(Photo courtesy: Merced Police Department) (KMJ) – The Merced City Fire Department says masks donated by Girl Scouts helped save the lives of two pets from a burning home Thursday morning. According to Merced City Fire, firefighters were called to a burning house around 8:30 a.m. on the 1000 block of West 14th Street. Firefighters say…… MORE
MERCED, CA (KMJ) — A Merced man was arrested Thursday morning after detectives discovered he had child pornography. Merced police detectives served a search warrant on the home on Citadel Avenue in Merced. Detectives received a tip that someone in the residence was downloading child pornography. Detectives learned that the residence was a licensed in-home…… MORE
The Caldor Fire burning in California has grown 24 times its size in two days, forcing another 10,000 residents to evacuate. Fueled by wind and dry conditions, the fire burning in El Dorado County swelled to 62,586 acres Wednesday and is 0% contained, according to Cal Fire. The fire was sparked Saturday and the cause is unknown. “The…… MORE
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated Monday that, due to the Taliban taking over Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, the state would take in Afghan refugees. At a “Vote No” recall rally, Newsom said: “We’re a state of refuge. I’m proud of the fact over the last decade California has taken in more refugees than any other…… MORE
A Republican candidate challenging California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming state recall election was served with a subpoena while onstage during a debate Tuesday. Video of the awkward moment shows John Cox being served court documents during his opening remarks of the debate at the Guild Theater in Sacramento, California. “John Cox, you’ve been served…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department is seeking the community’s help to find the person responsible for a sexual assault that occurred the morning of Sunday, August 15, 2021. The crime was committed at a residence in the area of Ashlan Avenue and Fresno Street during early morning hours. The suspect is…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Fresno City Council Chambers will now be closed to the public until further notice. Here is the reason why, as detailed in a news release from the City: The decision was made out of abundance of caution due to the current local spread of the Delta Variant. The Fresno City Council…… MORE
[ns-video id=”1bf034bdca92e299a684858581c8ab5″ publisher=”22180″] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The fight over mask and vaccine mandates moved to the center of California’s looming recall election, with candidate Larry Elder promising to swiftly roll back sweeping government orders. Democrats labeled the leading Republican as a science skeptic who would endanger public health. Elder told reporters during an online…… MORE
The country’s tallest dam no longer has enough water to supply Californians electricity while millions of dollars meant to enhance the state’s water reserves have gone unused for seven years, the Washington Examiner reported Monday. Voters in 2014 approved Prop. 1, which authorized $7.5 billion to alleviate California’s water woes. The Examiner said storage facilities were the…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: The Associate Press) (KMJ) – Valley residents are being invited to help welcome home the Nation’s newest super heavyweight boxing silver medalist from the Tokyo Summer Olympic games. Here are the details included in a news release from the Tulare Chamber of Commerce: The community of Tulare is elated to announce the Welcome…… MORE
