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Public Lands Celebration Means Free Admission to National Parks

Public Lands Celebration Means Free Admission to National Parks

(KMJ) – The National Park Service celebrates 2019 National Public Lands Day by offering you free admission to all National Parks this weekend. This Saturday (September 28th), the NPS says it will celebrate the connection between people and green space in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, and encourage the use of open space for education, recreation,…MORE

Man Mugged By 4 Teenagers Before Noon at a Park in Visalia

Man Mugged By 4 Teenagers Before Noon at a Park in Visalia

    VISALIA, CA (KMJ) – A man is mugged by teenagers just before Noon on Thursday at a park in Visalia. The man flagged down nearby officers — telling them that two boys and two girls attacked him, taking his wallet, money, and cell phone, and injuring him in the process. It happened at…MORE

EPA: California Homelessness Causing Poor Water Quality

EPA: California Homelessness Causing Poor Water Quality

(AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says California is falling short on preventing water pollution, largely because of its problem with homelessness in big cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the complaints Thursday in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Wheeler is demanding a detailed plan…MORE

Porterville Man Sentenced For DUI Crash That Severed Man’s Legs

Porterville Man Sentenced For DUI Crash That Severed Man’s Legs

  TULARE COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A judge has sentenced a Porterville man to prison for a DUI crash that severely injured another man. 22 year-old Mohamed Mohamed was sentenced Thursday in Tulare County to nine years in prison for DUI. On April 12, CHP officers responded at 12:40 in the morning to a crash…MORE

Intel Chief Testifies in Whistleblower Case

Intel Chief Testifies in Whistleblower Case

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Gerawan Farming & Wawona Packing Merge Creating Leading Stone Fruit Producer

Gerawan Farming & Wawona Packing Merge Creating Leading Stone Fruit Producer

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Two well-known Valley AG companies are merging. Gerawan Farming and Wawona Packing say the merger makes them a leading stone fruit producer. No money details are being talked about or even a new company name will be adopted but a news release says the combined business will be better able to…MORE

FPPC Investigating Another California High Speed Rail Official

FPPC Investigating Another California High Speed Rail Official

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Another California High Speed Rail official is being investigated by the Fair Political Practices Commission. On Monday, September 23, 2019, the FPPC notified State Assemblyman Jim Patterson that they will open an investigation to address his conflict of interest concerns. Assemblyman Patterson had sent a letter to the FPPC dated September…MORE

Exeter Man Who Stabbed, Buried His Wife Alive is Denied Parole

Exeter Man Who Stabbed, Buried His Wife Alive is Denied Parole

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An Exeter man who stabbed, then buried his wife alive is denied parole. On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at Salinas Valley State Prison, the Office of the Tulare County District Attorney, along with representatives of the victim’s family, attended a scheduled parole hearing for Cesar Navarro. District Attorney Tim Ward’s…MORE

Orosi Man Arrested, Accused of Lewd Acts With a Child

Orosi Man Arrested, Accused of Lewd Acts With a Child

OROSI, CA (KMJ) –  An Orosi man is arrested, accused of lewd acts with a child. Tulare County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in Orosi Friday night for a report of lewd acts with 13-year-old. Deputies talked to the person who called who said a man they knew touched a 13-year-old child, inappropriately.…MORE