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Woman Accused of Abusing Foster Child, Arrested By Visalia Police

Woman Accused of Abusing Foster Child, Arrested By Visalia Police

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A woman is arrested in Visalia on Friday, accused of abusing her foster child. On August 12, around 2:30 p.m., Visalia Police were called out to the home on 1400 block of E. Sunnyview. Visalia Police say the foster mother, Darlene Valdovinos-Aguilera, told them the child had fallen. Police say…MORE

Chamber Says Public Safety Key – Opposes Measure P

Chamber Says Public Safety Key – Opposes Measure P

FRESNO (KMJ) — The ‘Fresno for Parks’ initiative, now known as Measure P, does not have the support of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber announced on Friday that not including funds for public safety meant it could not back the proposal. “Our organization wanted and hoped that all sides would come together and…MORE

Tulare Man Found Guilty of Child Molestation, Faces 240 Years-to-life in Prison

Tulare Man Found Guilty of Child Molestation, Faces 240 Years-to-life in Prison

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Tulare County jury found a 36-year-old man guilty of 24 counts of child molestation on Thursday. According to court documents, Anthony Myers of Tulare was convicted of one count of oral copulation of a minor under the age of ten, one count of attempted oral copulation of a minor under the…MORE

Employee Killed At South Valley Tomato Processing Plant

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An employee at a South Valley tomato processor has died after an accident at the plant. Just after 5:30 Thursday morning, Lemoore Police responded to a report of a traffic collision at the Olam Tomato Processing plant in the 1100 block of S. 19th Ave. Police say an employee…MORE

CA May Require Kids’ Meals Come with Water or Unflavored Milk

CA May Require Kids’ Meals Come with Water or Unflavored Milk

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The California Assembly has approved a bill, that if signed into law, would require that the default beverage for kids’ meals be water or unflavored milk. Supporters say it would help cut down on diabetes and obesity, although customers could still request juice or soda as an alternative. The measure does not…MORE

Is The Battle Against Ferguson Fire Being Won? “Indeed It Is.”

Is The Battle Against Ferguson Fire Being Won? “Indeed It Is.”

FRESNO (KMJ) — Containment on the Ferguson Fire has been rising and the number of personnel on scene has been falling. Full containment is forecast for August 22nd. “The fire is staying within the containment lines that have been established by the firefighters over the last several weeks,” revealed Incident Information Officer Tom Efrid. The…MORE

California Considers Limiting Broad ‘Felony Murder’ Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers are considering limiting the state’s “felony murder” rule that holds accomplices to the same standard as if they had personally committed the crime. Critics say it’s unfair that accomplices can face execution or life prison sentences even if they were unaware that a killing would or did take place.…MORE

Alleged ISIS Fighter Arrested in Sacramento

Alleged ISIS Fighter Arrested in Sacramento

[van id=”van/batchfeed/2018/08/16/ktxl_9aed26a0-a157-11e8-8c28-dbea5fa2483e”] SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A 45-year-old Iraqi refugee is under arrest in Northern California on a warrant alleging he was part of the Islamic State terror organization and killed an Iraqi policeman. Omar Ameen was arrested Wednesday at a Sacramento-area apartment. Court documents say he and other members of Islamic State killed the…MORE

Blink-182 Scheduled To Perform At Surf Ranch Pro

Blink-182 Scheduled To Perform At Surf Ranch Pro

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ)- The performance will take place at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore during Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League Championship Tour. The tour runs September 6-9. “We have played a lot of cool interesting places but nothing quite like this,” said blink-182. “We look forward to playing for the best of…MORE