OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In an unusual move, a California judge on Friday rejected the plea deals of two men who were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter after a 2016 California warehouse fire. As he handed down his decision, Judge James Cramer said 48-year-old Derick Almena (left) didn’t accept “full responsibility and remorse”…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Clovis Police arrest a Fresno music teacher for lewd acts with a Child. Clovis Police arrested 54 year old Christian Benjamin Zacharias on Thursday, August 9th for one count of lewd acts with a child under the age of fourteen. Zacharias is a self-employed music teacher in Clovis and the victim…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Yosemite National Park will reopen Yosemite Valley to visitors on Tuesday, August 14 at 9:00 a.m. following a closure due to impacts from the Ferguson Fire. Yosemite Valley has been closed since July 25. Visitors can get to Yosemite Valley from the El Portal Road (Highway 140), the Big Oak Flat…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers are raising concerns that a proposal from Gov. Jerry Brown to shield electrical utilities from some financial liability for wildfires might protect them too much without ensuring the utilities safely maintain their equipment. The issue of wildfire liability has been a fraught topic in the capital as wildfires rage…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown is asking the attorney general to look into a whistleblower complaint about alleged inappropriate and drunken behavior by staff of the California State Lottery. The Sacramento Bee reports an anonymous employee last week sent Brown’s office and the newspaper a package of photos showing the behavior. One photo…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Authorities seized 92 pounds (42 kilograms) of heroin valued at more than $870,000 from an 81-year-old woman attempting to smuggle the drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. KABC-TV reports a U.S. Customs and Border Protection detector dog Wednesday at the Tecate border crossing alerted officers to the driver-side rocker panel of the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Fresno City Council has voted unanimously to place the ‘Fresno for Parks’ initiative on the November ballot, as a crowd of supporters turned out to make it clear that the plan has a substantial force behind it. The decision during Thursday’s meeting came after more than an hour of public comment on…… MORE
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(Source: NOAA) (KMJ) – The State Department of Water Resources elevates the warning level from an algae bloom at the San Luis Reservoir. Here is the release put out by the DWR Friday Morning: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) urges people to avoid physical contact with the water at San Luis Reservoir in Merced…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) The parents of Dylan Noble have have settled for $2.8 million dollars with the city of Fresno. The 19-year old was shot and killed June 25th, 2016 during a traffic stop that was captured by FPD officer worn body cameras. The family reached an agreement in their federal lawsuit against the city…… MORE
