(KMJ) – Break the Barriers tells KMJ it has lost a considerable amount of the grant funding it uses for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder programs for Valley veterans. Now it asks anyone wishing to make a donation to help it continue its PTSD programs to do so via: https://breakthebarriers.org/… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man from Tracy is sentenced for killing his ex-girlfriend, who was found dead in Fresno county, seven years ago. On July 30, 2015, Fresno County Sheriff Deputies found the body of 20-year-old Megan Troen, floating in the California Aquaduct by West Nees and I-5 in the Firebaugh area. She had…… MORE
The knife-wielding suspect who allegedly stabbed an innocent man Wednesday morning at the Lithia Ford dealership has been identified as Manuel Bracker. The 36 year old homeless suspect was chased out of the building on East Auto Center Drive around 8:30 A.M. after the attack. The 56-year old victim was rushed to CRMC and immediately…… MORE
A Kern County jury on Wednesday found Keith Cash guilty of three felony sex abuse charges. From 2011-2012 Cash served as the girls junior varsity basketball coach at Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield. Prosecutors say the victim, a player on the team, was just 13 years old at the time Cash began grooming her for…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – Working to bolster California’s support for the diverse communities impacted by extreme heat and weather-driven wildfires, Governor Gavin Newsom today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to assist state and local response and recovery efforts in the counties of Siskiyou, Riverside, El Dorado, Placer, Madera, and Modoc. The request encompasses the communities impacted by fires that…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A man from Parlier is sentenced for a deadly shooting last year at Fresno’s Campus Pointe. 18-year-old Ricardo Resendez made a plea deal of 10 years behind bars for the shooting the morning of July 6th, 2021. Fresno police say that’s when an argument inside Maya Cinemas ended up in the…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s planet-warming emissions dropped nearly 9% in 2020 compared to the year before as pandemic restrictions kept people at home, out of their cars and away from the workplace for much of the year. The data released Wednesday marks California’s largest single-year emissions drop and tracks with a similar reduction nationwide.…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — Thirteen people ranging from 23 to 60 years old have been arrested after a drug trafficking organization was taken down in Tulare County. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with nine other law enforcement agencies to carry out this takedown on Monday, in which more than $1 million worth…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators proposed on Tuesday fining Pacific Gas & Electric more than $155 million for sparking a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that destroyed 200 homes and left four people dead. PG&E already faces criminal charges in the Zogg fire, which state fire officials said began when a pine tree in…… MORE
FOR RELEASE – OFFICE OF GOV. NEWSOM: SACRAMENTO – According to Valero’s Q3 financial report, the oil company made $2.82 billion from July to September, which is up from $463 million a year ago – an increase of more than 500%. These profits came amidst a record gas price hike on consumers during that time period,…… MORE
