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An airstrip once used to develop U.S. pilots during World War II in Central California has been sold. Located in western Fresno County about 10 miles south of Dos Palos and 15 miles north of Firebaugh, Eagle Field dates back to 1942 when construction of the airstrip got underway a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the United States entering WWII. The airfield fulfilled a vital…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a major warning on Wednesday to the people responsible for the increased swatting calls that have targeted conservative media figures. Noem warned that President Donald Trump’s administration will “hunt these cowards down.” In a Wednesday post on X, formerly Twitter, Noem announced, “Under President Trump’s leadership, we…

A fire at the New Jersey residence of a Bayer executive is currently being investigated as arson exactly three months after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thompson was assassinated in Manhattan. In a statement obtained by WVTM, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said a fire was reported “at an occupied residence on East Lane in Madison” at…

An outbreak of a deadly strain of the bird flu was confirmed last week at a poultry farm in Mississippi, marking the first time an outbreak of the new bird flu strain had been confirmed in a commercial flock of poultry since 2017. According to a March 13 report, the World Organization for Animal Health…