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Bill Streamlining Valley Sheriffs’ Hiring Process Passes Senate, On To Governor Brown

Bill Streamlining Valley Sheriffs’ Hiring Process Passes Senate, On To Governor Brown

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A bill to help valley law enforcement streamline their hiring process passes the state senate. “We’re super excited that it’s made it through the Assembly and the Senate, and obviously very hopeful that the Governor will sign it,” said Kings County Sheriff David Robinson, a supporter of the bill. SB 1888, authored…MORE

Calif. May Expand Gun Violence Restraining Order Law

Calif. May Expand Gun Violence Restraining Order Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers are taking steps to let school employees ask judges to temporarily strip gun rights from potentially dangerous people. The state Assembly passed a bill Monday that would allow school employees and co-workers to request gun violence restraining orders against people who show warning signs of violence. California is one…MORE

Galt Man Suspected of Trafficking $90M of Liquid Meth

Galt Man Suspected of Trafficking $90M of Liquid Meth

FRESNO, CA (KMJ)  A north valley man is behind bars in a North Carolina jail, held on charges of transporting a massive amount of meth.  Investigators seized a semi-truck truck on Saturday that had $90.8 million worth of liquid methamphetamine in the driver’s side fuel tank.  49-year-old Raul Topete Arreola of Galt, CA was driving and…MORE

Is Lemoore the Future Home of Surfing?

Is Lemoore the Future Home of Surfing?

[van id=”sports/2018/05/16/world-surf-league-surf-ranch-kelly-slater-lakey-peterson-intl-spt.cnn”] (CNN) – He was worried he might have created a monster, but legendary surfer Kelly Slater is convinced his artificial wave can take surfing into the future. Slater’s vision — the Surf Ranch — is a revolutionary “wave system” located 100 miles from the ocean in dusty Lemoore, a farming town in California’s…MORE

Abducted Toddler Found, Domestic Violence Suspect In Custody

Abducted Toddler Found, Domestic Violence Suspect In Custody

[Photo: Fresno PD] UPDATE: Fresno Police say suspect is in custody, two-year-old found safe. [Photo: Fresno PD] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno police are looking for a man considered armed and dangerous who abducted his two-year old daughter. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the domestic violence incident began at 5:30 on Thursday, at the…MORE

Grizzlies Show Plans For Updates At Chukchansi Park

Grizzlies Show Plans For Updates At Chukchansi Park

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Final renderings of the plans to update Chukchansi Park are released today. Fresno Sports and Events, the ownership group of the Fresno Grizzlies are making major capital improvements. They say a new more modern hospitality area in the left field area will help put the stadium in the upper-echelon of…MORE

Tulare Mayor Says “Ag Causes Asthma” Facebook Post Is Out Of Context

Tulare Mayor Says “Ag Causes Asthma” Facebook Post Is Out Of Context

FRESNO (KMJ) — Mayor of Tulare Carlton Jones said his post on Facebook criticizing the ag industry was taken out of context. A screenshot of his words have been circulating on social media. Jones told KMJ News that the statement, which includes the line “ag strips the natural resources and contaminates our ground water and…MORE