(KMJ) – FEMA announces federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires. President Trump’s action Saturday makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Lake, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A second Fresno County child has died from Coronavirus. The Fresno County Department of Public Health cannot give details about the case because of HIPPA privacy laws. According to Fresno County Health Dept. data the child was 17 years old or younger. Valley Children’s Hospital confirmed on Friday that the…… MORE
UPDATE: SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say at least one resident has died in wildfires that are raging through Northern California and threaten tens of thousands of homes. Solano County Sheriff Sheriff Thomas A. Ferrara announced the man’s death Thursday, but he didn’t have additional details. At least two other people have died in…… MORE
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors in a decision that will give the two companies a few more months to protect their business models in a key market. Both companies had threatened to shut down if a lower-court went…… MORE
COALINGA, CA. (KMJ) — UPDATE: The wife of the pilot killed in a firefighting helicopter crash has come forward. LeAnne Fournier says the pilot is Mike Fournier of Rancho Cucamonga. A GoFundMe account has been created to help support his wife and two daughters. Click here if you would like to make a…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: The Associated Press) (KMJ) – Pacific Gas and Electric confirms a Vacaville-based electric worker has died while assisting fire crews battling the LNU Complex Fire. But, PG&E has not released any other details out of respect for the worker’s family. Meantime this blaze, which is actually made up of seven separate fires including…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A helicopter pilot is killed in a crash Wednesday while fighting the Hills Fire. Cal Fire says the Bell UH-1H helicopter was dropping water on the Hills Fire in Fresno County, around 9 miles south of the City of Coalinga. The pilot was killed when the helicopter crashed around 10:00am…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy: Cal Fire San Luis Obispo) (KMJ) – Due to numerous wild fires burning in and around the Central Valley, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District has issue a health caution. It remains in place until these blazes are distinguished. This smoke contains particulate matter (PM) which can trigger asthma attacks, aggravate chronic bronchitis,…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Nearly three-dozen victims or survivors plan to tell their stories before the man known as the Golden State Killer is formally sentenced to life in prison. Some plan to tell of their pain during an extraordinary four days of hearings starting Tuesday. Others will talk of their healing since Joseph DeAngelo…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The operator of California’s electric grid says up to 3.3 million homes may lose power as part of rolling outages to ease pressure on the state’s energy grid. The California Independent System Operator was expected to order utility companies to turn off power starting Monday afternoon as demand for electricity to…… MORE
