SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws Tuesday intended to compel California’s public university systems to make progress in their review and return of Native American remains and artifacts. Decades-old state and federal legislation, known as repatriation laws, require government entities to return these items to tribes. Those artifacts could include prayer…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post. In private balloting at the Capitol, House Republicans pushed aside Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary…… MORE
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A former Tulare County Sheriff’s sergeant has been charged with kidnapping and torture after a domestic violence incident over the weekend. On Monday, the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office announced that 49-year-old Richard Ramirez was arrested on Sunday. Officials say Ramirez was still on parole for a domestic violence conviction…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The Fresno Police Department is investigating two incidents in the city targeting the Jewish community. Authorities say the first happened at about 6 am Tuesday at the Temple Beth Israel on Maroa and Herndon in Northwest Fresno. An employee noticed glass in the front door was broken by a rock. They…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More Californians with untreated mental illness and addiction issues could be detained against their will and forced into treatment under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a move to help overhaul the state’s mental health system and address its growing homelessness crisis. The new law, which reforms the state’s…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Drivers in and around northwest Fresno should be prepared for some road work. Portions of Van Ness Boulevard will be repaved from Shaw to Keats Avenues, and from Bullard to Sierra Avenues. The city and county departments of public works will be conducting the work, and drivers should use an alternate…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are working to determine who’s at fault for a deadly collision in east central Fresno. It happened around 6:30 pm Monday at Chestnut and Weldon. Police say a silver Toyota SUV was driving south on Chestnut and started to make a left turn onto Weldon. That’s when the SUV collided…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Police are looking for the person who stabbed a man in northwest Fresno. It happened after 11 pm Monday on Shaw near Golden State Boulevard. Police found a man in his 30s lying in a parking lot with stab wounds to his body. He was taken to the hospital, where he’s…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Over the weekend, Palestinian group Hamas made a surprise attack on the city of Gaza. “This is just an outlier and an ugly incident and a terrible, terrible set of circumstances,” said retired Fresno State Professor Jacques Benninga. He hasn’t been able to sleep since hearing of the attack on Saturday.…… MORE
Los Angeles – Baseball legend Steve Garvey announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in California Tuesday. Watch Garvey’s announcement video:“Our campaign is focused on quality-of-life issues, public safety, and education,” Garvey said. “As a U.S. Senator, I will serve with commonsense, compassion, and will work to build consensus to benefit all of the people…… MORE
