Category Archives: Local News

Hearing Set For October in Immanuel Schools Fight To Stay Open During Pandemic

Hearing Set For October in Immanuel Schools Fight To Stay Open During Pandemic

  REEDLEY, CA (KMJ) – A private Christian school in Reedley is in the line of fire from California’s Attorney General.. On Sept. 15, a Fresno County judge issued a preliminary injunction against the school for violation of a state order by keeping their doors open to students during the pandemic. Immanuel’s legal team says…MORE

Tulare County Develops SQF Complex Fire Recovery Web Site

Tulare County Develops SQF Complex Fire Recovery Web Site

  VISALIA, CA – Tulare County has established the SQF Complex Fire Recovery web site where residents can find information on evacuations and road closures, housing and shelter, animal services, health and wellness, maps, and donations. Visit www.tularecounty.ca.gov/recovers to learn more about damaged assessments, including links from various collaborators within the county. Please be advised…MORE

Calif. to Study Reparations for Black Americans

Calif. to Study Reparations for Black Americans

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will develop detailed proposals for granting reparations to Black Americans under a new law. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law on Wednesday. It sets up a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans. The task force must give…MORE

Calif. Sues Federal Regulator in Bid to Deter ‘Ghost Guns’

Calif. Sues Federal Regulator in Bid to Deter ‘Ghost Guns’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration in an effort to crack down on  “ghost guns” that can be built from parts and make it difficult to track or regulate owners. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives doesn’t consider the do-it-yourself kits to be firearms, so buyers…MORE

Fresno Police Trying To Find 41-Year-Old Man’s Killer

Fresno Police Trying To Find 41-Year-Old Man’s Killer

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ ) – Fresno Police are looking for the person or people who gunned down a 41-year-old man, on Monday night. The Fresno County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Fernando Gonzalez. Just before 10:00pm on September 28, Shot Spotter registered gunfire on the 4600 block of E. Washington Avenue, and Southeast District…MORE

New Calif. Law Prioritizes People over Corporate Home-Buyers

New Calif. Law Prioritizes People over Corporate Home-Buyers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Tenants, affordable housing groups and local governments will soon get first crack at buying foreclosed homes in California. A bill approved Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom is designed to keep corporations from snapping up homes and letting some fall into disrepair as they did during the Great Recession. It bars sellers…MORE

Fresno County Breaks Ground on $14 Million Sheriff’s Area Two Substation

Fresno County Breaks Ground on $14 Million Sheriff’s Area Two Substation

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County breaks ground Monday morning on the new $14 million dollar Sheriff’s Area Two Substation.   Leaders from within the County of Fresno and the Sheriff’s Office held the ceremony to break ground on the 6.5 acre parcel of land located along N. Armstrong Ave., between Belmont and E. Harvey…MORE

3 Accused Shooters On The Run in Tulare County

3 Accused Shooters On The Run in Tulare County

  TULARE, COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Three men accused of shooting someone in Tulare are still on the run, almost a month after the crime. On August 31st, deputies were called to the 800 block of Foothill Ave. in Lindsay for a shooting. When they arrived, deputies found out four people walked up to a…MORE