VISALIA (KMJ) — Tulare County Sheriff’s Department have said goodbye to one of their own. It was February 10th when Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Ballantyne was killed when the plane he was in crashed near Lake Success. After the funeral in Hanford on Saturday for pilot James Chavez, the second funeral was held Monday morning in…… MORE
(KMJ) Fresno – It’s alleged that the corporate-owned branches of Taco Bell in California were ignoring state law when it came to employee break rights within the workplace. Two of three of the Taco Bell employees who initiated the lawsuit were in Federal court in Fresno, for the beginning of trial on Monday, February 22nd. in 2007, plaintiffs…… MORE
(CNN) – Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts started the high court’s first day back in session Monday with a tribute to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. “The drapery signifies our period of mourning,” he said, referring to the traditional black crepe that is hung over Scalia’s seat and over the Supreme Court doors. “Today…… MORE
(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Detectives are hoping homeowners in the eastern portion of the county can help them solve a recent kidnapping case involving a 13 year old girl. Now, detectives are looking for surveillance video along the following roadways: – Highway 168 to Sample Road, then north on Pittman Hill Road, onto Tollhouse Road,…… MORE
Kalamazoo, Michigan (CNN) The man accused of killing six people and injuring two more in a Saturday evening shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was an Uber driver who picked up and dropped off passengers between shootings, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. The source, who is not authorized to speak to media,…… MORE
(KMJ) A young man with a long history of violence and crime was shot in the face Friday by Fresno Police during a foot chase through the Tower District. FPD says 21 year old Dorian Man was armed with a handgun and threatening people in the area before officers arrived on the scene. Witnesses also…… MORE
Long term solutions to homelessness — the focus of the “homeless-call-to-action roundtable discussion” of local experts hosted by Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea with the Fresno Housing Authority at Parc Grove Commons. The group first met five years ago to address the issues, but County Supervisor Henry Perea says homelessness is a multi-faceted issue, and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama will start reading through extensive packets of information about potential Supreme Court nominees this weekend, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Friday. The information includes details of their professional careers, records and experience. Obama will spend a “significant” portion of his weekend doing this, Earnest added. He said…… MORE
(CNN) No, that is not lava flowing over a cliff. The illusion of fire falling over Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park is a yearly phenomenon. People call it the “firefall,” and it is a completely natural effect that occurs when the angle of the sun sets and illuminates the waterfall. “It’s the way the sun…… MORE
Leukemia is a devastating disease for the people affected and their families, but the youngest of philanthropists are making a difference in Madera through “Pennies for Patients.” Research relies on funding, and a challenge by a school in Madera has produced remarkable results. Washington Elementary in Madera is the poorest in terms of demographics but…… MORE
