SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is seeking a judge’s approval to pay $235 million in bonuses to thousands of employees despite the California utility’s bankruptcy. PG&E said in a court filing Wednesday that the money is intended to provide incentives to workers and will not be distributed if the company doesn’t…… MORE
Deputies Trying to Identify Girl Found Dead in Duffel Bag Near Los Angeles Hiking Trail
LOS ANGELES, CA (KMJ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is trying to identify a young girl whose body was found in a duffel bag near a hiking trail. The girl’s body was found down an embankment in the unincorporated area of Hacienda Heights on Tuesday. Deputies say the girl was found…… MORE
Mexican Farmers Call for Mirror Tariffs on U.S. Ag Products
Mexican farmers are urging mirror measures on U.S. farm imports of yellow corn, poultry and other products to counter decades of subsidized imports from the United States. Reuters reports Mexico is currently working on an updated list of products imported from the U.S. on which to possibly apply a second round of tariffs in response…… MORE
Family of Man Fatally Shot by Fresno Police Awarded $4.75M
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A federal jury has awarded the family of 45-year-old Casimero “Shane” Casillas $4.75 million, after he was shot by Fresno police in September 2015. Civil rights attorney Bill Schmidt tells KMJ News: Casillas was shot three times, after an officer said he feared for his life, because Casillas was about to…… MORE
Fresno Man Dies Days After Being Found Injured in Alley
FRESNO, CA (KMJ – A man dies just days after being found injured in a Southeast Fresno alley. On March 2, 2019, 53 year old Ernesto Hernandez of Fresno passed away in the hospital. His death has been ruled a homicide and Fresno County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are now conducting an investigation. Around 11:30…… MORE
TCSO: Video Shows 52-Year-Old Offering Teen A Ride Before Her Murder
TULARE (KMJ) — An arrest has been made in the murder of an 18-year-old woman from Tulare. 52-year-old Dale William Watson has been charged following a traffic stop in Porterville. The victim, Dynasty Alexander, was found near an orchard off Hosfield Drive in Tulare, south of the International Agri-Center. Tulare County Sheriff’s Office described her…… MORE
Feds Investigate Unarmed California Man’s Death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities are opening their own investigation into Sacramento police officers’ fatal shooting last year of an unarmed black vandalism suspect. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott and Sean Ragan, who heads the FBI’s Sacramento office, said Tuesday that they will examine whether the slaying of 22-year-old Stephon Clark violated his federal civil…… MORE
U.S. and China Nearing Trade Deal
The U.S. and China are inching closer to an agreement on trade that could be reached this month, according to those close to the talks. Bloomberg reports an agreement could be reached and finalized later this month during a planned summit between China’s President and President Donald Trump. As part of the potential agreement,…… MORE
City Without Orphans Founder Whitney Bunker Named “Woman of the Year”
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – During a day of honoring women at the State Capital, a Central Valley non-profit director is recognized. Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R- Fresno) named Whitney Bunker “Woman of the Year,” on Monday. Bunker is the founder of City Without Orphans that works to change the lives of adoptive families and vulnerable children in the…… MORE
CA HSR Authority Calls Trump’s Plan to Take Back Money ‘Disastrous’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Leaders of California’s high-speed rail project are telling the Trump administration its plans to withhold or claw back $3.5 billion in federal money for the project is “legally indefensible” and “disastrous policy.” Project chief executive Brian Kelly responded Monday to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s threat last month to withhold a…… MORE
