MERCED—In an effort to protect customers and employees amidst increasing COVID-19 infections, Merced County and its six cities are working with local businesses on a self-certification safety process. Branded as “Ready2Open,” the process allows local businesses to complete an online checklist to verify that they’ve taken steps to ensure the safety of customers and employees.…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says no charges will be filed following an incident between protesters and a driver that was caught on camera in Visalia. Back in May, video captured a Jeep that appeared to hit two women at a Black Lives Matter protest on Mooney Boulevard. Wednesday, District Attorney Tim Ward…… MORE
(KMJ) – The University of California system has named Dr. Michael Drake as the replacement of outgoing president Janet Napolitano. And, in doing so, makes Drake the first Black president in its 150-year history. The University of California Board of Regents announced the appointment of Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the 21st president of UC’s system…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Investigators are still trying to figure out what motivated a Sanger man to stab a 70-year old woman. Here are the circumstances of the case according to a Sheriff’s Office News Release: Just before 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sheriff’s dispatchers received a call of a…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for a second suspect after a pair of men reportedly beat and rob a Valley fruit stand vendor. Saturday, just before 3:30 p.m., a Sheriff’s Detective was driving near Road 204 and Avenue 256 in Exeter when he saw…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – A tip given to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office sets off a month-long investigation into the distribution of online child pornography. It lead to the Wednesday arrest of 18-year old Britney Vasquez of Orosi. Investigators say she created a fake social media account and then shared dozens of nude…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy: California Highway Patrol) (KMJ) – The California Highway Patrol is now searching for a 2010 to 2013 silver Toyota Corolla believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident Wednesday afternoon in Fresno. Officers say a man in his 60s was struck and killed by this type of vehicle around 5 p.m. while…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Sex Crimes Unit arrest a 32-year old Fresno man for rape and several other sexual assault charges. Monday, the parents of a 12-year old girl contacted the Sheriff’s Office to report their daughter mission. She returned home on her own but then told…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ News0 — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister were home alone, when a homeless man forced his way inside. Deputies say the boy kept 23-year-old Steven Vega distracted, and away from his sister’s room. Vega then found the keys to a Camaro in the drive…… MORE
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) – Three people have died after they were swept off the rocks into the ocean at a Malibu-area shore. Ventura County officials say two men and a woman were fishing with five other family members along the Pacific Coast Highway when they were washed away Thursday afternoon near Deer Creek Beach. They…… MORE
