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Teens Taught Dangers of Distracted Driving

Teens Taught Dangers of Distracted Driving

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Teens at Clovis West High School are being shown the dangers of distracted driving during California Teen Safe Driving Week.  On Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol, AT&T and Impact Teen Drivers held an assembly at the high school with a virtual reality simulator to show them first hand the dangers of…MORE

“Twisted” YouTube Videos Are Tricking Children

“Twisted” YouTube Videos Are Tricking Children

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A caution for parents -twisted YouTube videos are tricking children. Trolls are posting fake children’s videos can be found on YouTube and YouTube Kids. They feature lookalikes of favorite characters – such as Elsa from “Frozen” or Spider-Man and Peppa the Pig, but the videos are edited to become violent or…MORE

Death of Porterville Girl Ruled a Homicide

Death of Porterville Girl Ruled a Homicide

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — Porterville PD have arrested 20-year-old Santa Cristina Pablo, in the alleged killing her 4-year-old niece. Pablo is accused of suffocating the girl. The motive remains unclear. She’s been booked into the Tulare County Jail.        MORE

State Water Board: Californians Are Still Conserving Water

State Water Board: Californians Are Still Conserving Water

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Californians are still conserving water according to February’s conservation results. Urban Californians reduced their water usage by just over 25% percent in February, according to numbers released Tuesday from the State Water Resources Board. That’s better than a year ago, when the savings rate was only at 11%. Under the old rules,…MORE

Winter Flooding Prompts Emergency Response In Tulare County

Winter Flooding Prompts Emergency Response In Tulare County

VISALIA (KMJ) — A local emergency has been declared in Tulare County by its Board of Supervisors, in response to flood damage brought on by the recent wet winter. “I know there have been some areas where some roads have washed out, in the southern county area”, reveals the Board of Supervisors Amy Shuklian. “I…MORE

KeepBearsWild.org Website Launched By Yosemite National Park

KeepBearsWild.org Website Launched By Yosemite National Park

[Photo: NPS] FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A new website is launched to protect the Yosemite National Park’s iconic black bears. Yosemite Park Spokesperson Scott Gediman says the website KeepBearsWild.org launched by Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Conservancy is the only one of its kind in the National Park Service. [Photo: NPS] It features the Park…MORE

Sanctuary State Bill Passes Calif. Senate

Sanctuary State Bill Passes Calif. Senate

(KMJ/AP) Will the Golden State become a sanctuary state?  Quite possibly. On Monday afternoon the California Senate voted in favor of controversial legislation that would declare California a “sanctuary state”. Not surprisingly, SB 54 was ok’d on a party-line vote.  27 Democrats voted in favor and 12 Republicans against the bill that supporters call the…MORE