FRESNO (KMJ) — Allegations of collusion within the Central Unified School Board are being directed towards trustees by a newly formed political action committee. The Central United PAC came together following the removal of Superintendent Mark Sutton earlier this month. Members are trying to reinstate him in his former role. “I think they have their…… MORE
Rep. Nunes’ Office Responds To March For Our Lives Fresno
FRESNO (KMJ) — Valley Congressman Devin Nunes will be unable to participate in a town hall event planned for April 7th, organized by March For Our Lives Fresno. That statement from his Director of Communications Jack Langer, who wrote in an email to KMJ News that he will be “traveling abroad on Intelligence Committee business,…… MORE
Mario Flores Diaz
Mario Flores Diaz of Kingsburg. An arrest warrant has been issued for spousal abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. The wife of Mario Diaz was driving him home after he had spent the day drinking. During the ride, the two got into an argument. The argument continued once they reached the house and escalated…… MORE
Orange County Votes to Oppose “Sanctuary State” Law
(CNN) – Not all of California opposes President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Los Alamitos, a small city in Orange County, voted last week to oppose California’s “sanctuary” law. And now the county government is joining the backlash against the state policy, which prohibits local law enforcement from some cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Orange…… MORE
Protesters Storm Sacramento City Council Meeting
(CNN) – Stevante Clark made sure he’d be heard. Clark and a large group of protesters stormed a Sacramento City Council meeting Tuesday night to protest the shooting death of his brother — Stephon Clark — by police. While his fellow demonstrators filled the chamber, Stevante Clark marched straight to the front of the room,…… MORE
Spring Food Prices Increase
The annual Spring Picnic Marketbasket Survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows higher retail prices for several foods. The informal survey showed the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $51.05, up $1.02 or 2% compared to a year ago. AFBF attributed the…… MORE
Deliberations Underway In Trial Of Accused Fresno County Jail Shooter
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Deliberations were underway Tuesday inside Fresno County Superior Court in the trial of accused Fresno County Jail shooter Thong Vang. The ex-convict from Laos is facing felony attempted murder charges and being a felon in possession of a gun in the shooting of correctional Officers Juanita Davila (below left) and Toamalama Scanlan…… MORE
Parole Denied For Lemoore Child Rapist
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 29-year-old convicted child rapist Daniel Flanum is denied parole for another three years. The Kings County District Attorney’s Office says Flanum was denied parole on Friday, March 23rd at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, In May of 2006, Flanum was convicted for the forcible rape of a 14-year-old Lemoore girl.…… MORE
Battle Over Resuming California Voter-Backed Executions Heads To Court
[Photo: AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File] FILE — This Sept. 21, 2010, file photo shows the interior of the lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The battle over California’s voter-backed effort to resume executions will begin in earnest when state officials and death penalty…… MORE
AG Becerra Suing Over “Illegal” Citizenship Question Added To 2020 Census
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California files a lawsuit after the Trump Administration adds a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. On Tuesday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla held a news conference in Sacramento to announce the lawsuit. Becerra says the question is “not just a bad…… MORE
