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Grid Operator: 3.3 Million Calif. Homes Could Lose Power

Grid Operator: 3.3 Million Calif. Homes Could Lose Power

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The operator of California’s electric grid says up to 3.3 million homes may lose power as part of rolling outages to ease pressure on the state’s energy grid. The California Independent System Operator was expected to order utility companies to turn off power starting Monday afternoon as demand for electricity to…MORE

Visalia Man Accused of Distributing Child Pornography

Visalia Man Accused of Distributing Child Pornography

  VISALIA, CA. (KMJ) — A Visalia man is being held on more than $1.7 million bail after he was arrested for the suspicion of distributing child pornography. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Cyber-Crimes Unit, working with the Central Valley Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, arrested 31-year-old Sergio Gonzalez of Visalia who is accused…MORE

FUSD Board Extends Censure of Trustee Terry Slatic

FUSD Board Extends Censure of Trustee Terry Slatic

(KMJ) – The Fresno Unified School Board votes to extend the censure of Trustee Terry Slatic. The board took that action Wednesday Night, voting 6-0, to extend punishments against him as they were due to end. The censure was put in place against Slatic following several incidents at Bullard High School. This extension continues to prevents…MORE

Divers Recover Body of Lake Kaweah Drowning Victim

Divers Recover Body of Lake Kaweah Drowning Victim

(KMJ) –  Tulare County Sheriff Rescue Divers have located the body of man in the waters of Lake Kaweah. Deputies were told 35-year-old Joshua Leever of Springville was swimming around Noon Wednesday without a life jacket when he went under and did not come back up.  Divers then found his body several hours later. But Deputies do…MORE

Missing Fresno Teen Found Safe

Missing Fresno Teen Found Safe

  FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — UPDATE: A 15-year-old girl who had been missing since Saturday has been found safe. The family wishes to thank everyone for helping to spread the word and get her back home. Yesenia Torres’ family says she was last seen Saturday morning in Fresno and they were afraid she may be in…MORE

Person Found Shot to Death in Southeast Fresno

Person Found Shot to Death in Southeast Fresno

  FRESNO, Calif (KMJ) – Police were called to investigate a shooting in southeast Fresno on Tuesday morning. It happened around 6:00 a.m. at E Tyler Ave. at N 9th St., near Cedar and Olive Avenues. When they got there they found one person dead near a homeless encampment but it’s unknown if this person was…MORE

Teenage Fresno Girl Missing

Teenage Fresno Girl Missing

  FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A 15-year-old girl has not been seen since Saturday. Yesenia Torres’ family says she was last seen Saturday morning in Fresno and they are afraid she may be in danger. Fresno police have been notified. If you know where Yesenia is or think you have seen her, you’re asked to call…MORE

CA’s Director of Public Health Abruptly Resigns

CA’s Director of Public Health Abruptly Resigns

(KMJ) – California’s Department of Public Health Director and State Health Officer, Dr. Sonia Angell, announces her resignation effective immediately. In an email to her staff Sunday night, she did not give a reason for her resignation. But Angell’s departure comes a week after a glitch was discovered in the state’s data system caused an under-reporting…MORE

34 Men Arrested in “Operation Covid-19 Chat Down” Online Child Sex Sting

34 Men Arrested in “Operation Covid-19 Chat Down” Online Child Sex Sting

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 34 Central Valley men who detectives say tried to solicit sex from children. “Operation COVID Chat Down” was a multi-agency effort by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that spanned between July 20th and August 2nd. FCSO says COVID-19 has pushed more kids to…MORE