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
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) — Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) has been found in a coyote and multiple dogs that came into the Tulare County Animal Services shelter, officials say. The dogs and the coyote came into the shelter between October 23 and 28. Below is the press release from Tulare County Health and…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The high speed rail authority and the City of Fresno reopened Mono Street between G and H Street on Friday. The move allows motorists and pedestrians to access Fresno’s Chinatown district. City Councilman Miguel Arias explains the significance. Tony Tinoco, spokesperson with the High Speed Rail Authority explains what the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – California freshman congresswoman Katie Hill says she’s resigning because of a double standard. The Democrat told the House in her farewell speech Thursday that she’s leaving while men accused of “intentional acts of sexual violence” sit in the nation’s highest offices. And she took shots at a husband she says was abusive…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A search for the next California State University chancellor begins with six planned forums. The first forum will be Tuesday, November 12, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom at Sacramento State. A special committee will gather feedback from stakeholders to help guide the recruitment…… MORE
(KMJ) – A former Kingsburg resident has been charged with the murder of his baby daughter. Jose David Cerna was arrested October 30th by Long Beach Police after Kingsburg detectives issued a warrant Back in June of 2008, Kingsburg police began investigating after Cerna’s 6-week-old daughter died at Valley Children’s Hospital from head injuries. There…… MORE
(KMJ) – Lawmakers from both Madera and Fresno are now working to help nearly 30 families avoid eviction. Residents of the Laguna Knolls apartments in Madera say they’ve all received eviction notices without reason. Now they have 60 days to move out. But Madera city council member Santos Garcia was joined by Fresno city council…… MORE
(KMJ) – Both ends of California struggled with blazes, dangerously windy weather and deliberate blackouts. Thousands were evacuated from the paths of several new wildfires burning in Southern California. Late Wednesday, fire officials said the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was safe from a wildfire that came within yards of the…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Assemblyman Jim Patterson and others call a meeting over Highway 99 Funds. Assemblyman Patterson (R-Fresno) and other legislators requested a meeting to be held in the Central Valley in response to a proposal to take millions from Highway 99 widening projects in Madera and Tulare and reinvest the funds into…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Today The House overwhelmingly reaffirmed that the U.S. government should recognize the century-old killings of 1.5 million Armenians as a genocide. Valley congressman Jim Costa touched on the matter. The resolution marked the first time in 35 years that both chambers of Congress labeled the mass killings of Armenians at the hands…… MORE
