(Photo courtesy: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks) (KMJ) – South Valley Fire Officials are asking you to be selective if you wish to assist in the battle against a pair of wildfires. Although donations are appreciated, the Tulare County Fire Department says unsolicited donations to firefighters battling the KNP Complex Fire and Windy…… MORE
[ns-video id=”h_345d2cab5f17066081e9f78eed19e059″ publisher=”22180″] Northern California is bracing for critical fire weather conditions as firefighters struggle to contain at least 10 large wildfires burning across the state. A level two of three critical risk for fire weather is in effect through Monday night for a large portion of California, stretching from Redding to the region just north of Sacramento, the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A 17 year old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of Philip Frusetta. Frusetta, 24, was found shot to death at the Motel 6 on N. Blackstone the evening of August 24. The victim was working as a security guard at the motel. He was unarmed at the time…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. — Alecia Trapps, 58, of Manteca, was sentenced Sept. 17, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 21 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Trapps was the leader of…… MORE
The Windy Fire is 21,598 acres with 3% containment. It is burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County. The fire grew yesterday afternoon across the Western Divide Highway (M107) and south to Johnsondale, Camp Whitsitt, and towards the Kern River. Fire also burned north reaching the…… MORE
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(KMJ) – A special dedication ceremony will be held Thursday, September 16th to mark the anniversary of the death of beloved Clovis Unified educator Gavin Gladding. Here are the details, as shared by the District in a news release: On the third anniversary of the loss of a much-admired Clovis Unified educator, students, staff…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday became the second governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall aimed at kicking him out of office early, a contest the Democratic governor crafted as part of national battle for his party’s values in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and lingering…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks) (KMJ) – Mandatory evacuation orders have now been given for parts of eastern Tulare County as a pair of wild fires have now combined into one blaze. The National Park Service says the Colony Fire, burning in the Yucca Drainage near Crystal Cave Road, has reached between…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California public schools and colleges would have to stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under legislation sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia’s bill passed Thursday builds on her 2017 law requiring low-income schools in disadvantaged areas to provide students with free menstrual products. She also prompted the…… MORE
