SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California schoolchildren is seeking release Thursday after nearly four decades in prison. Frederick Newhall Woods is now 64 years old. The two men convicted with him — brothers Richard and James Schoenfeld — have already been paroled. Woods…… MORE
A woman from Kerman is now making a remarkable recovery at CRMC. 31-year old Sarah Portillo suffered for three years from an extremely rare digestive system disorder. With SMA Syndrome, the stomach can’t empty itself of food. “Misery – just plain misery. If you’ve ever had a stomach flu or food poisoning in your…… MORE
CLOVIS, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities have seized more than 500 firearms from a Clovis man who is legally barred from owning weapons. Attorney General Kamala Harris announced says the man is prohibited from possessing firearms for mental health reasons. He was arrested last week. His name and age were not released. … MORE
On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 8 AM, North east officers were dispatched to a possible carjacking at the Swiss colony apartments near Cedar and Dayton Avenues. The witness believed it was a carjacking of an elderly female adult and that the victim was forced inside her car, a blue Nissan four-door sedan, by a Hispanic…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (KMJ) — Customs agents at Los Angeles International seized 450 tamales which a passenger from Mexico attempted to bring into the country earlier this month. The contraband food-stuff was confiscated because of the pork inside, which agents say can carry serious diseases. Agents there say the unidentified passenger marked ‘yes’ on the customs…… MORE
(KMJ) Robert Piceno made a run for it, but in the end, he was not fast enough to elude capture by Fresno Co. Sheriffs Deputies. The 37 year old suspected gang member triggered a lockdown of Scandinavian Middle School Wednesday morning when he allegedly kidnapped and assaulted his girlfriend. Investigators say he forced the woman…… MORE
(CNN) President Barack Obama sharply criticized Republicans Wednesday for suggesting that Syrian refugees coming to the United States posed a security threat, blasting some GOP suggestions as “offensive” and mocking what he said was a fear of “widows and orphans.” “We are not well served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into…… MORE
SAINT-DENIS, France (CNN) – Three terrorist suspects have been killed in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during a major security operation linked to the deadly attacks that rocked the French capital five days ago, a police source said. The targets of the raid are believed to have included the purported mastermind of the attacks. •…… MORE
The Madera High School “Autism Social Skills Class” presented one of their projects to the Madera County Board of Supervisors – a large-scale mosaic of the Madera County Seal. The Board hosted a public presentation during their regular meeting to promote the students and to thank them for the present. “The Social Skills Class at…… MORE
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he is dropping out of 2016 race for president, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support among Republicans. In an interview Tuesday afternoon on Fox News, Jindal says, “This isn’t my time.” … MORE
