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Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians

Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 Payment for Low-Income Californians

  SACRAMENTO, CA. (AP) — Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The proposed payment announced Wednesday would go to people with annual incomes of less than $30,000. The pool of eligible people includes some immigrants living in the country illegally who…MORE

Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Triggering Evacuations

Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Triggering Evacuations

Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol as lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Shortly after 1 p.m. ET hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol, where they tussled with officers in full riot gear, some calling the officers…MORE

State Orders Surgery Delays and ICU Patient Transfers

State Orders Surgery Delays and ICU Patient Transfers

(Photo courtesy:  The Associated Press) (KMJ) – The state says hospitals here in the Central Valley and down in Southern California are swamped by the coronavirus pandemic.  So now it has ordered medical facilities in the northern part of the state that have room to begin accepting patients from hospitals that are out of intensive…MORE

Deputies Search for Car Used In Fresno County Shooting & Robbery

Deputies Search for Car Used In Fresno County Shooting & Robbery

(Photo courtesy:  Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) –  The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for the vehicle reportedly used in a December 31st armed robbery. Around 4 p.m. on that date, Deputies say a suspect got out of a mid-2000s model Dodge Charger shot a 32-year-old farm labor supervisor in the hands and…MORE

Dr. Saul Jimenez-Sandoval Takes Over As Interim President at CSU, Fresno

Dr. Saul Jimenez-Sandoval Takes Over As Interim President at CSU, Fresno

    FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval began his term on Jan. 4, 2021, as interim president at California State University, Fresno. He succeeds President Joseph I. Castro, who became chancellor of the 23-campus California State University system. Jiménez-Sandoval has been a Fresno State professor and administrator for 20 years. He most recently…MORE

Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Rep. Nunes

Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Rep. Nunes

White House press release: On Monday, President Donald J. Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Devin Nunes. This prestigious award is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, which is awarded by the President to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world…MORE

Most prolific serial killer in US history, Sam Little, dies

Most prolific serial killer in US history, Sam Little, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, died Wednesday in California. He was 80. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments, died at a California hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He was…MORE

More Contagious Variant of COVID-19 Hits California

More Contagious Variant of COVID-19 Hits California

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been found in California, where state health officials are warning people to avoid New Year’s Eve gatherings. They say people could face the threat that hospitals will be overwhelmed by a third virus surge within weeks. A 30-year-old San Diego County man was…MORE

Crime Stoppers Tips Help Nab Fresno Robbery Suspect

Crime Stoppers Tips Help Nab Fresno Robbery Suspect

(Photo courtesy:  Fresno Police Department) (KMJ) – The Fresno Police Department says tips made to Valley Crime Stoppers helped investigators nab a commercial robbery suspect. Around 12:30 a.m. December 3rd, Investigator say 32-year old Gabriel Guzman walked into the Johnny Quick at Spruce and Herndon in the Northwestern part of the city and acted like…MORE