Category Archives: KMJ Top Stories

Charleston church shooting defendant Dylann Roof faces federal hate crimes charges related to murder or attempted murder on the basis of race or color, and under a statute that protects a person’...

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a San Francisco Bay Area police sergeant was shot and killed during an early-morning traffic stop. Hayward Police Wednesday morning identified the officer as Sgt...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The minimum wage for University of California employees and contract workers will increase to $15 an hour by fall 2017, UC President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday in announcing ...

FRESNO (KMJ) — A woman who allegedly used a false name and credit card to rent a car essentially drove herself to prison while visiting her boyfriend who was already behind bars.Cynthia Abate ha...

The Santa Barbara City Council has unanimously voted to spend $55 million to reactivate the city’s desalination plant and tap the ocean to turn salty seawater to fresh water amid an historic dro...

From Coarsegold – a missing dog might have broken a record for the dog paddle after swimming for hours to stay afloat.Carolyn Hoover says her 11-year-old chocolate Laborador Retriever Sydney dis...

Several lawmakers are taking steps to stop drones from interfering in battling California wild fires. SB 167 would increase fines and make jail time possible for drone use that interferes with firefig...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House will take up a bill this week blocking funding for so-called “sanctuary cities” that resist turning over immigrants to federal authorities. The move follows the...

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected in the homicides of five people - including his mother and baby daughter - had also been linked to the death last year of a toddler, police said. Martin “M...

The City of Fresno’s Office of Independent Review released it’s second quarter report today, analyzing hiring and promotional practices within the police department in light of the Keith F...