PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A man is now behind bars after officers say he caused a collision while driving under the influence of alcohol in Porterville. According to the Porterville Police Department, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision Tuesday evening in the 100 block of S. Leggett Street. When officers arrived, they found a driver…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — Wednesday, March 29th is National Vietnam War Veterans Day and events are taking place in honor of the day around the country and in the Central Valley. The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law by 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump, designating every March 29 as…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A senior security officer for the Fresno County Clerk’s Office has been recognized for his heroic acts that possibly saved a life. Sergeant Carlos Perez responded to a call for an elderly man suffering a medical episode on February 22 during a visit to the Clerk’s office. According to a press…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force on earth, trailing only Mother Nature in its ability to bend the elements — both physical and political — to its will. Yet on Tuesday, Newsom signed a new law…… MORE
MADERA, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A driver was recently caught on video aggressively exiting a McDonald’s drive-thru line in Madera. According to Irene Salazar, the McDonald’s near Pine Street and Howard Road had a line Monday evening that was moving pretty slowly. That’s when the driver in a truck aggressively backed out and badly damaged a…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A driver needed some help Tuesday after deputies say they ignored a road closure sign and got stranded in Tulare County. According to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were told about a driver who ignored a closure sign near Avenue 112 and Road 40 near Alpaugh. When deputies arrived,…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/FOX26) — A dog is safe following a water rescue along the Tule River and the whole thing was caught on camera. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Homeless Enforcement Assistance Response Team (HEART) was delivering blankets, supplies, and shelter information to homeless communities along the river when deputies say they heard a dog yelping…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – Tulare County launches debris removal programfor residents impacted by flooding. Tulare County, in partnership with CalOES and FEMA, has established a debris removal program for residents impacted by the recent March flooding events. Residents are encouraged to place any debris related to the recent flooding events curbside at the edge of…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, CA (KMJ) – ‘Gavin’s Law passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The committee heard powerful testimony from Rita Gladding, Gavin’s mother, and Mike Osegueda, whose sister Courtney Osegueda was killed in a hit-and-run crash in February 2021 in Oakland. With the votes cast, the bill was left one vote short…… MORE
(AP) – A field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron seeks to capture the runoff from a freakishly wet year in California to replenish the groundwater basin that is his only source to water his crops. Taking some tomatoes out of production for…… MORE
