SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — A man convicted of multiple charges of sex with a child has been sentenced to 280 years to life, plus 5 years. 49-year-old Jason Robert Porter of Paso Robles was found guilty of 52 counts related to child sexual abuse, child pornography, and other crimes earlier…… MORE
HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – A woman has been charged with arson for setting fire to Hanford’s historical Taoist Temple Museum on May 12. According to Arianne Wing, President of the China Alley Preservation Society, many items that were damaged are irreplaceable artifacts. The damage is estimated at over $500,000. Detectives were able to get…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department is urging parents to properly lock-up their guns after two children accidentally shot themselves over the weekend, leaving one child dead. On Saturday morning, 3-year-old Bryson Vang died after he found his father’s loaded gun under a pillow and shot himself. On Sunday, an 8-year-old boy shot…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy: Cal Fire – Fresno County) (KMJ) – The investigation continues into what caused a wild fire that is still burning in Northeast Fresno. The “Vulcan Fire” broke out just after 5 p.m. Sunday off Friant near Willow on the west side of the roadway. Cal Fire and the Highway Patrol shutdown roadways in…… MORE
(KMJ) – A kitten who could not climb back down a tree is now safe after Fresno Fire Department came to the rescue. Fresno Fire received a call from neighbors in the Tower District saying they heard faint meowing coming from a large tree. http:// Ladder 9 was called to a neighborhood in…… MORE
FRESNO, JUNE 25, 2021 — A dangerous heat wave is headed to this area over the next several days with temperatures much higher than normal. Many areas already have wildfire activity and there is a danger of more wildfires starting because of the ongoing drought. The American Red Cross Central California Region is working with emergency officials and…… MORE
(KMJ) – Governor Newsom and legislative leaders announced that the current eviction moratorium will be extended through September 30, 2021. $5 billion in federal rental assistance will be used to help state tenants and small landlords and protect vulnerable households from eviction. The agreement widens rental assistance by increasing reimbursement to 100% for both rent…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature has passed a bill to make sure state laws don’t refer to elected public officials as men. Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill specifically updates laws governing California’s statewide elected officials. Bauer-Kahan says she authored the bill after discovering state law often assumes elected officials are men. Lawmakers also passed…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The 2022 City of Fresno budget season has concluded as the largest budget adopted in Fresno’s history. The budget passed on Thursday, June 24 with a majority vote of 5-2. The Budget season concluded after 115 motions, according to City Manager Thomas Esqueda, an unusually large amount as seen in the…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) — The Tulare County Superior Court convicted a Visalia man who now faces 340 years to life in state prison for child molestation. According to the Superior Court, 37-year-old Oracio Reyes was convicted by a jury on three counts of oral sex on a child 10-years or younger. He was also…… MORE
