SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The California Supreme Court says while secretly recording someone else’s conversation is illegal, prosecutors can use the illicit recording as evidence in a criminal case. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the unanimous ruling Thursday cites a 1982 ballot measure that allows all “relevant evidence” to be introduced at trial. The case…… MORE
MERCED, Calif., (KMJ) – Tis the season of giving and families at one Merced City School District campus are feeling the impact. A parent whose child attends John C. Fremont Elementary school has given an extremely generous gift to the campus. This week, Rey Lupian offered to pay off the outstanding school lunch debt…… MORE
A 29-year-old man was arrested while allegedly on his way to kill his girlfriend’s ex and his family, police say. It happened Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. on Kim Avenue in Atwater. According to the Atwater Police Department, officers found out that Ramon Maldonado threatened to kill his girlfriend’s ex. Maldonado’s girlfriend, Jillian Johal, and…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Authorities say a flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people in Southern California. San Diego County health officials say nine people who injected heroin in the past two months were hospitalized with a soft-tissue infection that destroys muscle. Investigators are trying to…… MORE
OAKLAND, Calif. — Today Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies non-renewing policyholders–helping at least 800,000 homes in wildfire disaster areas in Northern and Southern California. The commissioner’s action is the result of Senate Bill 824—authored last year by Lara while serving as state senator—in order to give temporary…… MORE
(AP NEWS) – California’s governor blamed the Trump administration for withholding data needed to release $650 million in state aid to combat homelessness. California’s cities and counties have been waiting since June for the money approved by the state Legislature. But state law says the money can only be distributed based on federally approved…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Detectives in Fresno County have arrested the man they say stole a shotgun at a gas station in Sanger. On Tuesday, December 3rd, property crimes detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34 year old Khamphanh Srimala of Fresno. Thanks to tips from the public who saw those images, detectives…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Background checks on gun purchases are climbing toward a record high for this year. The firearms industry claims people are rushing to buy weapons, in reaction to the Democratic candidates’ calls for tighter restrictions. By the end of last month, more than 25.4 million background checks, which are generally seen…… MORE
Fresno, CA (KMJ) – The 2019 holiday season marks Christmas Tree Lane’s 97th Anniversary. Volunteers, neighbors and donors keep this annual event a Fresno tradition. Christmas tree lane actually goes back to 19-20 – when a single tree decorated by William and Mae Winning was to honor their 14 year old son…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A 33-year-old from Reedley is accused of the DUI crash just east of Parlier that sent ten people to the hospital. It happened around 8:30 on Monday night. CHP officers say Edwardo Alfaro de Arellano was driving up to 90 miles per hour when he rear-ended a car near Manning…… MORE
