Category Archives: Local News

  (KMJ) – A man accused of being the rapist and killer who terrorized California residents in the 1970s and 1980s has agreed to plead guilty in return for being spared the death penalty. A ...

(KMJ) – The Supreme Court rules that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment. And, in doing so, gives a resounding victory for ...

Photo: TCSO   PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County Sheriffs deputies respond to a deadly shooting in Porterville. Just after 1:00 pm on Monday, Deputies were called to 500 block of E. Rive...

Sept. 11, 2018, Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Sacramento, CA. FILE Photo: AP/Rich Pedroncelli   SACRAMENTO-State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announ...

(KMJ) – Hundreds gather outside the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Sunday to remember a Deputy Sergeant killed in a weekend ambush. 38-year-old Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sergea...

(photo courtesy: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office sends kudos to one of its canine deputies after he makes a major drug find during a recent...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Prosecutors say a man convicted of killing four white men in 2017 in a race-related rampage in California’s Central Valley was sentenced Friday to life in prison with...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will begin allowing the reopening of day camps, bars, gyms and some professional sports with modifications at the end of next week. Mark Ghaly, the stateR...

(KMJ) – Long-time retail chain J.C. Penney says it is taking steps to close 154 stores this summer. That announcement was made Thursday via a post on the company’s blog. It states: “...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California agency tasked with disciplining judges has ordered an appellate court justice removed from office because of years of misconduct, including unwanted touching of women...