(KMJ) – A shooting early Wednesday morning in El Dorado County in the town of Somerset has claimed the life of a Sheriff’s Deputy. A statement from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office confirms Deputy Brian Ishmael was shot and killed while responding to a call at Sand Ridge Drive and Mount Aukum roam, about…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – The Tulare County DA’s Office says 19-year-old Vanessa Macias and 18-year-old Jesus Fernandez face life in prison. The two teenagers are charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing a 16-year-old. Homicide detectives from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office went out to the area of Howard and Washington in Earlimart…… MORE
SACRAMENTON, CA (KMJ) – PG&E Power shutoffs have impacted nearly two million Californians, and there’s another looming Wednesday. Governor Gavin Newsom wrote a letter Tuesday to the utility, demanding PG&E do more to warn customers. In the letter Gov. Newsom tells CEO William Johnson he wants to ensure that as few people as…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration has unveiled a new plan to govern California’s water usage that has alarmed environmental groups for its potential impact on endangered species. The plan would give more water to farmers. An analysis by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service says the plan…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked California’s attorney general to investigate why the state’s gas prices are so high. A new analysis from the California Energy Commission says California drivers are paying as much as $1 more per gallon of gasoline than the rest of the country. The commission concluded the primary…… MORE
Hanford, CA. (KMJ) – The Hanford Police Department is holding a Take Back event to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hanford PD and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its 18th opportunity in nine years to prevent pill abuse and theft by…… MORE
A Madera man who is accused of causing a crash that resulted in the death of three people Nebraska was taken into custody Friday. He’ll be extradited to Kearney, Nebraska, where he will face three counts of felony manslaughter. Investigators say Kratt’s semitrailer ran into the rear of a line of vehicles that had…… MORE
Former President Jimmy Carter was admitted to the hospital after suffering a fall at his Georgia home Monday night. According to the director of communications for the Carter Center, Deanna Congileo, the ex-president was taken to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center for observation. He was treated for a minor pelvic fracture. Congileo said “He is in…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Independent voters in California will be allowed to vote in the state’s Democratic presidential primary, but not in the Republican contest. The Monday announcement by the secretary of state follows the tradition of recent presidential primaries. There are more than 5.6 million voters in California who are not affiliated with a…… MORE
STOCKTON, CA (KMJ) – Stockton’s former mayor is sentenced Monday in conflict of interest case. The case has gone on for three years, $5,000 from the mayoral discretionary fund was directed to the Kids Club of Stockton in 2013. The Former Mayor of Stockton Anthony Silva was facing a felony charge from his decision…… MORE
