A wind-whipped wildfire near Lake Berryessa has consumed more than 6 square miles and prompted authorities to order mandatory evacuations of Quail Ridge and Golden Bear. Cal Fire says it brought in six air tankers, 16 truck companies, 11 bulldozers and five water tenders to try to slow down the blaze, now being called the…… MORE
Hayward’s police chief says a 21-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a police sergeant killed during a traffic stop. Chief Diane Urban says Mark Estrada of Oakland is being treated for gunshot wounds and under police guard at an Oakland hospital. Urban says Estrada has gang ties and that he was taken…… MORE
Police are looking for a missing person. 81 year-old Zillabel Friesen left her home in Fresno to run errands on Tuesday, July 22 around 9:00am, and Fresno police say she never returned. Mrs. Friesen was last seen wearing unknown clothing. She was driving a 2006 Green Ford Escape with a California License plate #5PEV311.…… MORE
Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 350,000 crossover SUVS to fix engine covers that could come loose and catch fire when in contact with hot exhaust system parts. Customers may smell a burning odor or hear a noise from the engine area before a fire. The recall covers Dodge Journeys and Fiat Freemonts from the 2011…… MORE
Charleston church shooting defendant Dylann Roof faces federal hate crimes charges related to murder or attempted murder on the basis of race or color, and under a statute that protects a person’s free exercise of religious beliefs, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Wednesday. If he is found guilty, Roof faces life imprisonment or the death…… MORE
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance has filed a complaint against the State Water Resources Control Board, claiming it’s violated the…… MORE
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a San Francisco Bay Area police sergeant was shot and killed during an early-morning traffic stop. Hayward Police Wednesday morning identified the officer as Sgt. Scott Lunger. Lunger was shot about 3:15 a.m. after he stopped a white Chevrolet pickup that was swerving on the road. The driver stopped,…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The minimum wage for University of California employees and contract workers will increase to $15 an hour by fall 2017, UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday in announcing a move that follows similar actions by local governments but likely represents a first for a public university. As California’s third-largest employer, the…… MORE
As the U.S. House works this week on the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, a coalition has pledged their support for the bill. The Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food, an industry group that supports the bill, said 475 groups are backing it, according to the Hagstrom Report. The Coalition released a letter calling…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman who allegedly used a false name and credit card to rent a car essentially drove herself to prison while visiting her boyfriend who was already behind bars. Cynthia Abate had driven the vehicle to a parking area in front of Fresno County Jail in Downtown Fresno. Officers followed it there…… MORE
