FRESNO (KMJ) – The State of California is getting closer to letting college athletes make money. The state Assembly has passed legislation to allow college athletes to get paid for endorsements, setting up a potential confrontation with the NCAA. The bill would let college athletes hire agents and be paid for the use of their…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The state legislature approved changes to the school vaccine bill sought by Governor Gavin Newsom. SB 276 was a controversial bill aiming to crack down on medical exemptions for vaccines. Lawmakers passed the companion bill Monday despite protesters’ efforts to disrupt the proceedings. The follow-up legislation gives school children grace periods that…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco officials are offering to buy Pacific Gas & Electric’s power lines and other infrastructure in the city for $2.5 billion. Mayor London Breed and City Attorney Dennis Herrera presented the offer in a letter sent to the utility Friday. Breed said in a statement Sunday the offer was “competitive,…… MORE
(KMJ) – Police in Hanford continue to search for a pair of suspects wanted for shooting a 4-year old boy and his father outside a gas station. Investigators say a 29-year old man and his family stopped for gas at a station near 12th Avenue and Hanford-Armona Road just before 2 a.m. Sunday while on…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police say they’ve caught the person who allegedly tried to lure school children into a car. Fresno Police say it was 7:15 in the morning, back on August 26th when it first happened. A middle school aged girl says she was approached by a man in a vehicle when…… MORE
(KMJ) – The National Park Service says a 29-year old woman has died after falling from the cables of Half Dome inside Yosemite National Park. Rangers say Danielle Burnett of Lake Havasu City, Arizona fell more than 500 feet from the Dome cables just before Noon Thursday. Park Rangers say she fell from steep, rocky…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno County Department of Public Health is warning people to stay away from bats, because they could have rabies, and to call the department if they interact with one. They’re also reminding folks, if you see a dead or injured bat, leave it alone, do not attempt to pick up or…… MORE
(KMJ) – Thanks to the work of a retired Fresno County Sheriff’s detective, an arrest has now been made in a six-year old Valley cold case. On October 27, 2013, a pair of robbers opened fire inside a home on the 6000 block of South Wakefield in Reedley. Deputies say they sought the pounds of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – California responds to the Trump Administration’s plan to divert funds from California National Guard wildfire fighting to build the border wall. President Trump’s plan was released this week. It will divert $8 million in funding to build a flight simulator to train and prepare National Guard pilots to provide swift response.…… MORE
OAKLAND, CA (KMJ) In the Ghost Ship trial, Max Harris has been acquitted. The Oakland jury hangs on convicting Derick Almena, following the four-month trial. The verdicts were read inside the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland. 49-year-old Almena, and 29-year-old Harris each faced a maximum sentence of 39 years behind bars. Both…… MORE
