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Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Increase Affordable Housing Supply and Strengthen Accountability
Photo File/AP NEWSGovernor Newsom has signed 31 affordable housing bills focused on cutting red tape and holding cities accountable for providing their fair share of housingCalifornia Comeback Plan's ...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2021

Top Utility Regulator Tasked With Overseeing PG&E Resigns
FILE – In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Marybel Batjer, of the California Public Utilities Commission, speaks during a news conference as Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on in Sacramento, Calif. AP Ph...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2021

Four Sentenced for Igniting 2017 Tulare County Wildfire
(Photo courtesy: Tulare County District Attorney’s Office) (KMJ) – Four Visalia residents learn their sentences for their role in sparking the 2017 Pier Fire near Springville in Tulare Cou...
Cumulus Media Sep 28, 2021

CDC: US Has Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for Boosters, Kids’ Shots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for every American who qualifies...
Cumulus Media Sep 27, 2021

Disney Production Delayed as Delta Variant Spreads
Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said on Tuesday the resurgence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus was delaying production of some of its titles. Shares in the company, which has...
Cumulus Media Sep 21, 2021

Visalia Child Predator Gets 25-to-Life in Prison
(KMJ) The Tulare County Superior Court sentenced Dennis Saenz Moreno to 25 years-to-life in prison for child molestation. Moreno, 69, pleaded no contest to two counts of sexual penetration with a chil...
Cumulus Media Sep 21, 2021

Pfizer: COVID Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5-11
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon - a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The ...
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2021

Crews Struggle to Contain 10 Big Calif. Wildfires
[ns-video id=”h_345d2cab5f17066081e9f78eed19e059″ publisher=”22180″] Northern California is bracing for critical fire weather conditions as firefighters struggle to contain at ...
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2021

Teen Arrested in Fresno Motel Murder
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A 17 year old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of Philip Frusetta. Frusetta, 24, was found shot to death at the Motel 6 on N. Blackstone the evening of August 24. The...
Cumulus Media Sep 20, 2021

Crews Work Around the Clock Battling Dangerous “Windy Fire”
The Windy Fire is 21,598 acres with 3% containment. It is burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County. The fire grew y...
Cumulus Media Sep 19, 2021
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