REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by its equipment that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people, including an 8-year-old. The utility also reached a $50 million settlement agreement with the Shasta County District Attorney’s…… MORE
Fresno Police officers responded to Tyler Avenue and Bond Street for a report of a gunshot victim on Tuesday night. Officers arrived and found 18-year-old Zoe Salinas in the passenger seat of a vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics performed life-saving measures, but Salinas was pronounced deceased. Homicide detectives learned that Salinas was in…… MORE
Recently-shuttered Bitwise Industries is now being sued for more than $30 million. The troubled Fresno-based tech company closed it’s doors over the Memorial Day holiday and furloughed all of its employees. On Wednesday, a Texas company that financed several of Bitwise’s real estate deals in 2022, filed suit in Fresno Superior Court. The complaint filed…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar and water provides much of the power for homes and businesses. Then it gets hot, and everyone in the nation’s most populous state turns on their…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be let out of prison on parole. The appellate court’s ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who rejected parole for Van Houten in 2020.…… MORE
A Memorial Day traffic accident took the life of a Clovis woman and put two children in the hospital. The crash happened around 4:30pm at the intersection of Minniwawa and International. Investigators say 22 year old Willowa Bates of Fresno, driving a Mercedes, blew through a stop sign and struck a Honda driven by 45…… MORE
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. — Following a multi-agency investigation in Fresno County that focused on crimes of violence, drug sales, and illegal firearms possession, 10 federal defendants were arrested on Thursday for racketeering, drug trafficking, violent crimes, and firearms offenses. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni, Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama, Fresno County…… MORE
Clovis Police say Jagtar Singh brutally attacked his wife and put her in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 29 year old was arrested after fleeing to Los Banos overnight, just hours after dropping his wife off at Clovis Community Hospital. Detectives say Singh struck his wife multiple times, then cut her throat with a…… MORE
In an effort to assist California communities to repair and rebuild following severe storms in February and March, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), along with local, state and federal partners are reminding Californians they now have less than 30 days to register for federal disaster assistance. The deadline to apply for…… MORE
