Yosemite National Park — Multiple park facilities, housing units, and the park’s ski area have been significantly impacted by the significant snowfall the park received earlier this week. Yosemite Valley received approximately 18 to 24 inches of snow due to storms Monday through Wednesday. Yosemite’s high country saw several feet of new snow. The…… MORE
PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – A 19 year old from Porterville is arrested Friday for child molestation Porterville Police say the alleged sexual assault took place in early January 2019. Juventino Noe Garcia admitted to dating the 12-year old victim, claiming that he didn’t know her age until later. Police say he portrayed himself…… MORE
HURON, CA (KMJ) – Deputies say human remains were found inside a burned-out car near Huron. On Thursday afternoon, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burnt vehicle located in an orchard near Palmer and El Dorado Avenues. Deputies found the remains inside of a Ford car. Homicide detectives, members of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — A bill to create safe injection sites in California has been re-submitted to the state legislature. The introduction of AB-362 comes after similar legislation was previously passed by lawmakers, but vetoed by former Governor Jerry Brown in October 2018. That was due to concerns that there was no corresponding treatment incorporated. The…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E says more customers could lose power from Friday’s storm system. The utility says it has a plan to safely deal with outages and restoration work. As of Thursday, PG&E had 13,597 customers out system-wide, 11,415 of which are storm-related. They restored 474,000 customers since February 1. The biggest challenges for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Ten people are arrested on federal charges as a large-scale drug trafficking operation is brought down in the South Valley. Porterville Police called in the DEA and other agencies to assist during the two year investigation. Homes in Porterville, Terra Bella, and Visalia were searched On January 23, they…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A very wet winter is greatly reducing drought conditions in the Golden State. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that more than 34 percent of the state, including the Sierra Nevada, much of the Central Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, is free of any significant dryness. The monitor says heavy…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – One of the California Legislature’s hottest criminal justice debates is resuming with competing proposals over when police can use deadly force. Democratic Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San Diego said Wednesday that she’ll try again to set a nation-leading standard. Her bill would allow police to kill only when there is no…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Four arrests are made in a series of robberies in Fresno. The robberies began on January 26, Fresno Police said just before 10:30 that Saturday night, the Palm Bluffs Liquor Store at 585 W. Nees was struck by two armed men wearing masks, demanding money. The suspects held the employees…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A series of potentially explosive honey oil labs are busted in Central Fresno. On Tuesday, Fresno PD’S Narcotics team working with Clovis Police, and the HIIT Team served search warrants, finding dangerous, highly flammable chemicals. Honey oil is made by soaking marijuana in a solvent, but the chemicals can be…… MORE
