SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – More than 20 million Californians are now registered to vote. That’s according to data from Secretary of State Alex Padilla released Monday. Those 20 million voters make up 79 percent of the state’s total eligible voters. That’s the highest number of registered voters in California since 1996. The new numbers from…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ/AP) — A prominent GOP leader in California wants a federal law to ban so-called ballot harvesting. Republican National Committeeman Shawn Steele is calling on both Congress and President Trump to outlaw the practice before the 2020 election. The act of ballot harvesting, in which absentee ballots are collected and turned in on behalf…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Porterville man who was convicted of murdering his baby son will spend 25 years-to-life in prison for that murder. 33-year-old Joseph Ulloa was sentenced Monday, March 11, 2019 in Tulare County Superior Court. On October 17, 2018, a jury convicted Ulloa of the second-degree murder and assault on a child…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a major legislative proposal as part of his $1.75 billion package to confront the housing cost crisis. The new proposal sets higher short-term goals for housing that cities and counties must meet, and provides $750 million in support and incentives to help jurisdictions plan and zone for…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A state agency says the federal government has rejected $306 million in reimbursements for California’s repair of the nation’s tallest dam. The amount is less than half of what California has so far requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair Oroville Dam, where spillways crumbled and fell away during…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The bill known as HR 1 passed Thursday on a party line vote of 234 to 193. Valley Democratic Congressman TJ Cox speaking on the floor, Thursday said it will stamp out corruption in Washington. It’s a key priority of the new Democratic majority, and would enact wide-ranging ethics reform,…… MORE
MADERA (KMJ) — A section of Highway 41 between Highway 145 and North Fork Road has reopened, following a rock slide there earlier this week. Both directions were shut down after what Caltrans described as approximately 10 cubic yards of rock, or a dump truck full, crashed down onto the road near Rocky Cut Road.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Police say a 29-year-old client who owed thousands to an exotic dancer company was arrested Thursday for murder. On Sunday, March 3, 2019, 29-year-old Randy Jones was meeting Justin Garza at the Motel 6 on Blackstone. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says Jones was in the hole for $30,000 for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A young Fresno father of two is killed, the victim’s father makes a plea for witnesses to come forward. 22-year-old Andrew Valdez lost his life on February 2nd, but police don’t know why he was shot. His father, Alejandro Lopez, hopes that witnesses contact Fresno Police, speaking during a news…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. is seeking a judge’s approval to pay $235 million in bonuses to thousands of employees despite the California utility’s bankruptcy. PG&E said in a court filing Wednesday that the money is intended to provide incentives to workers and will not be distributed if the company doesn’t…… MORE
