Analysts describe financial markets as “nervous” leading up to this week’s Federal Reserve Meeting. The Fed is expected to reach a decision on whether or not to raise interest rates for the first time in years. Bloomberg reports the decision may boil down to what happens in financial markets during the next few trading days.…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2015
National Guard Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
(KMJ) – 33-year old Nicholas Huerta of Fresno has plead guilty to one count of wire fraud for a fraud scheme involving military recruiting bonuses. According to Federal court documents, the United States Army contracted with Document and Packaging Broker Inc. (DOCUPAK) to administer the Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP). If a Recruiting Assistant referred…… MORE
Phillips to be Arraigned in Cellmate’s Murder
(KMJ) – Troubled former NFL player Lawrence Phillips has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his cellmate at Kern Valley State Prison. The 40-year old is suspected of killing Damion Soward. Officials determined that Soward, 37, was strangled to death in April. Phillips, once one of college football’s most electrifying stars when…… MORE
Valley Fire Death “Haunts” Middletown Woman
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Barbara McWilliams told her caretaker she didn’t want to leave her home near Middletown, despite a nearby wildfire. The world traveler and sharp-minded woman with advanced multiple sclerosis said she would be fine. The decision ended up costing her life. Her body was found late Sunday in her burned-out home after…… MORE
Lakers Sign Fresno Center Robert Upshaw
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have signed center Robert Upshaw to a multiyear contract. The Lakers announced the deal Monday. The 7-foot Upshaw led the nation with 4.5 blocked shots per game until his dismissal from the University of Washington’s team last season. He went undrafted after leaving school two years…… MORE
Carr, Raiders Get Good News After MRI
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — After a season opener when just about everything went wrong, the Oakland Raiders finally got a piece of positive news. Quarterback Derek Carr’s injured throwing hand that knocked him out of the game Sunday is not as serious as originally feared, and the Raiders are hopeful Carr will be able to…… MORE
Body of Developer, Ted Egkan, Found in Stockton
A murder investigation is underway in Stockton after a real estate developer was found dead on a darkened street in a central part of the city. The body of Ten Space Developers Chief Brand Officer Ted Egkan was discovered around 2 a.m. Sunday morning, just hours after Egkan had led a group of…… MORE
Next generation hearing implants for kids
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how the Auditory Brainstem Implant is breaking down sound barriers.… MORE
Neuroscientist’s quest to understand language
Vital Signs meets Dr. Laura Ann-Petitto who has spent four decades researching speech and language. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.… MORE
Wildfire Burns Unchecked
An explosive wildfire burned largely unchecked Monday after incinerating hundreds of homes and devastating rural communities north of California’s Napa Valley, leaving at least one person dead and sending tens of thousands fleeing down flame-lined streets. But it’s not the only one. A second massive blaze, less than 200 miles away,…… MORE
