California Leads Nation In Declined ICE Detainer Requests, New Data Reveals
California accounts for the vast majority of instances where local jails and prisons decline requests from federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested on criminal charges, according to newly released data. Analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data by the Center for Immigration...
Up and Down: California gas prices reverse course
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Prices at the pump are in neutral or getting cheaper in most of the country even though this is the time of year when gas prices go up. California drivers will find an average price of $4.92, an increase of a penny from last week. Nevertheless, this remains lower than the $5.38 average...
2 women suspected of running brothels in San Jose, police say
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Two women were arrested in San Jose after being accused of operating multiple brothels, police said Thursday. The pair, 46-year-old Tien Tran and 50-year-old Bili Ruan, were charged with pimping and pandering. The backstory: — On March 28, SJPD's Human Trafficking Task Force, with multiple...
State loses $24 Million as fake distributors flood California with illegal tobacco
Sacramento, California – California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday announced the indictment of five individuals accused of
A McDonald’s and a Popeyes are closing in Fresno. One won’t reopen
The changes will put more than 100 employees out of work — at least for now.
Fresno’s attempt to prosecute unhoused man under camping ordinance dismissed
A case that would have been the first of its kind in Fresno County was dismissed on Thursday. Action News was there at the Fresno County Superior Courthouse on Thursday, where "Wickey Twohands" faced a judge. Twohands would have been the first person to be prosecuted under Fresno's new anti-camping ordinance. He's...
WATCH: Plumber rescues puppies from boarded-up Fresno basement
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three puppies were rescued from an abandoned, boarded-up basement after the homeowners dispatched the help of a plumber. Roto-Rooter says that Plumbing Technician James “Brad” Fox was sent to the south Fresno home on Tuesday for a “puppy rescue operation.” The homeowner told Fox they...
Huge shake-up in California wine industry: New York brand off-loads brands, picked up by...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Constellation Brands, headquartered in Rochester, has announced a major divestiture from its wine portfolio, striking a deal with The Wine Group to sell off several mainstream wine brands and associated vineyards and facilities. The transaction, pending regulatory approval, is expected to close...
California escapee kills “Gringo Hunter” police commander in Tijuana shootout
San Diego, California – An inmate who escaped from custody in Central California last year is now a
Fresno’s first anti-camping prosecution thrown out by judge. Here’s why
“We’re not going to allow these cases to stay in court any longer than they should, because this is an abhorrent law,” the defense attorney said.
