NEW YORK (AP) — Thrifters who flock to Goodwill stores will now be able to do more of their treasure hunting online. The 120-year-old nonprofit organization on Tuesday launched GoodwillFinds, a newly incorporated shopping venture that is making roughly 100,000 donated items available for purchase online and expanding Goodwill’s internet presence that until now had been limited…… MORE
PARLIER, Calif. (KMJ) — Homicide detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested 70-year-old Edmundo Martinez of Parlier on Saturday on homicide charges. Martinez was booked into the Fresno County Jail where his bail is at $1 million. Before 8:00 o’clock Saturday morning, officers with the Parlier Police Department responded to reports of an injured…… MORE
(KMJ) – Police in Stockton believe the same suspect may be responsible for a series of murders in that city. Here is the message Stockton Police chief Stanley McFadden shared on that Department’s Facebook page: Our investigators have reviewed many hours of video surveillance. They believe they located a “person of interest” in this investigation…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – A bill has been signed into law creating a new pilot project grant program to pay for fentanyl awareness, outreach and overdose investigation teams for California counties. Once state funding has been allocated, school districts, public health departments and law enforcement agencies from each of the northern, central, and southern regions in the state…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start selling more polluting winter-blend gasoline ahead of schedule to ease soaring fuel prices, directly contradicting his own goals for reducing climate emissions. The average cost of a gallon of gas was $6.30 in California on Friday, far above the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The City of Fresno will give out a warning for those who fail to follow rules for parking stalls and meters in Downtown Fresno instead of writing tickets starting Saturday. The warning will explain that there won’t be a fine the first time and it will list three different ways to…… MORE
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — Nearly 30 lbs. of magic (mushrooms) still wasn’t enough to divert K-9 Shei. CHP-Merced conducted a traffic stop on a Honda Accord due to a violation. There the officer noticed several indicators of criminal activity. K9 Shei was called in to sniff the outside of the car. She then gave…… MORE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SACRAMENTO – Working to support communities impacted by Hurricane Ian, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the deployment of emergency management and mass care specialists to Florida to support the state’s response to the ongoing crisis. “California stands with the people of Florida,” said Governor Newsom. “Our state is all too familiar with the impact…… MORE
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities said Wednesday. Hannah Star Esser, 20, was charged with murder in the death of Victor Anthony Luis, 43, and detained…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A broadly smiling California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined about two dozen jubilant, cheering farmworkers camped outside the state Capitol Wednesday to sign one of the most contentious bills before him this year, reversing course on a measure to help farmworkers unionize after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris supported…… MORE
