The Fresno Teachers Association on Friday filed an unfair labor practice complaint against Fresno Unified School District, alleging that administrators improperly attempted to discourage employees at one elementary school from talking with parents about a potential teachers strike. The complaint also alleges the district's chief communications officer authorized administrators to...
Central California Could Get Drenched by El Niño: NOAA Forecast
If this year's El Niño delivers a wet winter on the West Coast, the heaviest rainfall is most likely to hit Central California. That's the word from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which released its U.S. Winter Outlook on Thursday. However, as the chart below conveys, there are no...
Central California Could Get Drenched by El Niño: NOAA Forecast
If this year's El Niño delivers a wet winter on the West Coast, the heaviest rainfall is most likely to hit Central California. That's the word from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which released its U.S. Winter Outlook on Thursday. However, as the chart below conveys, there are no...
Israel Says Two Americans Held Hostage by Hamas, a Mother and Daughter, Have Been Released
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the around 200 people the militant group abducted during its Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel. The two Americans, Judith...
Israel Says Two Americans Held Hostage by Hamas, a Mother and Daughter, Have Been Released
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter it had held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the around 200 people the militant group abducted during its Oct. 7 rampage through southern Israel. The two Americans, Judith...
How a Sting Operation Took Down Top Chinese Executive of Notorious Illegal Biolab
A top executive with a Reedley biolab was arrested Thursday in a sting operation at the very warehouse where city inspectors uncovered the company’s illegal laboratory. Reedley City Manager Nicole Zieba introduced herself to Jia Bei Zhu, CEO of Universal Miedtech Inc., moments before agents with the Food & Drug...
How a Sting Operation Took Down Top Chinese Executive of Notorious Illegal Biolab
A top executive with a Reedley biolab was arrested Thursday in a sting operation at the very warehouse where city inspectors uncovered the company’s illegal laboratory. Reedley City Manager Nicole Zieba introduced herself to Jia Bei Zhu, CEO of Universal Miedtech Inc., moments before agents with the Food & Drug...
Special Report: How Is Fresno’s Crusade Against Liquor Stores Faring?
Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias says smoke shops have become a blight on the city of Fresno. Three years ago, he said the same thing about liquor stores. On Tuesday, Arias, along with Council Vice President Annalisa Perea and Councilman Nelson Esparza introduced a plan to reduce the number of...
Special Report: How Is Fresno’s Crusade Against Liquor Stores Faring?
Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias says smoke shops have become a blight on the city of Fresno. Three years ago, he said the same thing about liquor stores. On Tuesday, Arias, along with Council Vice President Annalisa Perea and Councilman Nelson Esparza introduced a plan to reduce the number of...
Fresno Teachers Cheer as Union Chief Rips Up District’s Latest Contract Offer. Then Strike Vote Begins.
More than 3,400 Fresno Teachers Association members, many accompanied by family members, crowded Wednesday evening into the Paul Paul Theatre at the Fresno Fairgrounds for a pep rally-type union meeting that culminated with a strike authorization vote. The ballots were emailed to the members at the close of the meeting,...