LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles firefighters rescued 15 terrified residents from the rooftop of a high-rise apartment building where a windswept fire broke out on the sixth floor and sent choking smoke through the upper levels Wednesday. Two people were critically injured, authorities said. Smoke billowed through fire doors into stairwells crowded…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY,CA (KMJ)- A candidate for the Madera county board of supervisors was arrested Wednesday morning for driving under the influence and hit and run after crashing into a home in Madera Ranchos. His name is Hendrik Edward Block. California highway patrol says the crash happened around 1 in the morning near Avenue 12 just east…… MORE
(KMJ) – Police in the northern California city of Marysville arrest a former actor known for his role in the “Mighty Ducks” films over the weekend. Sunday morning, officers were called to a home on the 600 block of 11th Street after a homeowner found a man in his car inside his garage. That man…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2020/01/29/WE-004WE_CNNA-ST1-10000000059c6940″] (AP/KMJ) A man accused of killing five of his infant children decades ago has pleaded not guilty. Paul Perez, 57, appeared in court Tuesday, a day after he was charged with five counts of premeditated murder with special circumstances of lying in wait, torture and multiple victims. The children were born between 1992 and…… MORE
FRESNO,CA(KMJ)- Mayor Lee Brand, alongside Councilman Garry Bredefeld and Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria announced a land acquisition that would provide land for a new animal shelter. The city sold land near the airport to the clothing retail company for $2.00 back in the late 1990’s, the Gap is now selling about 4 and a half…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A top San Francisco official has been charged with public corruption in schemes that include offering a bribe for a lease at the airport, providing inside information to help a friend get permits for homeless shelters and accepting lavish gifts from a billionaire Chinese developer. San Francisco Public Works Director…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno Police investigators are now searching for a vehicle believed to be involved in a hit and run accident Friday night that killed a man in a wheelchair. 53-year old Ronnie Rodriguez was struck and killed on Brawley, south of Weldon, just after 6 p.m., January 24th. The vehicle that hit him fled…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A Lindsay man has been sentenced to life in prison, after being found guilty of 41 counts of child molestation. Court documents say Aristeo Sampablo, 30, molested two girls, who were ages six and ten at the time. Sampablo will be eligible for parole at age 60, although the Tulare County DA’s…… MORE
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CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) – The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. Bryant’s helicopter plunged into a rugged hillside Sunday with an impact that scattered debris over an area the size of a football field…… MORE
