(KMJ) – Two leading, women-owned Central Valley agriculture companies confirm they are merging their operations. Gar Tootelian, Incorporated of Reedley will combine its operations with Bennett Water Systems of Lemoore. Both family-run businesses have a long history here in the Central Valley. Gar has been in business for 70 years and Bennett has been…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – Closing arguments begin Thursday in Tulare County in the capital murder trial of alleged cop killer, Erika Sandoval. The five men and seven women of the jury will hear both sides wrap-up their cases. The Deputy District Attorney, Dave Alavezos, from the Tulare County has tried to convince jurors…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A suspect is arrested in Bakersfield in connection to double homicide in Fresno County more than a decade ago. U.S. Marshals arrested 42-year-old Jose Zepeda Jr. on Tuesday at a Northwest Bakersfield home. U.S. Marshals said the crime took place in 2008. Parlier Police responded to gunshots fired at…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A Fresno man is facing a slew of charges after being arrested for carjacking and home invasion. Two people are victimized, said Fresno Police, the first was a 45-year-old Lyft driver who was carjacked from Clovis and Shields, last Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. He and the passenger – now…… MORE
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California brewery owner upset with devastating fires sparked by Pacific Gas &Electric power lines is producing a beer he named “F— PG&E” and the brew has sparked a backlash. Steve Doty, owner of Shady Oak brewery in Santa Rosa, announced the new beer last week on a Facebook…… MORE
(KMJ) – California regulators have unanimously ordered an investigation into a dozen deliberate power outages that plunged millions of people into the dark last month. The California Public Utilities Commission voted Wednesday at a short meeting in San Francisco after testimony from people pleading for regulation, planning and leadership. Pacific Gas & Electric’s multiple rounds…… MORE
(Photo Courtesy: Madera Police Department ) (KMJ) – Madera Police say this woman, identified as Heather Anglin, owns the dogs who attacked and killed a man in that city on Monday. 38-year old Lasaro Macedo suffered fatal bites to his face, arm and legs during the attack in a riverbed on the 1400 block of…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A woman is booked on charges connected to a deadly collision in central Fresno It was just before 10:00 pm Monday, Nov. 11, when the California Highway Patrol said a man drove into the center median on Highway 180, near the 41 Interchange. Tony Botti from the Fresno County Coroner’s…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is letting a lawsuit proceed against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The justices rejected an appeal Tuesday from Remington Arms that argued a 2005 federal law shields firearms manufacturers from most lawsuits when their products are used in crimes. The court’s…… MORE
FRESNO,CA (KMJ) – More than a month after canceling a valley appearance because of emergency heart surgery democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will return to Fresno. The Vermont Senator will hold a rally for his 2020 Green New Deal this Friday on campus at Fresno City College. The event which is free to the public is set…… MORE
