LOS ANGELES (AP) — The SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station Sunday didn’t just lose food and other necessities; it also was carrying school science experiments. The unmanned rocket broke apart shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. A Russian resupply ship is scheduled to leave Kazakhstan with much of the space…… MORE
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Madera County Arrests Man Cleared of Murder
MERCED, Calif. (AP) – A central California sheriff has acknowledged the error of arresting a 19-year-old on a warrant for a murder charge he had been cleared of. Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke says he’s looking into what went wrong. Jacob Tellez spent a night in jail over the weekend before he was…… MORE
California: Land of Economic Opportunity or Regulatory Nightmares?
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California’s present regulatory environment is viewed as burdensome, complex, and cumbersome. A new report from Bay Area law firm Archer…… MORE
CA Lawmakers to Tackle Transportation, Medi-Cal Issues
Aaron Abeytia Aaron Abeytia anchors afternoon newscasts on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ. Read More… Listen to the report as aired on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Governor Jerry Brown has called two special legislative sessions, urging lawmakers to tackle long-term funding shortfalls in California’s transportation and…… MORE
Madera PD Bust Suspected Tire Slasher
Fresno (KMJ) Madera Police have arrested a suspected serial tire slasher. William Smith was tracked down Sunday night after allegedly slashing the tires of several cars – apparently at random – near Madera High’s North campus. Cops say Smith threatened a citizen who confronted him and then ran from responding officers who eventually made the…… MORE
Ex-Cop Held in Turlock Kidnapping Case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge set bail at $200,000 for a former Oklahoma town police officer being held on felony kidnapping and statutory sexual seduction charges following his arrest in Las Vegas with a girl who officials say disappeared from her grandmother’s home in California. Justice of the Peace Ann Zimmerman appointed a public…… MORE
Man Found Stabbed to Death in Fresno Apt.
Fresno (KMJ) Fresno PD homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man who’s body was found around 4am Monday inside an apartment near San Pablo and Vassar. At this point, detectives are calling it an “accidental stabbing” as well as “suspicious”. They say the unidentified victim was stabbed several times. No arrests or motives…… MORE
Gov. Brown Makes Water Well Logs Public
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation making public the logs that water well drillers file with the state. The Sacramento Bee reports Friday (http://bit.ly/1GDGhYT) that given privacy concerns, the public may not get precise locations of wells that pull water from the ground for irrigation and drinking. But even general…… MORE
Boy Killed, Girl Injured at Bass Lake
Fresno (KMJ) Authorities say a 13-year-old boy died and his 16-year-old aunt was injured after they were struck by a personal watercraft on Bass Lake. The Madera County Sheriff’s office said the accident happened Saturday afternoon at the Miller’s Landing Resort. Authorities said the youngers were inner-tubing when they fell off. A personal watercraft that…… MORE
StoryLand Facelift By Kerman Students In Kids Program
Over 100 students – 6th grade through 8th grade from Kerman Elementary, brought 100 water-wise plants that they are planting inside the parks. The kids are participants in the Fresno County Office of Education Safe and Healthy Kids Program. The plants were grown by fellow students who are taking part in the Fresno County…… MORE
