FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The South Fork Fire had been burning for a week in Yosemite National Park with no major emergencies, but on Saturday things changed for the worse. The small mountain town of Wawona was ordered to evacuate after winds changed course, blowing the wildfire closer to residences and camping locations. The Red Cross…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County has its first case of West Nile virus, this year. A 50 year old man from Central Fresno is out of the hospital now, after being treated as Fresno County’s first positive West Nile virus case. In 2016, a total of 442 cases with 19 deaths were reported in…… MORE
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MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two California transients were arrested after they were found with a decomposing body in their SUV. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says the couple’s 13-year-old daughter was also in the vehicle when the couple was arrested Tuesday in the beach town of Cayucos. She was handed…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The state auditor says suicides spiked at a California women’s prison after officials failed to properly prepare for the transfer of 400 of the state’s most dangerous female inmates to the facility. In a report published Thursday, the auditor also found flaws in suicide prevention plans. Female inmates comprise 4 percent…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The only Republican in the California Legislature’s Jewish Caucus has resigned from the group the same day it criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the white nationalist rally in Virginia. Sen. Jeff Stone of Temecula said Thursday he left the caucus because of its criticism of Trump and because it had…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – State officials say 157 people died during encounters with police in California last year. A report from Attorney General Xavier Becerra marks the first time California has publicly released statewide statistics on police use of force. The report released Thursday said there were 782 incidents in 2016 where a police officer…… MORE
The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the deadline to submit comments on the Waters of the U.S. Rule repeal effort. The EPA along with the Army Corps of Engineers, will now accept comment through September 27th. Originally the deadline for the comment period was set for August 28th. EPA formally proposed to repeal the…… MORE
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