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Kings County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $87,000 in Social Security Benefits

Kings County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $87,000 in Social Security Benefits

KINGS COUNTY, CA (KMJ) – A Kings County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $87,000 in Social Security Benefits Court documents show 58-year-old Deborah Rossoni’s father passed away in July of 2012. She did not notify Social Security of his death. The agency continued direct depositing payments into his bank account until July 2018. Rossoni transferred…MORE

Fresno Unified Responds After Trio of Grievances Are Being Submitted by Teachers Union

Fresno Unified Responds After Trio of Grievances Are Being Submitted by Teachers Union

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The Fresno Unified School District released a statement Thursday afternoon, saying it continues to bargain in good faith during the pandemic. That release comes after the Fresno Teachers Association announced on Wednesday, that it would be filing three grievances against the district. FTA President Manuel Bonilla said the system is built…MORE

Porterville Police Search For Suspect Who Shot Man

Porterville Police Search For Suspect Who Shot Man

PORTERVILLE, CA (KMJ) – Porterville Police are searching for the suspect who they say shot a man several times. Porterville police say officers were called to a scene near Westfield and Prospect just after 9:30 Tuesday morning. Police says they found a man who had been shot several times. He was rushed to Sierra View…MORE

SLO Judge Sets Trial Date in Kristin Smart Murder Case

SLO Judge Sets Trial Date in Kristin Smart Murder Case

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – A trial date is set in the Kristin Smart murder case. A judge in San Luis Obispo says the trial will begin on April 25, 2022. The defendants, 44-year-old Paul Flores and his father, 60-year-old Ruben Flores have again entered “not guilty” pleas at their arraignment on Wednesday. Kristen Smart disappeared…MORE

Man Convicted of Murdering Ex-Wife in Front of Her 3 Children in Madera

Man Convicted of Murdering Ex-Wife in Front of Her 3 Children in Madera

MADERA, CA (KMJ) – A man is convicted of murdering his estranged wife in front of her three children. Julio Garay was arrested in July of 2020. Madera Police say that’s when he killed his 32-year-old ex-wife, Calley Jean Garay. On July 14, she was in Madera, getting into her van with her children when…MORE

Fresno Man Arrested in San Diego County for Deadly Reedley Shooting

Fresno Man Arrested in San Diego County for Deadly Reedley Shooting

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – Reedley Police say they got a call around 10:30 on July 4, 2021 about a shooting in the 1400 block of N. Columbia Ave. Oficers arrived to find 25-year-old Jcob Ecinia suffering from a gunshot wound. H was transported to Adventist Health in Reedley where he was pronounced dead. After a…MORE

VP Kamala Harris Stumps For Gov. Newsom in California Before Next Week’s Recall Election

VP Kamala Harris Stumps For Gov. Newsom in California Before Next Week’s Recall Election

  (KMJ) – Vice President Kamala Harris makes an appearance Wednesday in the Bay area, campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris and Newsom appeared in San Leandro at an electrical worker union’s apprentice training center, before she flew back to Washington, DC.   http:// Talking about what’s at stake in this election with Vice President…MORE

67 Year-Old Man Dies in a Crash on Friant in Fresno

67 Year-Old Man Dies in a Crash on Friant in Fresno

  (KMJ)  – A 67 year-old Fresno man has died in a crash on Friant north of Willow. On September 7, 2021, at approximately 0030 hours, the Fresno Area CHP Communication Center received a call of a car fire near the area of Friant Road north of Willow Avenue in rural Fresno County. Officers and…MORE