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Arrest Made In Stabbing of Paris Train Hero

Arrest Made In Stabbing of Paris Train Hero

(KMJ) – The Sacramento Police Department arrested a 28-year-old Elk Grove man Wednesday in connection with the stabbing of Paris train attack hero Spencer Stone. Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers says James Tran was arrested just before 7 a.m. on attempted homicide charges during a traffic stop on Highway 99. He also says Tran has…MORE

Mandatory Condoms for Porn Actors Qualifies for Ballot

Mandatory Condoms for Porn Actors Qualifies for Ballot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Californians could decide next year whether to require actors in pornographic movies to wear condoms. The secretary of state’s office said Wednesday that the ballot initiative qualified for the November 2016 ballot after supporters gathered nearly 366,000 petition signatures. The issue has long-term consequences for the state’s multibillion-dollar adult film industry.…MORE

Trump Unveils First Campaign Ads

Trump Unveils First Campaign Ads

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled his first campaign ads since announcing his run for president in June. The first two spots, radio ads set to air in the early primary states, tout Trump’s business experience, slam politicians as “all talk and no action” and play up Trump’s pledge to build a wall…MORE

New Reports Show Costs Rising To Build High Speed Rail

New Reports Show Costs Rising To Build High Speed Rail

(KMJ)- Representative Jeff Denham (R -Turlock) called on construction company Parsons Brinckerhoff to release its updated cost report recently presented to the California High Speed Rail Authority.  And late Tuesday Night, the firm finally did so. The report shows that the cost of building the first segment from Burbank to Merced had grown from $27.3…MORE

Voters Recall School Board Members in Two Valley Districts

Voters Recall School Board Members in Two Valley Districts

(KMJ) – Recall elections have replaced three trustees each in the Selma Unified and Golden Plains Unified School Districts. The Selma recall effort was in response to the school board’s vote earlier this year to oust Superintendent Mark Sutton. There voters recalled school board members John Lorona, Roger Orosco and Gilbert Lopez . At Golden…MORE

Poll: Trump, Carson Neck-and-Neck

Poll: Trump, Carson Neck-and-Neck

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Donald Trump and Ben Carson are running neck-and-neck in the Republican primary, a new national poll shows. Trump has 24% support compared to Carson’s 23% in a new Quinnipiac University survey. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio comes in No. 3 with 14% support, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is No. 4 with 13%.…MORE

Welcomed Snow Falls Across the Sierra Nevada

Welcomed Snow Falls Across the Sierra Nevada

(KMJ) -Many of drought-stricken California’s long-barren mountain peaks are sporting coats of snow after the first significant statewide storm of the season. The ski resort at Mammoth Mountain in the eastern Sierra Nevada reported the storm dropped 12-to-30 inches of snow, and moved up its opening day to Thursday, a week earlier than planned. In…MORE

Interim Suspension For Student Accused Of Threats

Interim Suspension For Student Accused Of Threats

(November 3, 2015) – Fresno State held a press conference at 2:30, Tuesday, to address media questions. Police Chief David Huerta said that Christian Pryor is in Los Angeles with his family. His mother said he is not the type to have a gun, nor were any weapons found at his apartment across from campus. Pryor has been…MORE

“We Have Taken Most Stringent Action We Can” – Fresno State

“We Have Taken Most Stringent Action We Can” – Fresno State

Fresno State is taking the threat of a shooting at the school – made by 18 year old football player Christian Pryor – very seriously. Fresno State tweeted on their school twitter account: “We have taken the most stringent action we can in this situation, which includes keeping the student off of campus, pursuing disciplinary…MORE

FSU Student Accused Of Threats Bails Out Of Jail

FSU Student Accused Of Threats Bails Out Of Jail

November 3, 2015 (KMJ)  – 18 year old football player Christian Pryor bailed out of jail this morning. Fresno State Police arrested Pryor on November 2, 2015, on a charge of terrorist threat, in conjunction with a social media posting. Chief David Huerta said University police arrested Pryor in the Athletic Department offices on campus, Monday, and he was…MORE