WrestleMania week is here, and the 41st annual spectacular is tightly interwoven in the pop culture fabric. While WrestleMania has always been the spotlight of the WWE year, it was the third edition in 1987 that put the body slam on its wrestling industry rivals. Veteran writer and historian Keith...
A License to Kill in California
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Court research by Robert Lewis, Lauren Hepler, Anat Rubin, Sergio Olmos, Cayla Mihalovich, Ese Olumhense, Ko Bragg, Andrew Donohue and Jenna Peterson Ivan Dimov was convicted of reckless driving in 2013, after fleeing police in Washington state while...
Trustees Select Fresno Unified’s New Superintendent. Was ‘the Fix’ On?
Trustees have begun negotiations on a contract to make Misty Her the next Fresno Unified superintendent, multiple sources tell GV Wire. Her is currently the interim superintendent of the state's third-largest school district. She emerged as the top choice of the trustees after they interviewed a field of finalists on...
Smittcamp Warns Fresno Supervisors About New Copper Theft Law. Bredefeld Wants to Take a Risk
This story was updated to include clarification from Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp. After a warning from Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp about the constitutionality of a new ordinance, county supervisors approved a law making it illegal for a person to have more than 10 pounds of stripped...
Transparency Concerns Arise Again as Fresno Unified Superintendent Interviews Begin
Fresno Unified has become tight-lipped about its superintendent hiring process as finalist interviews begin Wednesday. The district's board of trustees met in a closed session last Thursday to choose the finalists to succeed retired Superintendent Bob Nelson. Board President Valarie Davis declined to comment on how many finalists were selected,...
Mega Millions Tickets Rise to $5 Each. Will That Mean More Giant Jackpots?
DES MOINES, Iowa — Mega Millions players will get slightly better odds and should start seeing more billion-dollar jackpots, but at a cost — literally — with tickets for the multistate lottery jumping in price to $5. The price for playing Mega Millions more than doubled for drawings starting with Tuesday's, but...
Signs of a More Buyer-Friendly Housing Market Emerge for Spring
LOS ANGELES — This spring homebuying season is shaping up to be more favorable for home shoppers than it's been in recent years — as long as they can afford to buy. Home prices are rising more slowly. Mortgage rates remain elevated, but have been mostly easing and could be...
Food Poisoning While Traveling: What You Should Know
Recent cases involving possible food poisoning among tourists have raised concerns about what travelers can do to prevent and treat food-borne illnesses — not just during off-the-beaten-path adventures, but in and around resorts. For example, a lawsuit filed this year in Toronto in connection with the food poisoning-related deaths in...
Fusion Energy Race Is On. Two Local Lawmakers Want California to Lead the Way
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2022 stunned the world when they showed that, for a fraction of a second at least, the power of the sun could be replicated on earth. Scientists there fused two hydrogen isotopes, creating helium and created more energy than the experiment required. Much...
First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close
California's effort to have no new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 is beginning, and it requires 35% of all 2026 models sold this year to be zero-emission. Dealers say they aren't close to fulfilling the mandate for zero-emission vehicles and are nervously wondering what the future holds...