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Poverello Sued For Protecting Transgender Individual In Women’s Shelter

Poverello Sued For Protecting Transgender Individual In Women’s Shelter

FRESNO (KMJ) — Downtown Fresno’s Poverello House is being sued in federal court by nine women who say they were subject to sexual harassment by a transgender individual, and that staff failed to take action to stop it. The suit filed in April alleges that the nine women were using Naomi’s House women’s shelter along…MORE

Madera Mother Pleads for Help to Catch Son’s Killer

Madera Mother Pleads for Help to Catch Son’s Killer

(KMJ) – The mother of 9-year old Leonardo Morales has joined Madera Police to plead for help to track down those who gunned down her child. The boy and his father were both struck by gunfire when someone in a car pulled up to them at Tozer and Olive in Madera on February 18, 2018. …MORE

2 Men Injured At 2 Residential Fires In Fresno

2 Men Injured At 2 Residential Fires In Fresno

  FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) — Two men were injured and Fresno firefighters were kept busy in the wee hours of Thursday morning. “We had two working residential fires, two people were transported to the hospital,” said Captain Robert Castillo, the Public Information Officer for Fresno Fire Department. Captain Castillo said both fires were well-involved, and…MORE

52 People Arrested For Growing Cannabis Illegally In California

52 People Arrested For Growing Cannabis Illegally In California

[Photo: File] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 52 arrests are made across California for growing cannabis illegally. Attorney General Xavier Becerra (below) announced the results on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting Program (CAMP).     CAMP is the largest illegal marijuana eradication program in the nation. The 12-week operation spanned 40…MORE

Charges Officially Filed in Death of Beloved Clovis Unified Educator

Charges Officially Filed in Death of Beloved Clovis Unified Educator

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Criminal charges have officially filed against the man accused of killing beloved Clovis Unified educator Gavin Gladding. CHP Sergeant Dave Salcido says the charges against 18-year-old Rogelio Alvarez-Maravilla include: Alvarez-Maravilla is accused of fatally striking 43-year-old Gladding, as he was jogging last month near Friant and Willow. He’s due to be…MORE

DA Smittcamp Says Proposed Injection Centers “Exacerbate” Addictions

DA Smittcamp Says Proposed Injection Centers “Exacerbate” Addictions

FRESNO (KMJ) — The District Attorney of Fresno County has slammed the proposal of creating safe drug injection centers, describing them as only making the situation worse. The comments come after Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the legislation on Sunday. In his message to the Members of the California State Assembly (click here), he wrote that…MORE

Forest Service Officer Held on Sex Assault Charge

Forest Service Officer Held on Sex Assault Charge

(KMJ)  A US Forest Service Officer is facing numerous charges after an apparent domestic dispute with his wife.  37 year old Richard Telles was arrested Wednesday at his home in Springville. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says a woman reported she had been involved in a physical altercation with her husband. She also reported being sexually…MORE

Fresno County’s Kings Canyon Unified School District Is Success Story In Student Learning

Fresno County’s Kings Canyon Unified School District Is Success Story In Student Learning

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno County’s Kings Canyon Unified School District is a success story in student learning. California tested more than three million students in English Language Arts/Literacy and mathematics literacy, asking them to write clearly, think critically, and solve complex problems. State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson (below) announced the 2018 scores for…MORE