FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The second child of Sherri Telnas, the Porterville woman charged with drowning her sons, has passed away. The Tulare County Coroner’s Office says the official cause of death for Telnas’ 7-year-old boy is “fresh water drowning.” Telnas faces life in prison for drowning him and her now-deceased 12-year-old son, in an irrigation…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno police are looking for help in catching whoever is responsible for a shooting that left a small child hospitalized. Detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting that wounded a five-year-old boy while he was sitting in the backseat of his mother’s car. Officers were called to the area of North winery and…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – A bill to limit emergency room bills for patients with health insurance faces a key vote amid strong opposition from hospitals. The bill by assemblyman David Chiu would make sure patients in emergency rooms with health insurance never pay more than their copayments or deductibles, even if they are treated at a…… MORE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday criticized President Donald Trump’s continued push to add a citizenship question to the upcoming 2020 census, saying that it is part of an effort to “make America white again.” Speaking at a press conference in San Francisco on election security, Pelosi accused Republicans of trying to suppress the vote and…… MORE
(KMJ) – State lawmakers have passed the nation’s strictest standard on police use of deadly force. Assembly Bill 392 changes the standard of the use-of-deadly-force from reasonable to necessary in defense of human life. AB 392 will require that officers use deadly force only when there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Mayor Lee Brand has signed off on a nearly $1.2 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2020. It includes more than $348 million for the general fund. The mayor tells KMJ that he has a short amount of time to achieve his goals: Brand issued 7 line-item vetoes, including funding for the Immigration…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — The man accused of wounding a Fresno County Sheriff’s deputy last week near Tollhouse has entered a plea. 57-year-old Michael Congdon of Clovis has pled ‘not guilty’ to shooting 49-year-old deputy John Erickson in the leg, during a dispute over property lines. Congdon faces more than 6 decades in prison if found…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – As it turns out, President Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom can work together when the chips are down. Gavin Newsom had a phone conversation with President Trump following the two major earthquakes that struck Ridgecrest over the weekend. The governor saying that the conversation went well, that the president responded to the…… MORE
Billionaire Tom Steyer has told staffers he plans to announce a 2020 presidential bid, a turnaround from January when he said he would not enter the race. Steyer, who has teased political bids before without ever launching a campaign, never fully ruled out a 2020 run despite his January announcement, according to a source familiar with…… MORE
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook California on Friday also ripped open a fissure. When the shaking started at 8:19 p.m., many scrambled for cover. It was the second strong earthquake to hit the area in less than 48 hours. [vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/07/08/NA-33MO_CNNA-ST1-1000000005440dd5″] The immediate damage it caused was very clear. Stores had broken bottles and exploded cans littering…… MORE
