(KMJ) – Convicted murderer Christopher Cheary, of Exeter, has been sentenced to death for killing 3-year-old Sophia Acosta in 2011. A Tulare County Judge upheld the decision on Monday, which was recommended by a jury back in November. Cheary was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Acosta, with special circumstances of sexual assault and torture.…… MORE
Mixed Reaction As Starbucks Plans To Hire 10,000 Refugees
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Some Starbucks customers are threatening to boycott Starbucks after it’s CEO announces plan to hire thousands of refugees. Starbucks took a stand against President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US. On Sunday, CEO Howard Schultz wrote in a letter to employees that Starbucks…… MORE
CA Legislator Urges White House to Release First Lady’s Immigration Documents
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Democratic CA State Senator Nancy Skinner of Berkeley is urging the White House, to release First Lady Melania Trump’s immigration documents. Skinner is among several lawmakers who are protesting President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions. Back in November, an AP investigation found that the first lady lacked proper work visas, when she…… MORE
Study: Underemployment Still Plaguing Calif.
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California is the nation’s third-worst state, when examining underemployment. According to a new Gallup study, costal states — including Florida and New York — continue to suffer from a shortage of full-time employment. Meanwhile, states such as South Dakota, Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Minnesota, are enjoying sufficient job opportunities for working…… MORE
Man Holding Handgun And Machete Shot Dead By Deputies
FRESNO (KMJ) — A man has died after allegedly answering the door to Deputies while holding a hand-gun and a machete – and then refusing to back down. The initial call came in at 4.34am Monday morning, when a man made a 911 call reporting around 10 unknown people inside his home. Fresno County Sheriff’s…… MORE
Protestors Against Trump’s Immigration Policy Blast Fresno’s Mayor Too
A large crowd of people at Fresno Yosemite International Airport, met to protest President Trump’s executive order on immigration from seven countries considered majority-Muslim. Around 200 people came together at around 5pm Sunday evening, with many of them speaking directly to their fellow protesters to explain why they turned up. “I don’t have a president,”…… MORE
Landowner Wins Case against Army Corps
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says landowners scored a victory when a federal district court ruled against the Army Corps of Engineers for incorrectly claiming jurisdiction over private property. The Corps had claimed a piece of property owned by Hawkes Company, and used by Hawkes to harvest peat, was a “waters of the United…… MORE
Bobby Kennedy Jr. Joins UFW’s Trump Protest in Fresno
[Photo Liz Kern] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -The son of the late Robert F. Kennedy joined the United Farm Workers protest outside the Robert E. Coyle Federal Building in Fresno on Friday. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump Administration is partaking in fear mongering. “All you do is penalize the employers – every immigrant, every illegal…… MORE
Calif. Could Require Warning Labels on Roundup
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A federal judge here in Fresno has tentatively ruled that the State of California may require chemical giant Monsanto, to place warning labels on its weed killer Roundup. Monsanto had sued the Golden State, claiming that allegations of roundup causing cancer are unfounded. The chemical is not presently restricted by the federal…… MORE
BBB Issues Warning About New Phone Scam
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — It’s been dubbed the “Can you hear me?” scam. The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning: If you get a call from a number you don’t recognize, and the person asks if you can hear them, don’t reply and hang up the phone. Answering “yes” could allow the fraudsters to make…… MORE
