PORTERVILLE CA (KMJ)- Porterville remembers two fallen firefighters Friday – both dying in the line of duty. The ceremony taking place on the same day that Tim Ward, the Kern County District Attorney, announced it had filed two counts of murder with special circumstances of multiple murders and arson related charges against the two…… MORE
FRESNO, CA, Friday, February 21, 2020 – Beginning this Saturday, February 22, voters can head out to cast their ballots in person at 10 of Fresno County’s new Vote Centers. Saturday marks 11 days before the primary election and, in accordance with the California Voter’s Choice Act, Vote Centers will open at 9:00…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – California will spend $50 million for literary instruction at dozens of poor performing schools to settle a lawsuit that claimed the state hasn’t done enough to help students learn to read. The suit filed in 2017 on behalf of students and teachers claimed state had not followed suggestions from its own…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s mandate for rooftop solar panels on all new low-rise homes was tested for the first time on Thursday, when regulators approved a Sacramento utility’s proposal to give homeowners an alternative to installing rooftop solar. Over the objections of environmentalist activists, the California Energy Commission approved the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A South Valley Monsignor is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno and the Chancellor for damages to his reputation. On Thursday, the defamation lawsuit was filed with the Kern County Superior Court on behalf of Bakersfield Monsignor Craig Harrison. This lawsuit names the Dioceses of Fresno and Chancellor Teresa…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man has been indicted on child pornography charges. 63 year old Gary lee Briggs has been charged with receipt and distribution of child pornography. Authorities say that on January 3rd a concerned citizen reported to the police that Briggs allegedly appeared to be trying to lure an 8 year old…… MORE
STANISLAUS COUNTY,CA (KMJ) – Drug trafficking charges have been brought on a West Sacremento man. 24 year old Simeon Hernandez-Ortiz was stopped by an officer while traveling northbound on I-5 in Stanislaus county on February 6th. According to authorities the officer searched the vehicle and found 85 pounds of Methamphetamine. If convicted, Hernandez faces a…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Porterville Fire Department says the body of a firefighter missing since Tuesday night’s blaze at the City Library has now been recovered. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, crews located the remains of 25-year old Patrick Jones. A procession then escorted his body from that site to the Coroner’s Office in Tulare just before…… MORE
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KMJ) – President Trump visited Bakersfield to speak to Valley farmers about water access. President Trump flew into Bakersfield on Wednesday with Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, speaking to a large crowd at the airport hangar, about conservation and distribution in the western part of the country. Off the top, President…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge says executives for a California utility blamed for huge wildfires in recent years have put greed before safety. The judge told Pacific Gas & Electric at a hearing Wednesday that it should plan to have at least 1,100 more tree trimmers to reduce the chances of causing even…… MORE
