Late Wednesday afternoon via video conference, TCDA prosecutors secured a 3-year parole denial for Richard Flowers, age 64. In 1994, Flowers stabbed, strangled, and robbed 78-year-old woman Mary Eloise Garcia in her Tulare home. Flowers used the money and items stolen from his victim to buy cocaine. In 1996, a jury convicted Flowers of first-degree…… MORE
The California Supreme Court has ruled that Immanuel Schools will have to cancel on campus learning in Reedley. Immanuel is a kindergarten through 12th grade Christian school that welcomed students back to its Reedley campus in mid-August, despite Governor Newsom’s strict orders against it due to COVID-19 guidelines. At the end of August, a…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County District Attorney’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County District Attorney declines to file any criminal charges against the Fresno County business recently cited by the state for failing to comply with COVID-19 mandated regulations. In July, the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) cited four restaurants in Fresno County for…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office announces that a 20-year veteran with that Department has passed away after battling COVID-19. 44-year old Jose Mora died Monday, September 7th, at Community Regional Medical Center. The Sheriff’s Office says back in mid-August, Mora and other detectives traveled out of state, following up on…… MORE
MONTERREY, CA (KMJ) – A crew of firefighters were rushed to a Fresno hospital after getting injured while battling a wildfire in California. The U.S. Forest Service says that 14 firefighters and bulldozer operators were hurt while fighting the Dolan Fire near Big Sur in Monterey County. US. Forest officials say that the crew…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The nation’s largest utility says it is executing smarter and shorter power shutoffs after receiving widespread criticism last year when it turned off electricity to 2 million California people to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires. The outages that began overnight to nearly 172,000 homes and businesses are the first by…… MORE
CLOVIS, CA – September 08, 2020 – Clovis Animal Services (CAS) has just unveiled their new website at ClovisAnimalServices.com. The site features several helpful new resources for pet owners in the community with a focus on reuniting lost pets with their owners. CAS will also be extending this service to areas affected by the Creek Fire…… MORE
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Fresno, Madera and Mariposa due to the Creek Fire; for San Bernardino County due to the El Dorado Fire; and for San Diego County due to the Valley Fire. The fires have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Police reform…it’s a hot topic across the country, and in Fresno. The Fresno Police Reform Commission wants to hear your opinion as it makes recommendations to the City of Fresno and the Police Department. In response to local and national demands for changes in policing, the City of Fresno and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Fresno firefighters were called to a fire at the Motel 6 on Blackstone and Ashlan in Fresno. The 2-alarm fire was called in around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. Blackstone Ave. was closed for a short time while fire crews put out the fire. The fire started in one of…… MORE
