Kick Off Mayoral Bid at Radio Park
Andrew Janz invites residents to attend the announcement of his 2020 Fresno mayoral campaign 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Radio Park. “Fresno needs someone who is attuned to the needs of its people. Throughout my campaign for Congress and my time as a local prosecutor, I have met thousands of Fresnans...
Rare Conviction of Officer in Shooting Spurs Race Concerns
MINNEAPOLIS — After three weeks of testimony, a jury needed little more than a day to convict a black Minneapolis police officer of murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed white woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime, delivering a guilty verdict that immediately sparked questions...
NRA Has History of Promoting Gun Rights Outside US
BOISE, Idaho — The recent revelation that National Rifle Association representatives had met with Australian politicians to discuss talking points after a mass shooting generated outrage from various politicians. The reality is that the NRA has been exerting its influence on gun debates outside the U.S. for a number of...
300K to Expand ShotSpotter? Get It Done Today.
What if you could keep Fresno residents safer, significantly reduce gunfire, and take more guns off the street for $300,000? Most folks would say that's a great deal — let's do it today. But that's not how things work at City Hall, where the bureaucracy moves at glacial speeds and...
5 Ways Life Would Be Better if It Were Always Daylight Saving Time
In my research on daylight saving time, I have found that Americans don’t like it when Congress messes with their clocks. In an effort to avoid the biannual clock switch in spring and fall, some well-intended critics of DST have made the mistake of suggesting that the abolition of DST...
Walters: Two Ballot Measures Will Test Crime Attitudes
Over the last few decades, Californians have seen crime spike upwards to crisis levels and then decline just as sharply. Their attitudes about crime have been just as volatile, translating into ever-changing waves of policy. When crime rates were rising in the 1970s and 1980s, it became the state’s No....