SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Legislature’s LGBTQ and black caucuses want Gov. Gavin Newsom to posthumously pardon a civil rights leader who was jailed for having gay sex nearly 70 years ago. Bayard Rustin was a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. along with being a key organizer of the 1963 March on…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The University of California has delayed a contentious vote originally planned for Wednesday on whether to raise tuition at its 10 campuses. The office of UC President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday the Board of Regents would discuss the proposals at its Wednesday meeting and vote at a later date. Gov. Gavin…… MORE
COALINGA, Calif. (KMJ) — There is a traffic alert for those headed to the Central Coast Tuesday morning. A fuel spill is forcing the closure of Highway 41 at Highway 46 near Cholame. The CHP says a tanker went down an embankment near that area and at least 1,000 gallons of fuel is leaking. Officers closed…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two juveniles have been arrested by Fresno Police for the city’s first homicide of 2020. On January 8th, officers responded to a call on E. Tyler and N Fifth Street. That’s where they found 17 year old Christyan Roberts and 18 year old Dezon Cheatham suffering from gunshot wounds. Cheatham, found…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Pledge 2 Stop Human Trafficking event was taking place Tuesday in Fresno. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and local law enforcement and a coalition of valley-based nonprofits are joining forces to support to stop human trafficking in the Central Valley. On Tuesday, Andrea Shabaglian, was standing at the…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Kerman Police Department is asking for your help tracking down an auto thief. Officers say surveillance video captured this image of the suspect who stole an SUV from the McDonald’s parking lot at its location near Highways 180 & 145 Friday night. The California Highway Patrol later recovered the SUV in the…… MORE
(KMJ) – A South Valley Firefighter has claimed the title of “World’s Strongest.” Saturday in Santa Monica, Kern County Fire’s Ben Gallaher was crowned World’s Strongest Firefighter at the annual Arnold Sports Festival put on by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. According to the competition’s website, the event featured more than 22,000 athletes from more than…… MORE
CORCORAN, CA (KMJ) – This morning at 11:40 AM, Corcoran Officers and the Hanford Parole unit attempted to contact Joseph Morales at a residence in the 1900 block of Josephine Avenue. Upon arrival, Morales refused to come to the door and officers heard a woman screaming inside the house. She was able to escape through a…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Bureau of Land Management to stop fracking in California. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wants to block plans to open more than a million acres of public land to oil and gas drilling, including the practice of fracking. He says it’s a…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The University of California is considering annual tuition increases over five years under a sweeping plan to raise more money for financial aid and campus needs. The Los Angeles Times reports UC regents will consider two plans to raise fees at their meeting next Wednesday. One plan calls for raising tuition…… MORE
