SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Supporters and opponents of a voter-approved measure to speed up executions in California are both claiming victory following a California Supreme Court ruling on its constitutionality. The court on Thursday upheld the measure, but said its requirement that courts resolve appeals by condemned inmates within five years was advisory, not mandatory.…… MORE
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – A California man accused of assaulting three women while falsely claiming to be a police officer has been sentenced to 185 years in prison. The Press-Enterprise reports 53-year-old William Hernandez was sentenced on Wednesday. He was found guilty in July of four counts of forcible oral copulation, four counts of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation aimed at helping a Democratic senator survive a recall election attempt. The Democratic governor signed the bill hours after the Assembly and Senate approved it on Thursday. The bill could help Democratic Sen. Josh Newman of Fullerton survive an effort to remove him from office over…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A proposed change to Fresno Municipal Code, to make camping within city limits against the law, passed its second reading Thursday. Fresno City Council approved the motion 6 votes to 1 during the Thursday morning meeting, with Councilmember Esmeralda Soria the one vote against the motion. The ordinance is expected to take…… MORE
Fresno Unified School Board President Brooke Ashjian responds to calls for his resignation at board meeting on Aug. 23, 2017. Click to listen… MORE
VISALIA (KMJ) — A woman has been arrested after Visalia Police say she was waving a toy gun in a city park, prompting a school lockdown. Officers responded to Fairview Park after a report of someone there with a firearm; that call came in around 11am. “Due to the location of the park and close…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified wants to support LGBTQ students by improving the district’s programs and interactions. Fresno Gay Straight Alliance Network, My LGPT Plus, Trans-E-Motion and Community Link among the groups giving their input Wednesday, at the Fresno Unified Education Center. “Some the key issues we talked about was just comprehensive and knowledgeable…… MORE
(CNN) – A California man who had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old son was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life. Aramazd Andressian Sr. looked forward or down as people, including the boy’s mother, stood at a lectern behind him and made emotional statements imploring the judge to give…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Fresno Unified School Board President Brooke Ashjian did not mince words in an exclusive interview Wednesday on KMJ’s Chris Daniel Show. Ashjian addressed a recent op-ed written by fellow FUSD Trustee Christopher DeLaCerta who called for his resignation over Ashjian’s stance on sex education. “He needs to stop consuming water, and starting…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Buying a new car in California now costs an average of nearly $8,500 a year, or a little over $700 a month. That’s according to the latest AAA analysis, which looked at sedans, minivans, SUVs, pickup trucks, hybrids, and electrics. Small sedans remain the most economical vehicles. Green vehicles offer some of…… MORE
