LOS ANGELES — California wildlife authorities have seized thousands of undersized Pismo clams and issued numerous citations to suspected poachers this year. There has been a resurgence of Pismo clams on the Central Coast after a steep decline in the population but most of the animals are still too small...
CA Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since the Great Recession, Bay Area and Coast See Biggest Drops
According to the California Association of Realtors, home sales in the state fell to the lowest level since the Great Recession as the housing market suffered the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic in May. CAR's May report shows sales remained below 300,000 for the second straight month. “The sharp...
Suspects in Slayings Slip into Walls to Flee From Salinas Jail
MONTEREY — Officials on Monday were trying to find out how two men charged with murder were able to escape from jail in Salinas. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office warned that the fugitives should be considered dangerous but gave no other details on how they broke out of jail early...
Feds Say Former Clovis Pastor Committed $2 Million Fraud
The Department of Justice indicted Sherman S. Smith, 73, formerly the executive pastor of Sonrise Church in Clovis, on seven counts of wire fraud totaling more than $2 million Thursday. According to documents filed in federal court in Fresno, Smith allegedly induced investors, including church congregants, to give money to the...