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Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. She had previously been Clinton’s ambassador…MORE

Suspects Accused of Assaulting and Robbing Pregnant Woman in Clovis

Suspects Accused of Assaulting and Robbing Pregnant Woman in Clovis

(KMJ) – Clovis Police make a pair of arrests after a pregnant woman was assaulted and robbed at gas station in the city of Clovis. Here are the details, as released by Clovis Police: Monday morning, Detectives arrested two suspects who robbed a pregnant woman at Nees and Willow on March 18, 2022. That is…MORE

Fresno Teen Killed In Crash Reportedly Caused by Drunk Driver

Fresno Teen Killed In Crash Reportedly Caused by Drunk Driver

(KMJ) – A 17-year-old is killed in a crash Friday night in Fresno by a man the CHP says was driving under the influence. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. 25-year-old Michael Mendoza was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe north on Marks Avenue but failed to stop for the posted stop…MORE

Tip Helps Take Down Bird Fighting Ring in Tulare County

Tip Helps Take Down Bird Fighting Ring in Tulare County

(KMJ) – A tip about a cockfighting ring near Woodville helps Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies seize several fighting birds and make three arrests. Around 1 p.m. Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office raided an orchard near the Woodville Labor Camp off of Road 192 and Avenue 160, west of the city of Porterville. Deputies say several vehicles…MORE

Farmers & Cities in California See State Water Deliveries Cut Due to Drought

Farmers & Cities in California See State Water Deliveries Cut Due to Drought

(AP) – California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year. State water officials said Friday they’ll only give 5% of requested water supplies to contractors of the State Water Project, which provides water for 27 million people and a swath of farmland. That’s…MORE

Clovis Teen Accused of Committing Hate Crime

Clovis Teen Accused of Committing Hate Crime

KMJ) – Clovis Police take an 18-year-old into custody following what officers consider a racially motivated attack. Here are the details, as released by Clovis Police: Thursday, March 17 just before 11:30 a.m., our communications center received a call for service at the Mountain View shopping center at Shaw and Fowler. The caller stated that…MORE

Fight Over Madera Parking Space Ends With One Man Stabbed

Fight Over Madera Parking Space Ends With One Man Stabbed

(KMJ) – Madera Police say an argument between two couples over a parking space at the Walmart parking lot turned violent. Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Officers were called to the lot on West Cleveland Avenue, not far from Highway 99 after 19-year-old Ray Yrigollen allegedly took out a knife and stabbed a yet-to-be identified man.…MORE

Police Ask Help To Identify Murder Suspect in Killing of Fresno Teen

Police Ask Help To Identify Murder Suspect in Killing of Fresno Teen

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police Department’s Homicide Unit is requesting the community’s help in identifying a murder suspect. On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, Fresno Police officers were dispatched to Fairmont Avenue and Holt Avenue regarding multiple shots being fired in the area. Officers arrived and found 17-year-old Jaylin Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds…MORE

Tulare County Deputies Ask Help Finding Thieves

Tulare County Deputies Ask Help Finding Thieves

TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who broke into a Posey home on Monday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m on Monday, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 44100 Block of Sugarloaf Road in Posey for a theft in progress.During their investigation, Deputies learned…MORE