UPDATE: Fresno Police announce they’ve booked 23-year-old Deandre Jean-Pierre into the Fresno County Jail on one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. (KMJ) Fresno Police say they’ve caught the man they believe is responsible for a rash of groping incidents near Fresno State. FPD issued only a brief e-mail Saturday: “No suspect information is being released at…… MORE
Death Toll Rises in Oakland Warehouse Fire
(CNN) — A criminal investigation team has been activated in a massive warehouse fire that killed at least 33 people, city officials in Oakland, California, said in a news conference Sunday.The dead include an unspecified number of teenagers, said Sgt. Ray Kelly with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. An electronic dance party was being held…… MORE
Man Sentenced in Hate Crime Assault
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County District Attorney’s office has announced that Daniel Wilson has been sentenced to four years in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for assaulting Amrik Singh Bal last December. In october Wilson was found guilty of attacking Bal in a hate crime – that was captured on video.…… MORE
Strike By California State Worker Union Is Canceled
A one day strike planned for Monday, December 5th by the California State Worker Union is canceled. “The strike is off,” those words written on the SEIU 1000 website by local 1000 President Yvonne Walker, who says “after weeks of preparing for a strike, we have been in conversations with the state, and we both…… MORE
Gas Prices Continue to Decline
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California gas prices have fallen for the fourth week in a row. Wholesale prices, according to the Southern California Automobile Club, are below what they were last month, and are expected to decline further. Statewide, the cost of a gallon is averaging $2.65; here in town, we’re at about $2.60. Modesto is…… MORE
Fake Apple Chargers Fail Safety Tests
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Of the thousands of fake chargers for iPhones and iPads sold each year, an estimated 99 percent of them fail safety tests. According to a new study, commissioned by the United Kingdom’s protection body, the chargers lack sufficient insulation to protect users from shock, which also increases the risk of fire. However,…… MORE
Clovis Firefighters Asking Local Businesses To Help Fundraising
CLOVIS (KMJ) — Firefighters in Clovis are asking local businesses to assist in the final part of their efforts for young burn survivors. Their drive began when crew members in the Central Valley, and California-wide, starting growing out their mustaches during the month of November to raise money in what’s called ‘Stache for Cash’. That…… MORE
FDA Recalls Rabbit Food
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The FDA has a recall out on rabbit food. The 50 pound bags of rabbit pellets were distributed by Intermountain Farmers Association by dealers out of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. The pellets have high levels of Vitamin D which can harm and possibly kill the animals. The product…… MORE
Trade Group Suing Dr. Oz Over Fake Olive Oil Claims
The North American Olive Oil Association has filed a lawsuit against television host Dr. Oz under a largely untested Georgia food libel law, objecting to his claims that much of the imported extra virgin olive oil sold in U.S. supermarkets may be fake, according to Reuters. The New Jersey-based association seeks an unspecified amount…… MORE
QuoteWizzard: Calif. Home to Some of the Worst Drivers
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Golden State is home to the second-worst drivers in the America. That’s according to a new analysis by the Seattle-based QuoteWizzard, who says California ranks 7th when it comes to the number of accidents, 9th for the number speeders, 5th for citations, and 2nd, when it comes to DUIs. QuoteWizzard says…… MORE
