California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under an ambitious plan announced by Gov. Jerry Brown. Click here for more details on Gov. Brown’s plan The governor issued an executive order Wednesday to set a target of reducing emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels over the next 15 years. The rules…… MORE
The cables to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park are opening three weeks ahead of schedule because of the low snowpack. They will be in place Saturday. California is in its fourth year of drought, and state officials fear it may last as long as a decade. During a snow survey Tuesday…… MORE
Three men were arrested after shots were fired on two undercover police officers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson says no one was injured in the early-morning shooting Wednesday. The undercover officers were investigating an earlier homicide in East Oakland when the shooting occurred. The names and ages of those…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing a fire in a vacant lot in Downtown Fresno. When fire crews arrived – they found the flames approaching a nearby home. Witnesses say they saw Nyree Bernard standing next to the blaze – burning paper and personal belongings. Investigators detained Bernard –…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — A collectible coin to help Captain Pete Dern is now being sold online. It’s one of a number of efforts being used to raise money for the injured fire-fighter – who fell through a garage roof while battling a blaze a month ago. He suffered significant second and third degree burns –…… MORE
DRINKING RECYCLED SEWAGE Silicon Valley mayors to expand use of recycled wastewater SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Silicon Valley leaders want to convince residents that filtered, cleaned and disinfected sewage water is a safe supply that should be tapped during California’s historic drought. The San Jose Mercury News reports that the mayors of…… MORE
(KMJ) More than 2,000 pot plants have been seized in a series of raids by Madera County deputies in Oakhurst, O’Neals and Coarsegold. Sheriffs officials say agents seized 579 marijuana plants from a residence on Black Ranch Road; this residence was the focus of a similar investigation in 2014. Two suspects detained during the search…… MORE
After more than one fossil hunting death at nearby Hang Glider Hill, the director of a Bakersfield fossil museum is warning people that the land is unstable — not to mention private property. KBAK-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1bOSbYH ) that Donald Reading was killed at the hill on Saturday while digging for shark teeth. A portion of…… MORE
A Fresno man already facing a death sentence for a sexual assault and murder conviction involving a Fresno girl in 1985 goes on trial for another rape next month. The Fresno Bee reports that a Fresno County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that Eddie Ricky Nealy’s trial starts May 11. The 58-year-old goes on trial…… MORE
Fresno Unified is celebrating a rise in the number of students graduating. Fresno Unified Superintendent, Michael Hanson credits the hard work by teachers, parents and students and recommendations the district has put in place for the rise in the number of students graduating high school. The district measured the 4 year cohort graduation rate for…… MORE
