SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike in California’s vast Central Valley, the state will send strike teams and tens of millions of dollars to eight counties to speed up testing, help infected people quarantine and assist overwhelmed health care workers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. The state is aiming for every infected person…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The CEO of Valley Children’s hospital in Madera says there’s a false narrative going around about children and Coronavirus. CEO Todd Suntrapak wants to debunk the narrative that children are not prone to getting sick or worse. They have seen children as young as three weeks old get sick from…… MORE
MADERA COUNTY, CA. (KMJ) — Madera Police Chief Dino Lawson held a news conference Thursday to update the public on the search for a missing 2-year-old boy. Thaddeus Sran was reported missing by his parents on July 15th. A week later Chief Dino reported Thaddeus’ parents were no longer cooperating with investigators. On…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office) (KMJ) – A 25-year old Valley homeless man is now in custody, accused of beating up his own mother and stealing her car. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office say the mother of Francisco Gil picked him up Monday in Fresno and drove him to Winton Park in Sanger. Deputies say Francisco…… MORE
SANGER, CA (KMJ) — An underage person is safe after the persistence of a Sanger police officer pays off. Sanger Police Officer Shaela Edwards began looking into a sexual assault case involving a minor back in May. After learning the minor was still engaging in dangerous activity, the officer worked with the girl’s family…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the country, surpassing 409,000 after setting a record on Tuesday for the state’s most confirmed new cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic. The surge of cases comes as California, the nation’s most populous state…… MORE
LAKESHORE, CA – You can own a piece of China Peak history from 1972. For $500 China Peak says you can take home a piece of extremely rare memorabilia, chair lift from Chair 3 fleet. The sale takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26… or until they are gone. According to…… MORE
(KMJ) – A relatively new Clovis Christmas tradition will be coming to end. The founders of Santa Claus Lane announced through its Facebook page Monday that it will be shutting down – permanently. The post says that putting the display of lights together takes a tremendous amount of effort each year. The amount of effort needed…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: CalFire SLO) (KMJ) – The wild fire burning in the hills west of the city of Coalinga continues to grow. The MIneral Fire ignited July 13th and now covers more than 28,200 acres off Mineral Springs Road and Highway 198. The cause of this fire remains under investigation. But CalFire says the nearly…… MORE
(Photo courtesy: Madera Police Department) (KMJ) – The family of a missing two-year old Madera boy is now offering $5,000 for any information that helps locate him. Thaddeus Sran was reported missing from a home on the 800 hundred block of South C street on Wednesday morning. The boy’s family says he has special needs…… MORE
