Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, who has already spent $83 million on ad buys in the 2020 race, is scheduled to visit Fresno on Monday. Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, will be in town to open his campaign office at about 6:30 p.m. The office is at 464 E....
Celebrate Sequoia National Park's 129th Birthday With a Visit
"Big" is the word that comes to mind for Sequoia National Park, which was established 129 years ago on Sept. 25, 1890. Big trees and big canyons dominate the park, as well as its jointly administered neighbor, Kings Canyon National Park, which was established in 1940. Together, the two Central...
AOC Excites Fresno Democrats With Local National Parks Visit
AOC mania is taking shape in the Valley. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) posted pictures and video on Instagram, showing her at Kings Canyon National Park. She also posted a video of her near The House trees at Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. The word is, she was spotted...
At the Border, Trump Moves Closer to Emergency Declaration
MCALLEN, Texas — Taking the shutdown fight to the Mexican border, President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. Pressure was mounting to find an escape hatch from the three-week impasse that has closed...
Hundreds Missing in Fire’s Wake Ahead of Trump Visit
CHICO — With the confirmed death toll at 63, authorities in Northern California on Friday continued to search for those who perished and those who survived the fiercest of wildfires ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump. The president on Saturday is expected to get a look at...