SACRAMENTO (KMJ) — A bill to create safe injection sites in California has been re-submitted to the state legislature. The introduction of AB-362 comes after similar legislation was previously passed by lawmakers, but vetoed by former Governor Jerry Brown in October 2018. That was due to concerns that there was no corresponding treatment incorporated. The…… MORE
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California sheriff’s office dropped the death toll from a devastating 2018 wildfire to 85 people. The Butte County sheriff’s office said Thursday that remains from the Camp Fire thought to be from two separate people were from the same individual. The office also released the names of two more…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – PG&E says more customers could lose power from Friday’s storm system. The utility says it has a plan to safely deal with outages and restoration work. As of Thursday, PG&E had 13,597 customers out system-wide, 11,415 of which are storm-related. They restored 474,000 customers since February 1. The biggest challenges for…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Ten people are arrested on federal charges as a large-scale drug trafficking operation is brought down in the South Valley. Porterville Police called in the DEA and other agencies to assist during the two year investigation. Homes in Porterville, Terra Bella, and Visalia were searched On January 23, they…… MORE
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FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Four arrests are made in a series of robberies in Fresno. The robberies began on January 26, Fresno Police said just before 10:30 that Saturday night, the Palm Bluffs Liquor Store at 585 W. Nees was struck by two armed men wearing masks, demanding money. The suspects held the employees…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A series of potentially explosive honey oil labs are busted in Central Fresno. On Tuesday, Fresno PD’S Narcotics team working with Clovis Police, and the HIIT Team served search warrants, finding dangerous, highly flammable chemicals. Honey oil is made by soaking marijuana in a solvent, but the chemicals can be…… MORE
TULARE, CA (KMJ) – A K9 deputy in Tulare County sniffs out drug-laced mail sent to inmates. On January 24, Deputies began investigating mail sent to the Bob Wiley Detention Facility in Visalia. A letter was received at the Detentions Mail Room that appeared to be altered. On Feb 2, Tulare…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Figures from Fresno Fire Department show a rise in the number of blazes attributed to homeless people in the City of Fresno, and a local non-profit says the recently enacted No Camping Ordinance is to blame. Statistics from Fresno Fire Department show 79 vacant structure fires in 2016, 85 in 2017, and…… MORE
