SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A top San Francisco official has been charged with public corruption in schemes that include offering a bribe for a lease at the airport, providing inside information to help a friend get permits for homeless shelters and accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire Chinese developer. San Francisco Public Works Director…… MORE
Kobe Bryant Crash: What Went Wrong?
[vemba-video id=”van/batchfeed/2020/01/28/wcbs_3d92af80-41b9-11ea-a882-d52dad01cc66″] By Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Darran Simon, CNN As investigators scour for clues in the helicopter crash that killed nine people, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant, the pilot’s last words with air traffic control illustrate a foggy scene in the sky. Pilot Ara Zobayan said he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer, the…… MORE
Orange Coast College, mourning its baseball coach, will play season opener today as scheduled
[vemba-video id=”us/2020/01/28/altobelli-killed-helicopter-crash-kobe-bryant-sot-camerota-newday-vpx.cnn”] By Jason Hanna, CNN Just two days after losing its beloved coach in a helicopter crash, Orange Coast College’s baseball team will play its season opener as scheduled Tuesday — and will honor him with an on-field ceremony beforehand. Coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and his youngest daughter Alyssa were among the nine people killed —…… MORE
“This case revealed unspeakable evil”
By Hope Miller and Mike Luery (KCRA) — WOODLAND, CA — A man has been arrested in connection with the decades-old slayings of his five infant children, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Paul Perez, 57, of Delano, is accused of killing his five children between 1992 and 2001, authorities said. “This is not a…… MORE
USDA Continues ReConnect Funding
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says USDA will again accept rural broadband funding request this week. USDA will accept applications for the second round of $550 million in ReConnect Program loan and grant funding starting January 31st. The funds will expand public-private partnerships in rural communities to build modern broadband infrastructure in areas with…… MORE
Truck Now Sought After Deadly Fresno Hit And Run
(KMJ) – Fresno Police investigators are now searching for a vehicle believed to be involved in a hit and run accident Friday night that killed a man in a wheelchair. 53-year old Ronnie Rodriguez was struck and killed on Brawley, south of Weldon, just after 6 p.m., January 24th. The vehicle that hit him fled…… MORE
Lindsay Child Molester Gets Life in Prison
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A Lindsay man has been sentenced to life in prison, after being found guilty of 41 counts of child molestation. Court documents say Aristeo Sampablo, 30, molested two girls, who were ages six and ten at the time. Sampablo will be eligible for parole at age 60, although the Tulare County DA’s…… MORE
Gavin’s Law Sees Another Win in Sacramento, Passes Assembly Floor
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Ballot Boxing 01.25.2020 — T.J.Cox & Nickolas Wildstar
Guests on Ballot Boxing with Aaron Abeytia this weekend are Congressman T.J. Cox, and Fresno mayoral candidate Nickolas Wildstar. Topics include trade, impeachment, gun laws, and third party politics. … MORE
Local Police Grounded Helicopters Morning Of Crash That Left Kobe Bryant Deceased
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) – The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Bryant’s helicopter plunged into a rugged hillside Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over an area the size of a football field…… MORE
