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Two Former Governors Celebrating Clean Energy Win In Clovis

Two Former Governors Celebrating Clean Energy Win In Clovis

Clovis,Ca (KMJ) – Former Governors Arnold Schawerzenegger and Jerry brown were in Clovis today to celebrate an achievement at Buchanan High School. The State of California has reached a new milestone on clean energy, as it’s now is home to one million solar roofs. An effort that started in 2006 when Governor Scharzenegger signed the…MORE

Procession Carries Fallen Valley Sailor to His Hometown

Procession Carries Fallen Valley Sailor to His Hometown

(KMJ) – The United States Navy says the body of a fallen South Valley sailor will be carried back to his hometown Thursday. 23-year old Oscar Temores was killed Saturday in a collision with an alleged gate-crasher at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story in Virginia. Now, the body of the Master-At-Arms will arrive…MORE

Vegas-to-California Train Work Could Start in 2020

Vegas-to-California Train Work Could Start in 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The company planning a high-speed train between Las Vegas and Southern California says construction could start late next year if bonds are approved by February. Virgin Trains USA executive Tina Quigley tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal that work will begin first in California. That’s where state lawmakers recently approved a $3.25…MORE

Body of Fallen Sailor from Lemoore to Return Home

Body of Fallen Sailor from Lemoore to Return Home

  HANFORD, CA. (KMJ) — The body of fallen sailor Oscar Temores is returning to his hometown of Lemoore. The escort will have family, military, law enforcement, and the American Warrior riders. Sailor Temores will be flown to the San Jose Airport and escorted through NAS Lemoore Thursday morning before heading to People’s Funeral Chapel…MORE

Former CHP Officer Charged With Receiving Child Pornography

Former CHP Officer Charged With Receiving Child Pornography

REDDING, Calif. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a former California Highway Patrol officer from Northern California has been charged with receiving child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento says a federal grand jury indicted 50-year-old Timothy Allen Horwath. Officials say Horwath knowingly received sexually explicit videos of children between the ages of 4 and…MORE

Opponents Drop Bid to Block Calif. Vaccination Law

Opponents Drop Bid to Block Calif. Vaccination Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Opponents are dropping their attempt to block California’s new law cracking down on doctors who write fraudulent medical exemptions for school children’s vaccinations. They had floated two measures that could have put the law on hold until voters considered overturning it next year, but did not submit more than 600,000 required…MORE

Mexican Man Sentenced for Voter Fraud in Federal Elections

Mexican Man Sentenced for Voter Fraud in Federal Elections

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Federal officials say a Mexican national who assumed an American’s identity was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 4 years in prison for voter fraud. A federal judge in Sacramento sentenced 64-year-old Gustavo Araujo Lerma to 3 years and 9 months in prison. A jury convicted Araujo Lerma of aggravated identity theft, making…MORE

Man Shot And Killed Over The Weekend, Police Searching For Suspects

Man Shot And Killed Over The Weekend, Police Searching For Suspects

FRESNO,CA(KMJ) – 30 year old Pierre Phelps was shot and killed Sunday afternoon. Police found Phelps on the 1400 block of Eleventh Street, where they say he was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Sources say Phelps was visiting…MORE

Detectives Arrest Man for Shooting Death of 16 Year Old San Joaquin Boy

Detectives Arrest Man for Shooting Death of 16 Year Old San Joaquin Boy

      UPDATE: Fresno Sheriff’s Detectives have booked 36-year-old Hileberto Valtierra into the Fresno County Jail for murder and attempted murder in the shooting death of 16-year-old Angel Trejo from San Joaquin. At this time, he is not eligible for bail.   FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Detectives arrest man for shooting death of 16 year old San…MORE

Diocese of Fresno Responds As Attorney General Issues Subpoenas to 12 Catholic Dioceses

Diocese of Fresno Responds As Attorney General Issues Subpoenas to 12 Catholic Dioceses

    Diocese of Fresno responds to news that CADOJ will issue subpoenas in ongoing compliance review: Since May of this year, the Diocese of Fresno, along with five other dioceses, has cooperated on a voluntary basis with the Attorney General’s Office as it conducts a thorough examination of the practices and procedures that seek…MORE