Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

No-Cal Teacher Attacked over School Facemask Policy

No-Cal Teacher Attacked over School Facemask Policy

An elementary school teacher in Northern California was hospitalized after being attacked by a parent during a verbal argument over the use of face masks, the district superintendent said. The sixth grade teacher was stitched up at the hospital for cuts and lacerations to his face sustained in a physical fight between a parent and the school’s…MORE

Volatile Calif. Gov. Recall has Democrats Nervous about Feinstein Seat

Volatile Calif. Gov. Recall has Democrats Nervous about Feinstein Seat

It’s the Democrats’ doomsday scenario: California Gov. Gavin Newsom loses his recall race this fall, and a Senate vacancy is later filled by a GOP governor. And the 50-50 Senate, currently controlled by Democrats, is run again by Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. It’s a scenario that Democrats publicly say they’re confident will never happen —…MORE

Arnold’s Message for Anti-Mask Protesters: ‘Screw your freedom’

Arnold’s Message for Anti-Mask Protesters: ‘Screw your freedom’

[ns-video id=”d435e432da83a1b780ba14c312060a6″ publisher=”22180″] Republicans have found a new boogeyman in the battle for the House: the nation’s top public health agency. As Republicans head back to their districts for the August recess, they are hammering the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and seizing on the backlash to new mask and vaccine mandates — part of…MORE

California man confesses to killing his kids, cites QAnon conspiracies

California man confesses to killing his kids, cites QAnon conspiracies

A California man confessed to killing his two young children, allegedly telling an FBI investigator he thought they were “going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them,” according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Matthew Taylor Coleman, a 40-year-old Santa Barbara surfing school instructor, has been charged with foreign murder of US…MORE

Wanted Felon Dead After Standoff with Fresno Co. Deputies

Wanted Felon Dead After Standoff with Fresno Co. Deputies

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A wanted felon is dead after a standoff Wednesday with Fresno Co. Sheriff’s deputies. Crisis negotiators attempted to talk the man into surrendering at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park on Central Ave. After hours of negotiations, the man died of self inflicted wounds. He was a resident of Butte County.MORE

Ex-Professor Held for Arson in Calif. Wildfire, More Charges Possible

Ex-Professor Held for Arson in Calif. Wildfire, More Charges Possible

A former college instructor has been arrested and charged with starting a fire in drought-ravaged Northern California near the massive Dixie Fire, according to a criminal complaint. Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, a former instructor at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University, is suspected of willfully starting the Ranch Fire, according to the federal complaint from the…MORE

California Requires Teachers get COVID Vax or be Tested Regularly

California Requires Teachers get COVID Vax or be Tested Regularly

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) Teachers and school staff in California are now required to either show proof they’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine or be subject to weekly tests. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first-in-the-nation plan Wednesday at a news conference at an elementary school in Alameda County. California has already issued a similar requirement for state…MORE

Tulare County Serial Child Molester Sentenced to Life

Tulare County Serial Child Molester Sentenced to Life

VISALIA, CA (KMJ)  A serial child molester was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years to life in prison. 37 year old Oracio Reyes had been convicted of 15 counts of lewd acts on a child under fourteen. The crimes occurred from 2006 to 2016 against six minor female victims ages 6 to 13-years-old. Each of the crimes…MORE

Mother & Son Cuffed for Murder of 14 Yr Old Girl

Mother & Son Cuffed for Murder of 14 Yr Old Girl

On Sunday, January 3, 2021, just after 1:00 am, officers from the Northeast Policing District responded to Maple Avenue just south of Shaw regarding two shooting victims. Officers arrived and located a 14-year-old female juvenile and a 15-year-old male juvenile suffering from gunshot wounds. Both juveniles were transported to local hospitals. Despite lifesaving efforts from…MORE