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Memorial Services Held in Roseville for El Dorado County Deputy Brian Ishmael

Memorial Services Held in Roseville for El Dorado County Deputy Brian Ishmael

ROSEVILLE, CA (KMJ) – Memorial services for El Dorado County Deputy Brian Ishmael took place Tuesday morning in Roseville. The 37-year-old was ambushed in the line of duty on Oct. 23 responding to reports of marijuana theft in the Somerset area. Four people were arrested in connection with his death. Services took place at Bayside…MORE

Search For Driver Underway After Amtrak Train Strikes Car

Search For Driver Underway After Amtrak Train Strikes Car

  LATON,CA (KMJ)- The search is on for the driver who fled the scene after their car was struck by an Amtrak Train near Laton this morning, CHP says the passenger train slammed into the car near Davis and Clovis around 6 A.M. But the driver of the car took off from the scene after the train pinned…MORE

Earthquakes Rattle In Wine Country

Earthquakes Rattle In Wine Country

    (KMJ) – The US geological survey says a pair of earthquakes rattled parts of wine country over the weekend. The strongest temblor was a four point two magnitude quake, which hit around 12:30 Sunday afternoon in Sonoma County. It struck less than a mile away from The Geysers. It was preceded by a…MORE

Newsom To Attend Fundraiser For Dem Congressman Costa

Newsom To Attend Fundraiser For Dem Congressman Costa

  (KMJ) – Before Governor Gavin Newsom delivers the keynote address to the California Economic Summit in Downtown Fresno this Friday morning, he’ll reportedly appear at a fundraiser for Valley Democratic Congressman Jim Costa. Multiple sources say the governor is due to attend Thursday night’s event at a yet to be disclosed location. It comes as the…MORE

Apple Commits $2.5B to Combat CA Housing Crisis

Apple Commits $2.5B to Combat CA Housing Crisis

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – Apple says it’s committing $2.5 billion to combat California’s housing crisis. The pledge announced Monday includes a $1 billion fund to build new homes for households with low to moderate incomes; a $1 billion homebuyer mortgage assistance fund; and $300 million to make Apple-owned land in San Jose available for affordable…MORE

South Valley Mom Sentenced For Having Sex With Teen Daughter’s Friends

South Valley Mom Sentenced For Having Sex With Teen Daughter’s Friends

    TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A mother called a sexual predator by a South Valley District Attorney is sentenced. Coral Lytle pleaded guilty to 21 felony counts. The 42-year-old mom was sentenced Monday in Tulare County Superior Court. She’ll spend four years behind bars in state prison for having sex with a pair of…MORE

Hanford Police Search For Woman Suspected Of Fetal Murder by Meth

Hanford Police Search For Woman Suspected Of Fetal Murder by Meth

    HANFORD, CA (KMJ) – Hanford police are looking for a 25-year-old woman wanted for fetal murder. Police said 25-year-old Chelsea Becker admitted she used methamphetamine while she was pregnant. Becker gave birth to the stillborn infant in September. The baby boy had with toxic levels of methamphetamine in his system. The death has…MORE

Search Continues For Monterey County Jail Escapees

Search Continues For Monterey County Jail Escapees

(Photo courtesy: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – The search continues for two inmates who escaped early Sunday morning from a Central Coast jail. Here are the details from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office: 21-year old Santos Samuel Fonseca and 20-year old Jonathan Salazar where both awaiting trial on unrelated murder charges along with numerous…MORE

Gov. Newsom Speaks of His Plans to Transform PG&E

Gov. Newsom Speaks of His Plans to Transform PG&E

  SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – Wildfires and blackouts – Governor Gavin Newsom spoke of his plans to transform the state’s largest utility. During a press conference on Friday, Governor Newsom first thanked the firefighting efforts by Cal Fire and other agencies, who have been faced with historic winds and extreme fire dangers. “2000 fires just in…MORE