TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who broke into a Posey home on Monday morning. Just before 1:30 a.m on Monday, Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the 44100 Block of Sugarloaf Road in Posey for a theft in progress.During their investigation, Deputies learned…… MORE
(KMJ) – A Rio Vista Middle School eighth-grader is now on her way to Washington, D.C. to take on the best spellers in the country. And here is the link to watch how Central Unified’s Japleen Dhillon secured that spot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TYtAGCEb1lLu_xD6AYQXq4g-p7s2_uRX/view The finals for the 2022 Scripps National Spelling be will be held June 2nd.… MORE
(KMJ) – A state-wide operation targeting those willing to buy alcohol for minors leads to dozens of citations issued both within the Central Valley and across California. Here are the details, as released by the CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control: Agents from the ABC and officers from nearly 50 local police and sheriff’s departments…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history. The agency released a plan to work down the tens of millions of filings that includes speeding up the traditionally slow…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Clovis Police Department is now asking for the public’s help tracking down a trio of suspects wanted for tampering with automated teller machines. In a post on the Department’s Facebook page, Investigators write: All 3 suspects are wanted for felony ID theft and placing skimming devices on multiple ATM’s. The vehicles pictured…… MORE
Press Release from Mayor Dyer’s Office: FRESNO, CA- Mayor Jerry Dyer will testify before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday, March 10, regarding the ongoing and proposed PG&E rate increases. Mayor Dyer is deeply concerned about the burden these increases will have on our communities, especially our most vulnerable residents. PG&E increased electricity rates by…… MORE
(KMJ) – A tip helps Tulare County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives track down and arrest a Tulare woman sought in a weekend homicide. Tuesday afternoon, detectives, assisted by Fresno Police, moved in on a room on a Motel 6 on Blackstone Avenue and took 52-year-old Pennie Ince into custody. Now, they are working on returning her…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno Police are ensuring that the memory of a teen murdered in 2018 lives on. 17-year-old Nick Kauls’ life was cut short when he was shot and killed during an armed robbery in Old Fig Garden. A Fresno Police K9 and his handler found the suspect hiding in a dumpster after running from…… MORE
(KMJ) – Nearly two dozen Republican and Democratic state lawmakers send a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to take advantage of California resources in the wake of soaring prices at the pump. Here is the letter sent Monday to the Governor: Dear Governor Newsom: The images coming out of Ukraine are devastating, and…… MORE
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order directing state agencies and departments to ensure their contractors are complying with economic sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. The action follows the Governor’s letter this week calling for state pension funds to halt the flow of money from the state to Russia and to ban the purchase of Russian…… MORE
