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VUSD Announces the Return of Athletics and Performing Arts

VUSD Announces the Return of Athletics and Performing Arts

(KMJ) – The Visalia Unified School District announces the modified return of its extracurricular activities. On July 1st,  VUSD says it will follow state and local health guidelines to implement the return of extracurricular programs such as athletics, visual and performing arts, and other student group activities. The District says they will begin with limited group…MORE

Tons of Illegal Marijuana Seized in Merced County

Tons of Illegal Marijuana Seized in Merced County

(Photos courtesy: Merced County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says its Deputies located and took down a massive marijuana cultivation and processing site. Saturday, Deputies served a search warrant on two large barns on the 5700 block of West Highway 14.  There they detained 15 suspects and found thousands of pounds…MORE

Security Guard Tackles Suspect in Attempted Fresno Bank Robbery

Security Guard Tackles Suspect in Attempted Fresno Bank Robbery

(Photo Courtesy:  Fresno Police Department) (KMJ) – Fresno Police credit a security guard with thwarting an attempted bank robbery in Downtown Fresno. Officers say 45-year old Richard Martinez walked into the Westamerica Bank on Tulare and O Street just before 11:30 a.m.Tuesday and handed a teller a note.  It stated he was armed with two…MORE

Profits Over Safety: PG&E Blamed in Fire That Killed 85

Profits Over Safety: PG&E Blamed in Fire That Killed 85

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in a devastating Northern California wildfire. The dramatic court hearing was also punctuated by a promise from the company’s outgoing CEO that nation’s largest utility will never again put profits ahead of safety. PG&E CEO Bill Johnson appeared on the…MORE

Evacuations Lifted as Crews Continue to Battle Coastal Avila Fire

Evacuations Lifted as Crews Continue to Battle Coastal Avila Fire

(Photo courtesy: Cal Fire SLO) (KMJ)-  All lanes of Highway 101 are open as a fast-moving wildfire continues to burn on the Central Coast. The Avila fire closed the highway and threatened dozens of homes after it began Monday.  But authorities lifted evacuations after Cal Fire crews made progress against the blaze at Avila Beach.…MORE

Accused Golden State Killer To Now Plead Guilty

Accused Golden State Killer To Now Plead Guilty

  (KMJ) – A man accused of being the rapist and killer who terrorized California residents in the 1970s and 1980s has agreed to plead guilty in return for being spared the death penalty. A law enforcement source and a victim’s relative says Joseph DeAngelo, suspected of being the Golden State Killer, is expected to plead…MORE

SCOTUS Issues Historic Ruling on LGBT Rights

SCOTUS Issues Historic Ruling on LGBT Rights

(KMJ) – The Supreme Court rules that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment.  And, in doing so, gives a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court decided by a 6-3 vote Monday that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…MORE

Fresno Police Say Suspect in Officer Involved Shooting Was Unarmed

Fresno Police Say Suspect in Officer Involved Shooting Was Unarmed

(KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department now says the suspect shot by officers earlier this week in the northwestern part of the city was not armed. This all stems from an incident around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Barstow near Blackstone. There a pair of Fresno Police officers confronted 35-year old Anthony Coronado after getting several 9-1-1…MORE

Mexican Mafia Member Stabbed to Death in Corcoran

Mexican Mafia Member Stabbed to Death in Corcoran

(KMJ) – A member of the Mexican Mafia who reportedly controlled parts of Los Angeles from his prison cell, is stabbed to death at Corcoran’s substance abuse treatment facility. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says two inmates attacked and stabbed 64-year old Danny Roman in the facility’s yard around 11 a.m. Wednesday.  He was…MORE

Visalia Parents Charged with Torture and Murder of 1-year-old

Visalia Parents Charged with Torture and Murder of 1-year-old

  VISALIA, CA (KMJ) — UPDATE: Thursday, June 11, 2020 – The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office announced Ezequiel Ramirez and Jasmine Blase are each charged with one count of murder, assault on a child causing death, and torture. Ramirez also faces the special circumstance of murder with torture and special allegations of possessing a prior…MORE