Fresno police took into custody on Tuesday evening a suspect whom they believe broke windows by throwing rocks at a restaurant in a suspected hate crime. Lt. Bill Dooley of the Fresno Police Department said 30-year-old Orlando Javier Ramirez was arrested at 5:03 p.m. for three felonies: vandalism, a hate...
Israeli Strikes Demolish Entire Gaza Neighborhoods as Only Power Plant in Territory Runs out of Fuel
JERUSALEM — Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area Wednesday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory's only power plant ran out of fuel, deepening the misery of a war sparked by a stunning and deadly assault by...
Israeli Strikes Demolish Entire Gaza Neighborhoods as Only Power Plant in Territory Runs out of Fuel
JERUSALEM — Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area Wednesday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and the territory's only power plant ran out of fuel, deepening the misery of a war sparked by a stunning and deadly assault by...
Fresno City Attorney Calls on AG Bonta to Review Ballot Measure on Timing of Sheriff, DA Elections
City of Fresno officials want California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion on a 2024 county referendum to decide the timing of elections for Fresno County Sheriff and District Attorney. Passed in 2022, Assembly Bill 759 moved elections for county sheriffs and district attorneys to align with presidential election cycles —...
Fresno City Attorney Calls on AG Bonta to Review Ballot Measure on Timing of Sheriff, DA Elections
City of Fresno officials want California Attorney General Rob Bonta's opinion on a 2024 county referendum to decide the timing of elections for Fresno County Sheriff and District Attorney. Passed in 2022, Assembly Bill 759 moved elections for county sheriffs and district attorneys to align with presidential election cycles —...
Israeli-Hamas War Shockwaves Extend All the Way to Fresno
Nafez Ali keeps up with his family in Gaza as often as he can. He has a group chat where he gets regular updates. Sunday night at 1 a.m., he awoke to find out the mosque across the street from his family's home had been bombed. While he says they're...
Israeli-Hamas War Shockwaves Extend All the Way to Fresno
Nafez Ali keeps up with his family in Gaza as often as he can. He has a group chat where he gets regular updates. Sunday night at 1 a.m., he awoke to find out the mosque across the street from his family's home had been bombed. While he says they're...
Israel Strikes Gaza After Attacks by Hamas, Which Vows to Execute Hostages
JERUSALEM — Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war's death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated on Monday, pledging to kill captured Israelis...
Israel Strikes Gaza After Attacks by Hamas, Which Vows to Execute Hostages
JERUSALEM — Israel increased airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and sealed it off from food, fuel, and other supplies in retaliation for a bloody incursion by Hamas militants, as the war's death toll rose to nearly 1,600 on both sides. Hamas also escalated on Monday, pledging to kill captured Israelis...
Fresno Iranians Celebrate Human Rights Fighter’s Nobel Prize Win
Iranian Americans in Fresno say that Friday's announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize award going to jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi puts the international spotlight on Iran and its cleric-led regime, and is a welcome boost to those seeking regime change. Mohammadi was jailed last year after attending a...