FRESNO (KMJ) — Hillary Clinton’s recent pneumonia diagnosis, won’t impact her campaign to be the next President of the United States. That’s the opinion of Chair of Fresno County Democratic Party Michael Evans. “She has pneumonia, and she was working at a break-neck pace. The fact that she got ill, or that anybody got ill…… MORE
(CNN) – California became the first state to ban breeding killer whales and holding them in captivity. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law Tuesday. The law, which goes into effect in 2017, passed after years of controversy over keeping killer whales to entertain humans. Under the new law, the killer whales or orcas…… MORE
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) — An investigator “with a bit of free time” decided to send for testing DNA samples from a long-dormant cold case, which led authorities to arrest a pair of men linked to the 1973 shotgun slayings of two young girls, authorities said. Police in Oklahoma and California arrested the two 65-year-old suspects…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – 6 men and 8 women are deciding the fate of 52 year old Luis Moreno – accused of killing a 54 year old mother of eight while driving drunk – when he hit her car three years ago. The defense is disputing count 1 that Moreno deliberately acted with “conscious disregard”…… MORE
There will be no tax breaks for tampons and diapers in the Golden State. California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed bills on Tuesday that would have lifted taxes on tampons, sanitary napkins and diapers – among other items. The legislation was put forth because the items are necessary for women and children – not luxury items. In…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — $4 million of state money is going towards a new police station for the City of Selma. The grant unveiled Tuesday is part of a larger package of funds going towards local law enforcement. “I am very excited today to announce that this year’s state budget included over $10 million for public…… MORE
UPDATE: In Yosemite National Park, Fullerton Fire Chief Wolfgang Knabe says both missing hikers/firefighters Javier Avelar and Dave Brown have been found. Knabe says Brown walked into the ranger station a few hours before noon and was talking to the ranger service. There’s no word yet why the pair got separated. (KMJ) – The…… MORE
(KMJ) – The California Association of Clerks and Election Officials (CACEO) is responding to concerns from voters across the state who may be receiving solicitation mailings erroneously indicating that residents of households are not registered to vote. The letters are from the Voter Participation Center, a non-profit organization whose published mission is to “register and mobilize…… MORE
(KMJ) – The CCSPCA is having an orientation and training class for people who wish to become foster parents of the animals rescued from Noah’s Friends Animal Sanctuary in Orange Cove. Most of these animals need special care such as administering medication, socialization, and some extra TLC. The Central California SPCA confiscated over 130 dogs and…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A Modesto man pleads guilty to staging car accidents to bilk insurance companies out of money. 48 year old Alfonso Apu admitted that he staged car accidents in a scheme to defraud insurance companies, According to court documents, from at least October 2011 until August 2014, Apu conspired with at least six…… MORE
