The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department announced seven new arrests on Monday due to Operation Baby Face Phase II. Phase I was the dismantling of a sex trafficking ring that exploited more than 50 victims. That original sting resulted in 15 arrests. However, the Visalia Times-Delta reported last week only 6 of those arrested in Phase I…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – The Fresno Convention Center was the site for the Fresno Police Swearing-in & Promotions Ceremony on Monday, August 22nd. The 34 new recruits along with three lateral officers, two cadets, and an accountant auditor were honored, and two sergeants were promoted to lieutenants. Mayor Ashley Swearingen was there – it’s her last…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The American Federation of Teachers says it hopes the California Supreme Court’s decision upholding the state’s teacher tenure law closes the book on the flawed argument linking educators’ workplace protections with student disadvantage. A representative for students who challenged the tenure law, meanwhile, says he hopes the state legislature will rewrite…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Fresno Unified saw an improvement in test scores for the 2015-2016 school year. For the first time since state testing began, Fresno Unified’s scores improved district-wide at every grade level. There were also gains in scores across all ethnicity groups and both genders. Fresno unified superintendent Michael Hansen says while the…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Classes within the Clovis Unified School District are on again for the new school year, but it comes as it’s revealed that seven of those sites are in the same water-area as the Northeast Fresno residents who have been complaining about discoloration. Those living in that part of the city reported problems…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department helped raise $2800 for Special Olympics Northern California on Monday afternoon. From 11am-2pm, Sheriff’s Deputies waited on tables, serving free pulled pork sandwich lunches to those eating at Texas Roadhouse in northwest Fresno. In exchange, patrons were asked to make a donation to benefit Special Olympics.…… MORE
(KMJ) The doors at Hearst Castle remain closed at Hearst Castle due to the fast-moving “Chimney Fire”. Cal Fire reports the wildfire has charred more than 24,000 acres and is 35% contained near San Simeon State Park in San Luis Obispo County. A popular tourist destination, Hearst Castle has been closed all weekend and will…… MORE
(KMJ) A documented gang member with a lengthy criminal record is recovering after being grazed by a Fresno Police officer’s bullet. FPD says the incident began when 35 year old Steven Sengkeo Sengsourygna pointed a gun at a neighbor’s head and threatened to kill him in southeast Fresno Saturday night. As 911 calls came in, officers…… MORE
FRESNO ( KMJ) – A former Central High School coach serving time has filed a motion to withdraw his manslaughter plea for hitting a child on a bicycle while driving drunk. 7 year-old Donovan Maldonado was killed the night of July 25th, 2012, he was riding his bike across Shepherd Avenue between Millbrook and Perrin in…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Governor Jerry Brown signed AB-51 into law Friday, making California the first state to make lane-splitting by motorcyclists legal. Lane-splitting is the practice of passing other vehicles on a motorcycle by riding between them along the painted line. Brown’s signature authorizes the CHP to develop guidelines for the motorcyclists who weave in…… MORE
