Cause of California’s single largest wildfire ever is undetermined, fire officials say Despite an “exhaustive investigation,” the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in California’s recorded history is undetermined. The Creek Fire, which burned more than 379,000 acres in the mountains of Fresno and Madera counties for months last…… MORE
MERCED, CA (KMJ) – UC Merced held a virtual moment of silence at noon on Friday to remember a student killed in a hit-and-run crash on Monday night. UC Merced described 22-year-old Brian Chuc as caring and passionate. Chuc was from Los Angeles and had been living on campus, studying sociology and philosophy. At 8:00…… MORE
(KMJ) Clovis East alum Bryson DeChambeau is seeking his second Major title at the 149th Open at Royal St. Georges’s. It’s unlikely to happen, but he managed to scramble and make the cut Friday after posting an even par 70 putting him at +1 after two rounds. But it was his fiery comments about his…… MORE
By Sara Sidner and Eric Levenson, CNN This is Dennis Smith’s 25th fire season with CalFire, so the Fire Captain is fully aware of how much fighting fires has changed in that time. The temperatures are hotter. The fire seasons are several months longer. The blazes are bigger, and there are more of them. “We…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) All students, faculty, and staff heading to a University of California campus this fall will be required to have received the COVID-19 vaccine before returning, the UC system announced in a new policy Thursday. The policy effective Thursday, applies to patients, students, trainees, personnel, and all others who work and live in any of…… MORE
Associated Press: California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and young adults who recently left foster care with no restrictions on how they spend it. The votes — 36-0 in the Senate and 64-0 in the Assembly —…… MORE
California attorney, author, and conservative radio talk show host, Larry Elder said on Newsmax that California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be “scared to death” that he has entered the recall race in that state. “All I know is after the rumors got really loud that Larry might enter the race, all of a sudden (the) Service Employees International…… MORE
BELL GARDENS, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom visited a community services center in Bell Gardens on Wednesday, helping residents apply for relief under the largest statewide renter assistance program in the country, a part of the $100 billion California Comeback Plan. In a press release, Governor Newsom announced that over $1 billion in rental…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A suspect has been apprehended in Fresno’s 40th homicide of the year. Fresno PD say officers arrived at the scene of a deadly shooting at an apartment at 4860 E. Lane on Tuesday afternoon. The victim, 61 year old Randy Harless, was found shot to death in an upstairs apartment. Homicide detectives…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom was in El Sereno, CA highlighting the $100-Billion-dollar “California Comeback Plan.” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was one of the speakers at what seemed to some as more like a campaign rally one day after Newsom signed the 2020-2022SB 129, on Monday night. Gov. Gavin Newsom…… MORE
