FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Valley temperatures are expected to soar across the San Joaquin Valley an excessive heat watch remains in place beginning Wednesday. Forecasters warning of dangerous temperatures expected to exceed beyond 110 degrees. The state’s most recent heat wave prompting the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of California to protect outdoor workers…… MORE
(KMJ) – Congressman David Valadao calls on Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop restricting energy production in the Central Valley. Valadao’s Office sent the following news release on Monday: WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), and Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22) sent a letter to Governor Newsom regarding the recent settlement between the State…… MORE
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A truck hauling a load of tomatoes crashed Monday into the center divider of a Northern California highway, spilling its load across several lanes of traffic that remained closed for hours, authorities said. The truck was one of three vehicles that collided on the westbound lanes of Highway 80 just after…… MORE
MERCED, Calif. (KMKJ) — Police are searching for three suspects they say held up a liquor store in Merced Sunday night. The Merced Police Department received the call just after 11:30 p.m. about an armed robbery at the store located at 1230 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., near Hwy. 99. The three men described as…… MORE
AUBERRY, Calif. — Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their own after its Chief Forensic Pathologist died in a collision on Highway 168 on Saturday. Deputies responded to a collision around 10:00 a.m. Saturday near Highway 168 and Beal Fire Road in Auberry. The stretch of road is known as…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California plans to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 under a policy approved Thursday by regulators that seeks a dramatic cut in carbon emissions and an eventual end to gasoline-powered vehicles. The decision by the California Air Resources Board came two years…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ) — An Oakhurst man is facing murder charges after Madera County Sheriff’s deputies found his wife’s body Tuesday night. They were called to a home on the 40000 block of Highway 49 in Oakhurst, after 58-year-old John Kingcade reported he found his wife dead at their home. “Following interviews and extensive…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced detailed plans to deliver on a campaign promise to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans — and up to $10,000 more for those with the greatest financial need — along with measures to lower the burden of repayment for their remaining federal…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Highway Patrol conducted several traffic stops and arrested multiple suspects leading to what it’s calling one of the largest drug busts to date. The CHP says 500 pounds of meth were found during a traffic stop near Highway 99, north of 7th Standard Road in Bakersfield on Tuesday. A…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A man is now in custody after he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend just after checking in to their hotel room in Fresno. Officers responded to the Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel on East Fir Ave. Just after 9 am Sunday morning. When police arrived, they found 20-year-old Deisha Guzman…… MORE
