FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A man was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting multiple victims in Fresno. 33-year-old Nicholas Lusk of Fresno received a sentence of 30 years to life on Wednesday following a 2017 retrial. The Fresno Police Department began its investigation on April 2016 after a former romantic partner reported being…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Offers Firefighting Assistance to Hawaii As Deadly Wildfires Spread
KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire tore through the heart of Maui on Wednesday with alarming speed and ferocity, destroying dozens of homes and businesses in a historic tourist town, killing at least six people and injuring at least two dozen others, and forcing panicked residents to jump into the ocean to flee the flames.…… MORE
Deputies Find Car Of Missing Teen In Santa Cruz County
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — The search continues for a missing 17-year-old girl out of Santa Clara County. According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, Katherine Schneider was last seen on July 5. On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office provided an update saying her white 2019 Honda Accord has been found near Castle Rock…… MORE
Los Banos Police Search For Dark-colored Audi Involved In Fatal Collision
LOS BANOS, Calif. (KMJ) — Do you recognize this vehicle? The Los Banos Police Department is on the hunt to find the person responsible for a head-on collision. Officers say a black or dark-colored Audi, possibly an A3 is at fault for the deadly collision that occurred on June 24th. Details are very limited, anyone…… MORE
EPA Affirms Farmers’ Right to Repair
In a letter to the National Farmers Union, the Environmental Protection Agency affirmed that the Clean Air Act cannot be used as a basis to restrict independent repair of farm equipment. In their opposition to Right to Repair legislation, equipment manufacturers and dealers have invoked EPA regulations and the Clean Air Act, specifically related to…… MORE
New Details Presented to Fresno County Board of Supervisors About Reedley Illegal Covid Lab
REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A timeline was presented on Tuesday at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting about an illegal biological Covid lab that was discovered in Reedley. Reedley’s City Manager, Nicole Zieba and the Fresno County Health Department shared information about the discovery timeline, who knew, and what they found going on inside…… MORE
Arrest Made In Connection To Shooting And Fatal Crash In Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department announced the arrest of two people in connection to a shooting and deadly crash that happened in Fresno on Monday, July 31st. 20-year-old Johnny Tapia is accused of shooting a 24-year-old man before chasing a vehicle that crashed, killing the driver. Police say it started in the…… MORE
Driver Crashes BMW Into Visalia Home
VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — A driver is now on the run after officers say they crashed their car into a home and ran off early Monday morning in Visalia. Visalia Police says officers were called to a home around 4 a.m. near Grove Avenue and Willis Street regarding a crash. When officers arrived, they learned…… MORE
National FFA Membership Reaches All-Time High
The National FFA Organization set a record-high student membership of 945,988, an increase of 11% from last year. In addition, the number of FFA chapters continues to grow, increasing by 168 this year, resulting in 9,163 chapters in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. National FFA CEO Scott Stump says, “It’s exciting…… MORE
UC Davis Stabbing Suspect Criminal Case On Hold
WOODLAND, CA (KMJ) – The case against a former UC Davis student accused of several deadly stabbings is on hold. On Monday, the judge dismissed jurors in Carlos Dominguez’s competency trial in Yolo County Superior Court in Woodland. Prosecutors agreed that Dominguez is mentally unfit for trial, after medical experts testified he is schizophrenic during…… MORE
