FRESNO, CA. (KMJ) – A Fresno couple has been charged after officials say they neglected four pit bulls. The pit bulls were found in March 2016 at a property on N. Ellendale Avenue. According to the Central California SPCA, humane officers found four pit bulls with significant hair loss, as well as inflammation,…… MORE
(KMJ) The Tulare County’s Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team took down an illegal pot grow in Terra Bella on Tuesday. Detectives moved in on the farm property, located on the 7100 block of Road 236 around 8am. Investigators found 50,000 marijuana plants, two pounds of processed pot and a large amount of trash and pesticides. No arrests…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — The teenager alleged to have threatened Central High School’s prom in May has been re-arrested by Fresno Police. Edward Hannah had an outstanding warrant prompted by a failure to appear in court,. The suspect is a former student of Central High and stands accused of posting on social media that anyone attending…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – An arson suspect has been arrested for burning an American flag outside a dive shop in Central Fresno. Fresno Fire Department Investigators reviewed the surveillance footage from August 20th, from cameras at Aqua Sports Dive Center by Shields and Blackstone. investigators say 32-year-old Christopher Johnathan Gustin was identified from the video.…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California is targeting illegal marijuana grows on public land through Operation Forest Watch. The months-long effort is led by U.S. Forest Service and joined by various federal, state, county and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the California National Guard, to eradicate marijuana grows and remediate the environmental damage…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill signed Tuesday will replace bail with a risk-assessment system, although it’s still unclear how the system will work. It will go into effect in October 2019. Brown’s signature…… MORE
(KMJ) – The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says the high-tech tool, SmartWater CSI, helped investigators make an arrest after a series of recent battery thefts from local farmers in the northern Visalia area. Ag Crimes Detectives and District Attorney Investigators placed SmartWater on various agricultural equipment, which glows green under U-V light. On August 26th at…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Central Unified School District has amended its meal policy for students. In a press release sent Monday by Sonja Dosti, the Communications and Public Relations Officer, the Child Nutrition Department of Central Unified School District says enrolled students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge under the National School Lunch /…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Congressman Devin Nunes has told KMJ efforts are now in play to bring more water to the Central Valley through a realigning of the rules. It comes after lawmakers on Capitol Hill consistently fail to make changes to the Endangered Species Act to bring in a legislative fix. “The Trump administration has…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP/CNN) – President Donald Trump says he intends to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and call its replacement “the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement” – a name that would exclude the third NAFTA partner, Canada. [van id=”politics/2018/08/27/trump-announces-new-trade-deal-with-mexico-sot-vpx.cnn”] Trump made the comments after announcing an “understanding” with Mexico that could lead to an overhaul of…… MORE
