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Yosemite Confirms Missing Hiker’s Remains Found In Park

Yosemite Confirms Missing Hiker’s Remains Found In Park

YOSEMITE (KMJ) — Remains found in Yosemite National Park have been identified as those of Alexander Sevier. The member of the U.S. Navy was last seen on May 3rd 2017, and traveled to California alone from his home in Virginia. He was known for taking hikes by himself and was reported missing when he both…MORE

Becerra Files Emergency Injunction Over Obamacare Health Subsidies

Becerra Files Emergency Injunction Over Obamacare Health Subsidies

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a motion with 18 other states on Wednesday, in an effort to compel the federal government to pay the subsidies to state health exchanges, under the Affordable Care Act. “This is no longer about a campaign promise or a punchline. The Trump Administration is willingly breaking…MORE

Las Vegas Security Guard Breaks Silence

Las Vegas Security Guard Breaks Silence

(CNN) – The security guard who approached Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s hotel suite before the massacre said he heard “drilling sounds” before he was shot through the door. In an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” set to air Wednesday, Jesus Campos recounts for the first time on TV the night of the shooting.…MORE

Crash Involving Big Box Truck Leaves 3 in Critical Condition

Crash Involving Big Box Truck Leaves 3 in Critical Condition

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Critical injuries were sustained Tuesday afternoon, after a wreck involving a big box truck, on NB Highway 41, near Friant Rd. Fresno Fire spokesman Hector Vasquez tells KMJ News: One person in a work truck also suffered minor injuries.MORE

Burglary Leads to Convicted Felon Getting Busted With Drugs, Guns & Ammo

Burglary Leads to Convicted Felon Getting Busted With Drugs, Guns & Ammo

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — A convicted felon has been busted with drugs, guns, cash, and ammo, after a burglary in Kingsburg. 29-year-old Nelson Navarrette of Fowler is accused of buying the weapons from an 18-year-old man, who the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says stole them from a home near Bethel and W. Sierra. The unidentified…MORE

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox Speaks At Maddy Institute Luncheon

Republican Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox Speaks At Maddy Institute Luncheon

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox speaks Tuesday at the Maddy Institute Luncheon. Businessman John Cox is originally from Chicago, but now lives in San Diego, and has family in Fresno. Cox says he’s running to drain California’s swamp of its corruption and cronyism. “This state has become unaffordable, its business climate…MORE

Valley Protesters Demand More VA Staff – Say Shortage Risks Patient Safety

Valley Protesters Demand More VA Staff – Say Shortage Risks Patient Safety

FRESNO (KMJ) — A local union is taking part in a national effort to demand that the federal government boost employee numbers at all VA facilities. The AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) Local 2654 says there are more than 49,000 vacancies across the country, and it means veterans are being deprived of the health…MORE

Reese Witherspoon Opens Up About Sexual Assault

Reese Witherspoon Opens Up About Sexual Assault

(CNN) – Allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein have opened the tap in Hollywood for women to come forward and share their stories. Actresses Reese Witherspoon and America Ferrara both revealed on Monday they were the victims of sexual assaults when they were younger. [van id=”cnnmoney/2017/10/17/reese-witherspoon-sexual-assault-elle-women-in-hollywood-awards-sot.hln”]   Weinstein is now the subject of allegations…MORE

Marino Out As Drug Czar Nominee, Trump Explains

Marino Out As Drug Czar Nominee, Trump Explains

WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Rep. Tom Marino, a Pennsylvania Republican, has withdrawn his name from consideration to become the nation’s next drug czar. “Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as drug czar,” Trump tweeted. “Tom is a fine man and a great…MORE