(KMJ) – The 98th year of Fresno’s Christmas Tree Lane will light up this holiday season. But, the 2020 version of this event will NOT include any walkers-only nights. Tree Lane organizers say they met with City officials and decided it would be too difficult to maintain social distancing during walk nights on the Lane…… MORE
FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE: Andrew Hall Chief of Police Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Chief Andrew Hall is announcing the formation of a city-wide violent crime suppression task force. The implementation of $0 bail, state-wide early release from prisons, and revolving doors at our local jail has caused this city’s violent crime to more than double from previous…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s embattled unemployment benefits agency has cleared about 246,000 of its more than 1.6 million backlog in claims. The agency said Wednesday it has started accepting new unemployment benefit applications after a two-week “reset” where it updated its technology. But Employment Development Department Executive Director Sharon Hilliard said the backlog won’t…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California has not seen a link between the reopening of K-12 schools for in-person learning and increased coronavirus transmission. Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s top public health official, said Tuesday it can take time for trends to emerge, but so far the results are encouraging. California requires counties to report coronavirus…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Fresno Police identified the man they say is responsible for a deadly shooting in Southeast Fresno as 25-year-old Andrew Levi Hammond. Hammond is accused of killing 41-year-old Fernando Gonzalez. Just before 10:00 pm, back on Monday, September 28, Fresno PD’s ShotSpotter pinged six rounds fired in the 4600 Block of…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A conservative legal group has sued the state of California over a new law that will require hundreds of California-based corporations to have directors from racial or sexual minorities on their boards. Judicial Watch said Monday that its lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court claims the law is unconstitutional. Gov. Gavin…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County is in short supply of blood. During his Friday update, Fresno County Interim Health Director, Dr. Rais Vohra, called it a “mini crisis within the pandemic.” Dr. Vohra spoke of the desperate need for blood donations for the Central California Blood Center, and asked that people make a…… MORE
(KMJ) – President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” Trump tweeted just before 1 a.m. Eastern time Friday. He adds, “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The President was last…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno’s Chief of Police releasing a statement Thursday after the Office of Independent Review report is also released, finding unreasonable police violence in the arrest of a black teenager. The report is on the City of Fresno’s website. 17-year-old London Wallace was arrested in January of 2019. His family sued…… MORE
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