Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Bill

The Senate reform bill would make it more difficult for ocean carriers to refuse to load American goods that are ready to get shipped from U.S. ports. The legislation is a federal response to congested ports. Some shipping lines find it more profitable to haul empty shipping containers back to Asia than carry loaded containers,…MORE

Sacramento PD: 6 dead, 10 hurt in mass shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Six people were killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting early Sunday as bars and nightclubs were closing in downtown Sacramento and police in California’s state capital were searching for at least one suspect. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area…MORE

Senate Passes Ocean Shipping Reform Bill

The Senate passes the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. The reform bill would make it more difficult for ocean carriers to refuse to load American goods that are ready to get shipped from U.S. ports. The legislation is a federal response to congested ports. Some shipping lines find it more profitable to haul empty shipping containers…MORE

Infant Suffers Burns After A Firebombing In The South Valley

VISALIA, Calif. (KMJ) — An infant suffered minor burns after a firebomb was thrown at a home in Visalia early Friday morning. Visalia Police and Fire crews responded to calls of fire on Garden Street near downtown around 3:00 a.m. where a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the window of a house . An infant inside…MORE

Fresno Murder Suspect Tracked Down in Mexico

(KMJ) – A tip leads to the arrest of a suspect wanted in the August 2020 murder of a Fresno man. Here are the details as released by the Fresno Police Department: On August 16, 2020, at 4:00 a.m., officers responded to Belmont Avenue and Backer Avenue regarding a victim of a shooting. Officers arrived…MORE

California Extends Statewide Eviction Protections

SACRAMENTO – On the final day of Women’s History Month, Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis Thursday signed legislation that extends eviction protections for Californians participating in rental assistance programs, making her the first woman in California’s history to sign a piece of legislation into law. “California’s nation-leading rent relief program has provided much needed relief for more…MORE

Man Who Shot a Teen Gets Life In Prison

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) – Porterville man, 42-year-old Carlos Santos Moreno was sentenced to life in prison for luring and shooting a teenager in 2018. It started after two teenagers driving a truck taunted another group of teens near the Tule River on June 30th 2018. The teenage victim followed the truck to get the…MORE

Suspects And Deputies Exchange Gunfire in the South Valley

(KMJ) – A total of four suspects are now in custody after getting into a gun battle with Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies Wednesday night. The Sheriff’s Office says the two men and two juveniles are suspects in the armed robberies of dairies in Pixley, Tipton and Tulare. Following reports of another robbery, Deputies tried to…MORE

Suspect Identified in Deadly Shooting Inside Fresno Police Headquarters

(KMJ) We’re now learning more details on the deadly officer-involved shooting inside Fresno Police headquarters Tuesday afternoon. Here are the details as released by the Fresno Police Department: At approximately 11:42 a.m., a male adult entered the Fresno Police Department Headquarters Annex from an unknown entry point. The suspect made his way into a detective’s…MORE