Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, ...

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media. Embiid’s suspension will begin with the next regular-season gam ...

Feta cheese is big business in Tulare with a $55 million investment that will mean 20 new jobs. Buffalo, New York-based Lactalis USA announced last week an expansion of its Tulare production facility ...

The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of ...

California voters will decide on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage ...

The Learning Experience, an educational childcare provider, announced the opening of its new Fresno location. The opening ...

A crew of foreign nationals is accused of using disguises, blowtorches and cellphone jammers to target bank ATMs — including ...

Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered desert wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwa ...

A Downtown Fresno gelato shop launched by former Bitwise Industries employees Jordan Sanchez and Tami Waters is up for sale less than a year after its highly anticipated opening at Warnors Center. The ...

Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said. Later ...

Pilar Rose, 51, formerly of Fresno, pleaded guilty Monday to tax evasion and obstructing an IRS audit, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Rose also agreed to forfeit her interest in more than ...

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones. The larger-tha ...