FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — A 10-year-old boy was killed by a driver that did not stop or even slow down Thursday night according to Fresno police. Police got the call at 10:30 p.m at Friant and Ft. Washington Avenues in Northeast Fresno. When officers arrived they found the boy, identified as Angel Hernandez, lying in…… MORE
Water in a key California reservoir will fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will be forced to shut down for the first time, officials said Thursday, straining the state’s already-taxed electric grid. An unrelenting drought and record heat have pushed the water supply at Northern California’s Lake Oroville to deplete to “alarming levels,” which will…… MORE
California legislators are lobbying for a $300 million plan to help hydrogen fuel play a larger role in the state’s economy. The news comes to light after a bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote a letter to assembly leaders asking that $300 million of a $500 million executive order on emission reductions be set aside for hydrogen…… MORE
With millions of Californians set to experience a heat wave in the coming days, the operator of the state’s power grid issued an alert that called for residents to conserve electricity on Thursday. The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) issued a statewide Flex Alert, urging people to cut back their electricity use from 5 p.m. PT to…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) (KMJ) – The state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says all alcohol sales will cease for the next 45-days at a market in Parlier. Here are the details as shared by the ABC: On June 16, 2021, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) posted a…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KMJ) — Governor Gavin Newsom will be making a stop in Bakersfield today. The Governor’s office has said Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom will today visit a fitness center in Kern County now open at full capacity, where they will discuss the important benefits of exercise for physical and mental health…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Grizzlies announce Chukchansi Park is open to 100% capacity for baseball games, today, June 15th. http:// Just doing my part to help prepare for tonight’s return to full capacity! Grab your tickets at https://t.co/fpMS1rw4CA pic.twitter.com/J2uO3mKO5D — Parker T. Bear (@TheRealParkerB) June 15, 2021 June 15th…… MORE
LOS ANGELES, CA (KMJ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom picked 10 winners in the grand prize drawing of California’s Vax for the Win lottery Tuesday. Standing next to minions and Optimus Prime, at Universal Studios on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state has fully reopens its economy. California, the first state in America to…… MORE
(KMJ) – At the stroke of midnight, the state of California lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions after becoming the first state in Nation to institute stay-at-home orders a year and three months ago. As of June 15th, there will be no more state rules on social distancing, and no more limits on capacity at…… MORE
(KMJ) – During the week of June 7-11th, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Task Force (SITF) wrapped up an ongoing anti-marijuana operation known as “Operation Sentinel.” Narcotics detectives with SITF received assistance from members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California National Guard and Cal Cannabis. Together they…… MORE
